> Many of us have build our own boats and paddles. I > have a pile of Greenland paddles out in the garage (different > designs). I made my most recent one out of a red cedar trunk > collected in my back yard. The trunk wasn't quite straight resulting > in a slight bend in the middle. How about that... the first "bent > shaft" Greenland paddle. I plan to steam it to get the bend out. > > Cheers, > Chuck Sutherland Hardly the first bent-shaft Greenland Paddle... _http://www.wolfgangbrinck.com/boats/paddles/greenbent.html_ (http://www.wolfgangbrinck.com/boats/paddles/greenbent.html) I've built a few myself with an intentional bend in the middle...works fine! Mark Goff Hampden, Maine **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001) *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Oct 07 2008 - 14:31:07 PDT
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