Larry, In Northern California, I'd consider Redwood or Spruce, if I remember right they're both fairly common there. For a 10 year old paddler, pine could work, but it depends on how it is used and abused. Happy paddling - Saul -----Original Message----- From: LVito55113_at_aol.com <LVito55113_at_aol.com> To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net> Date: Friday, June 18, 1999 10:04 PM Subject: [Paddlewise] (no subject) >I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A GREENLAND KAYAK PADDLE BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT TYPE OF >WOOD TO USE. > >RED OR YELLOW CEDAR WOULD BE MY FIRST CHOICE, BUT NONE IS AVAILABLE IN >NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE ONLY REALLY CLEAR WOOD I COULD FIND WAS PINE. > > I LOOKED OVER ALL THE PADDLE BUILDING WEB PAGES THAT I COULD FIND, THE WOOD >SUGGESTION WAS FOR DOUG FIR. I WOULD LIKE TO USE A LIGHTER WOOD THEN THAT. >THE PADDLE IS FOR A 10 YEAR OLD CHILD AND DOES NOT NEED TO BE SUPER STRONG. >IS AN ALL PINE PADDLE TOO LIGHT? > >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. > >CAN ANYONE SUGGEST A BUILDING SITE AND A GOOD TYPE OF WOOD AVAILABLE IN >NORTHERN CALIFORNIA? > >ANY COMMENTS WILL BE APPRECIATED. > > >THANKS, LARRY >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ >*************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> > Larry, > > In Northern California, I'd consider Redwood or Spruce, if I remember right > they're both fairly common there. Depends on what you consider Northern California. As someone that was born in Mendocino country my idea of N. Cal. starts north of San Francisco, definately redwood country. Although there are certainly a lot of Sequoia redwoods much further south. You could build a *lot* of paddles from just one of those massive trees. -- John Fereira jaf30_at_cornell.edu *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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