John & Wayne seem to agree with you. Plus, graphite cloth makes more sense, based on what little I know about kevlar & fiberglass. Niels > I think you'd be looking for a graphite fiber cloth rather than a liquid form > of graphite. It is formed more like fiberglass with a cloth coated with > resin rather than applied like a paint. > > Search around on the net, there are numerous suppliers of graphite fiber > cloth. > > Glenn > > On Friday 11 January 2002 11:07 pm, you wrote: > > At the Delmarva Paddler's Retreat, someone mentioned that a graphite paddle > > could be hand-made by making a Greenland stick out of either balsa wood or > > foam, then coating it with graphite. [This gives the impression that heat > > is not needed.] > > > > Question: Where do you find graphite in a liquid form, such it can be > > applied like a paint or a resin? If I can get a particular product name, I > > should be able to contact the manufacturer to find out how to work with it. > > > > Niels *************************************************************************** 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 - 07:08:04 PST
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