At 08:16 PM 4/5/99 -0400, Woody wrote: > >> I Haven't used a Toksook paddle, but I've seen a picture in SeaKayaker so >> I know something about them. Your description just tends to reinforce my >> impression that it is a cross between a greenland style paddle and a >> modern composite paddle (e.g. Werner, LIghtning, etc.) > >There used to be a web site up dedicated to the Toksook paddle, but I can't >seem to find it now, and all links to the US distributor do not appear to >work. > I believe that site belonged to an importer who is no longer active. I called and emailed him without response. >My recollection of the Toksook is the blades being leaf shaped. Something >like a bay leaf, only a little more rounder. Nothing like my greenland >paddle. That's right. >I don't remember if the blade was symmetrical or asymmetrical >though. symmetrical It is really a very simple shape. Derek said that they are being made by hand at a rate of 12 per week and that there is too much hand work involved to be very profitable (at somewhere between $300 and $400 each). In fact, it is his contention that much of what we see for sale is designed to be made cheaply rather that paddle well. I have been meaning to get my hands on a Greenland style paddle and am now even more curious to see how they behave. I never cease to marvel at how beautifully complex something as apparently simple as boat and paddle can be! Bob Tellefson Santa Barbara Kayak Assocation http://www.sbka.org *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Apr 05 1999 - 21:03:20 PDT
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