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Re: Paddle: Carbon fiber blade: need advice *PIC*
By:Bryan Hansel
Date: 4/23/2011, 9:35 am
In Response To: Re: Paddle: Carbon fiber blade: need advice (Alex Ferguson)

: One wonders at the amount of effort needed when a straight wooden
: dowel and ply blades work out to be a similar weight. Simply cut
: the slot for the blade at a different angle if feathered is
: required.

: My Greenland paddles, I've always used unfeathered, are as light or
: lighter than the figures you quoted on you web site. ???

: Alex

I paddled with a Greenland paddle in the past, but I enjoy using a feathered Euro more (60 degrees usually, but I'm switching back to 45 for fun this spring). I still pick up a Greenland now and then, but it's usually just for rolling. This paddle might not be for everyone, but it was a fun project -- an experiment to see if it was possible. I gave this one away to a friend and made a second with a foam core surrounded by cedar without the ash. It weighs less, but I don't remember the exact amount, and with the new jig takes much less work. You can see the new verson in the picture below. But, ya, a wooden dowel with a angled cut is a heck of a lot less work and is another fun way to make a paddle. So many cool ways to build kayaking gear.

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Paddle: Carbon fiber blade: need advice *PIC*
Dale Benham -- 4/21/2011, 5:55 pm
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Allan -- 4/21/2011, 6:41 pm
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Joe Whitman -- 4/21/2011, 6:50 pm
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Reg Lake -- 4/21/2011, 9:09 pm
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Dale Benham -- 4/21/2011, 9:45 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 4/22/2011, 7:23 pm
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Alex Ferguson -- 4/22/2011, 7:48 pm
Re: Paddle: Carbon fiber blade: need advice *PIC*
Bryan Hansel -- 4/22/2011, 11:51 pm
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Glen Smith -- 4/23/2011, 12:01 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 4/23/2011, 12:12 am
Ouch!!! *NM*
Glen Smith -- 4/23/2011, 12:49 am
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Alex Ferguson -- 4/23/2011, 6:06 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/23/2011, 7:59 am
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Mike Savage -- 4/23/2011, 4:49 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/24/2011, 12:36 am
Re: Paddle: Carbon fiber blade: need advice *PIC*
Bryan Hansel -- 4/23/2011, 9:35 am
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Alex Ferguson -- 4/23/2011, 6:41 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 4/23/2011, 8:57 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/23/2011, 7:53 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 4/23/2011, 9:37 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/23/2011, 12:21 pm
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matt -- 5/14/2011, 6:54 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 5/14/2011, 9:38 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 5/3/2011, 6:58 am
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Dale Benham -- 5/3/2011, 6:54 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/4/2011, 1:53 am