Subject: Re: baidarka Aleut Paddle was: R: paddling styles
From: James Mitchell (mariner@seanet.com)
Date: Wed Jan 10 2001 - 23:12:36 EST
Corey sure did a sweet job on that new laminated blade of his. Have you seen
it, Lew? Very nice work, beautiful results. He coats the tip with the same
polyurethane he uses on the boat hulls, which makes a really tough coating.
Have you tried that? I have a bunch here if you want to try it.
Corey said you were looking for your aluminum template. I think I remember
seeing it at your place, but the only thing I have here are my wood-backed
ones. I could use another print of the drawing, if you get a chance. Also,
you might want to draw up the Adak paddle. The template looks really
powerful.
----- Original Message -----
From: "LEW PLUMMER" <jayhawk@sos.net>
To: <baidarka@lists.intelenet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 7:09 PM
Subject: RE: baidarka Aleut Paddle was: R: paddling styles
> 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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