I know who you're talking about. His name is Bill Whitcomb. I have tried his paddle, and it is super light. Makes a cedar paddle feel heavy. He doesn't use liquid carbon, he uses linear carbon fiber, and epoxies it onto the core material, much like fiberglass. You could also use woven carbon fiber cloth, too. What you can do, though is mix graphite powder into the epoxy coat that goes on top of everything to make the entire paddle one color. It also adds some abrasion resistance. Might also give the visual impression that the carbon was a liquid. It makes for a light, strong paddle. Wayne -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Wayne Smith wsmith16_at_snet.net Check out my sea kayaking & homebrewing page: http://pages.cthome.net/wsmith16/home.html *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Jan 12 2002 - 06:15:29 PST
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