[Paddlewise] FW: finishing a greenland p

From: Chuck Holst <CHUCK_at_multitech.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 15:03:55 -0600
>>
Hi everyone,
Just finished building another greenland paddle after breaking my last   one
after about 3 hours of use.  I fiberglassed the other one and figured   since it
didnt seem to help at all with strength why bother?  The wood is Teak (a   very
lucky driftwood find) and I was thinking linseed oil might be the way to   go to
give it a nice finish.  Anyone got any suggestions?  I'd kind of like to   keep
that natural look.
appreciate your time,
Robin Lovelock
>>

I have made Greenland paddles from both western red cedar and Ponderosa   pine. After I  
***************************************************************************
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 Fri Feb 26 1999 - 13:08:26 PST

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:30:05 PDT