> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A GREENLAND KAYAK PADDLE BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT TYPE OF > WOOD TO USE. Around here Douglas fir is about the same weight as pine. Pine will be fine if you're lucky enough to find some that is pretty clear. <snip> > I DID NOT FIND ANY LAMINATING DIRECTIONS EITHER. I ONCE FOUND > WHAT LOOKED > LIKE A VERY SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONAL WEB SITE THAT HAD DIAGRAMS ETC., BUT I > CANNOT RELOCATE IT. If you want to laminate several types of wood, or thinner pieces of the same type, use a good 2 part epoxy. Both my greenlands are laminated 1x4s. One is Western read cedar and the other is Douglas fir. Although a bit heavier, the Doug fir is my favorite. Almost any clear wood will work > CAN ANYONE SUGGEST A BUILDING SITE AND A GOOD TYPE OF WOOD AVAILABLE IN > NORTHERN CALIFORNIA? I can't help with the wood, but I've always been partial to Chuck Holst's Greenland paddle instructions: http://www.paddlewise.net/topics/boatequip/makegreen2.pdf Woody *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jun 19 1999 - 04:24:24 PDT
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:30:09 PDT