Re: [Paddlewise] custom layup?

Hi Kathleen,

I've found that vacuum-bagging is the only good way to make a custom
paddle blade.  Hand layups are too resin-heavy.  That's not too much of
a problem with other glass paddling gear, but getting too much weight
out 3' from your hands is very tiring at the end of a long day.

I started custom building my own glass blades 2 years ago and started
vacuum bagging in August.  I think I'm ready to step up to carbon fiber
and really make a stiff, light blade system.

My vacuum-bagged paddle blade page
 http://www.geocities.com/shawnkayak/paddle/vacblade.html

I could make a set for you, but it's something that's not terribly
difficult to do yourself, and very satisfying in knowing you built them
with your own hands!  What type of shaft do you intend to mount your
blades on?

Shawn
Missoula, MT, but soon to be Moscow, ID (USA)


Kathleen wrote:
>is there any way to do your own custom layup on a glass paddle blade?
or
>are there places that do custom layups in the s.f. bay area?  my web
>searches have yielded nothing.


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