I'm no expert on greenland paddles, I've got 1 and 1/2 completed so far. The first, which is still incomplete is douglas fir. The second, which I used regularly, was made from a 1" x 8" x 8' of poplar with a piece of 1" x 2" x 4' oak laminated to each side to provide support for the loom and a portion of the paddle blades. I used the dimensions provided in George Ellis' paddle making class and the choice of woods and lamination technique was suggested by two more experienced greenland paddle making friends. The initial cutting of the boards and lamination took about an hour. I then used a hand plane to make it look like a paddle. The poplar trims down in no time at all while the oak is much harder to shape with the hand plane. This phase took another two hours or so. After sanding, I used a marine teak oil to finish it. Greg H. *************************************************************************** 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 - 18:21:48 PST
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