Subject: RE: baidarka Aleut Paddle was: R: paddling styles
From: LEW PLUMMER (jayhawk@sos.net)
Date: Wed Jan 10 2001 - 22:09:40 EST
The paddle works pretty well on smooth side but the ridge side is the power
face. The loom offset can be compared to wheel caster, turned backward and
loosely held and the paddle as a tendency to flip around. Of course for
true caster the loom would have to be fully offset with respect to the
blades; with this design it is only close to the center of pressure when
using the ridge side as the power face.
The egg shape section of the loom also indicates the direction; using the
smooth side as the power face will expose the fingers to the smaller radius
side thus increasing point pressure on the fingers. The large radius side
of the loom spreads the grip load over more area reducing the point load,
increasing comfort.
Lew
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
[mailto:owner-baidarka@lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of Tom Wainright
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 12:28 PM
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
Subject: Re: baidarka Aleut Paddle was: R: paddling styles
Hey Gerald
There seems to be two logics of the proper way to hold
this style of paddle. One, like modern paddles, you
hold it so the smooth side is the power face, as the
ridge on the back is just for reinforcement. And the
other being, on this style of paddle, to have the
ridged side as the power face because the slope on the
blade is at 90 degrees further back in the stoke
providing more power. I don't know which one is right.
I'm rather new to alot of this too, but maybe JamesM.
,Lew and or Douglas Ingram would know, what with their
added experience with paddles?
Great picture though. That boat looks like what I hope
mine will look like once I've skinned it in the next
month or so. Tom
--- GUM@exmail.de wrote:
> Hello Tom,
>
> as I was using such a boat and paddle for the first
> time and considering that I
> am normally associated with greenland paddles this
> could be, but I think, the
> rigded part of the blade is the powerface, isn't it?
>
> Gerald
>
>
> I could be wrong, but are you not holding the paddle
> backwards? That is,is the power face of the
> blade
> facing forward? Tom.
>
>
> Gerald Maroske
> GUM@exmail.de
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