Peter Chopelas wrote: > Also I do not think I have seen anyone make a high aspect "native" style > paddle with light weight composites, with a foam core. Traditionalists > would probably cry foul, but it would be interesting to see what could be > done with composites. The Werner Arctic Wind, one of my two favorite paddles, comes close to this description. Wish I had another. (Anyone seen one for sale?) Werner made an all-carbon version, too, of which I've only seen one, paddled by a fellow out on Argo Pond in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Curiously, he used it feathered! A true Greenland style paddle with a foam core and composite skin would be a pretty neat toy. Super light and super buoyant- a great rolling tool. I have a friend who does composite structures for industrial applications; I wonder what it would take to bribe him into this project...? -- mike --------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Edelman mje_at_spamcop.net http://www.foldingkayaks.org (nomadics) http://www.findascope.com (choosing a telescope) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri May 18 2001 - 10:44:54 PDT
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