When experimenting with Greenland paddle designs, I noticed that a very flat paddle face had a tendency to flutter, which went away if I left more of a raised spine transitioning from the loom to the end of the blade: the blade thus had a more pronounced V-shape, especially near the loom. The tendency to flutter also disappeared for even the flat face design if I paddle with the "traditional" edge-tilting cant, although the flat blade still acts wrong in that position. TFJ *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Feb 14 2002 - 07:21:06 PST
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