Nope, by "lenticular" I meant the double convex section of the paddle blade, not the shape of the face of the blade. I should have have more specific. Chuck Holst -----Original Message----- From: Nick Schade [mailto:schade_at_guillemot-kayaks.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 8:56 AM To: Chuck Holst; 'Paddlewise' Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] FW: Toksook Paddle By "lenticular shape" do you mean the "willow leaf" shape as Derek calls it? The shape as seen when looking at the power face has little to do with how easy it is to use. It is the thick cross sectional shape of both the Toksook and the standard Greenland style paddle which makes it very forgiving while sculling and rolling. A relatively thick blade relative to will be less likely to dive or stall if you have the angle of attack off a little. The difficulty sculling with "modern" paddles is not so much that they are wide, but they are thin. There is good reason to make them thin because this keeps them light, but they do tend to be a little touchy when sculling. A wooden paddle of the same shape as a modern composite blade will be easier to roll with by virtue of its increased thickness. Nick *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Apr 07 1999 - 07:46:12 PDT
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