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Re: Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle
By:john faas
Date: 6/7/2011, 10:47 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle (Kurt Maurer)

: Very nice! Now tell 'em for me, wouldja? It ain't that hard! In
: fact, it's really EASY!! Nobody ever believes me, they just nod
: their heads and try to act polite....

: Dude, I love the handles!! What a great way to make a run of
: blanks, why didn't I think of that? Now you see why I like
: sharing my stuff on the web -- I get so many good ideas in
: return!

: Fiberglassing the blades can vary. I have glassed one face, both
: faces, and only the edge, and none of the above on various
: paddles I've made to see what works best. In short, they all
: work. I kinda like glassing just the edge since it's the
: lightest way to go, especially if you use 3.25 oz satin weave.
: Be sure to cut the cloth on the bias.

COULD THIS BE USED FOR THE LOOM OF A GREENLAND PADDLE? BEEN WONDERING THAT FOR A WHILE.

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Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle *PIC*
Bob Beaullieu -- 6/7/2011, 8:40 am
Re: Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle *NM* *PIC*
Bob Beaullieu -- 6/7/2011, 8:42 am
Re: Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle *NM* *PIC*
Bob Beaullieu -- 6/7/2011, 8:43 am
Re: Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle *NM* *PIC*
Bob Beaullieu -- 6/7/2011, 8:43 am
Re: Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle *NM* *PIC*
Bob Beaullieu -- 6/7/2011, 8:45 am
Re: Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle *NM* *PIC*
Bob Beaullieu -- 6/7/2011, 8:46 am
Re: Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle *NM* *PIC*
Bob Beaullieu -- 6/7/2011, 8:46 am
Re: Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle
Bill Hamm -- 6/7/2011, 2:12 pm
Re: Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle
Kurt Maurer -- 6/7/2011, 7:39 pm
Re: Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle
john faas -- 6/7/2011, 10:47 pm
Re: Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle
Allan -- 6/8/2011, 3:16 am
Re: Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle
Bob Beaullieu -- 6/8/2011, 11:36 am
Re: Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle
Bill Hamm -- 6/8/2011, 2:42 pm
Re: Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle
Kurt Maurer -- 6/8/2011, 7:53 pm
Re: Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle
Bob Beaullieu -- 6/10/2011, 11:30 am
Re: Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle
Kurt Maurer -- 6/13/2011, 6:45 pm
Re: Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle
Bob Beaullieu -- 6/14/2011, 1:01 pm
Re: Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle
Bill Hamm -- 6/15/2011, 8:32 am
Re: Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle
Bob Beaullieu -- 6/15/2011, 8:46 am
Re: Other: Making a "Birds Mouth" Canoe Paddle
StephenHJ -- 6/15/2011, 4:04 pm