RE: [Paddlewise] Eskimos started a proje

 -----Original Message-----
From: Nick Schade [mailto:schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com]
Sent: Friday, July 24, 1998 7:08 PM
To: PaddleWise
Subject: [Paddlewise] Eskimos started a project

Modern modeling techniques may not be complete, but does not mean they
should be discounted. Trial and error will always be an important part of
kayak and paddle design, however since the kayak is a highly evolved
design, the difference between one trial and another error is getting   more
difficult to quanitify by going out for a paddle. This is where modern
analysis techniques are useful. Just because people want to use those   tools
does not mean they think the Eskimos were wrong, only that there may   still
be room for small improvements. If they try and find that the Eskimos had
in fact developed the ultimate boat or paddle, it will be modern   techniques
that show it. Until that happens they won't take someone elses word for   it.


Nick Schade
Guillemot Kayaks
c/o Newfound Woodworks, 67 Danforth Brook Rd, Bristol, NH 03222
(603) 744-6872

Schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com
http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/

>>>>"It's not just Art, It's a Craft!"<<<<


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In fact, there was no one standard Eskimo kayak or paddle design. Across
the Arctic, different styles evolved to meet different needs and
environments. The Greenland Eskimos, for instance, were about the only
ones who did not use a single-bladed paddle in addition to or instead
of a double-bladed paddle.

Chuck Holst, who is almost finished making his ivory-colored plastic
paddle tips.

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