My last two Greenland paddles were make of red cedar and I paddled with them (fresh water) all last summer without putting any finish on them. I had to sand them after the first few times out, but then they were fine. I just like the look and feel of the natural wood. I used John Heath's article in Sea Kayaker magazine as a reference and in it he states "no finish is necessary, but that is optional". I enjoy making the paddles so each paddle is an interesting experiment. frank *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Feb 25 1999 - 19:31:13 PST
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