Subject: Re: [baidarka] Greenland Paddle
From: James Mitchell (mariner@seanet.com)
Date: Tue Jan 29 2002 - 00:36:23 EST
For those of you who don't know Colin yet, he has been working with Corey
for over a year now. He is a careful and talented craftsman who has taught
the kayak building classes alongside Corey. Colin has been developing the
paddles, lately working with a refined version of Corey's original
derivation of the Aleutian paddle. Colin has added some very refined
laminating work, using a lovely mix of yellow and redcedar. The resulting
paddle is beautiful, strong, and efficient. It features a concave power
surface with center ridge, rounded back side with fairly thick edges (Colin
and I go round and round on this...), and generally run about 98" with about
a 32" loom. Again, the workmanship is excellent. Wolf, I think you would
really enjoy visiting with Colin and Corey. And all of you should see the
new kayak shop that the two of them have built. It is a skin-on-frame
structure, with fabric skylights and windows all around, I would guess it is
40 x 100 feet, with a rubber floor (for those who like to drop sharp tools).
Glad to see you online, Colin!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Corey Freedman" <umiak@anacortes.net>
To: <baidarka@paddlewise.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: [baidarka] Greenland Paddle
> Wes --
>
> For our paddles, we finish them by coating the 6 inches or so of the tips
> with a clear polyurethane, then building up several layers of seafin's
teak
> oil (a synthetic oil similar to linseed except that it does not darken the
> wood with UV exposure) on the rest of the paddle. The benefits of this
type
> of finish is that it protects the parts of the paddle that typically get
the
> most abuse and maintains the feel of the wood under your grip without
adding
> extra weight. there are tradeoffs to anything, though... glassing it will
> definitely make it stronger, but also heavier, and glass epoxy is nastier
> stuff to work with.. furthermore, it's a bummer to spend a lot of time
> making a nice wooden paddle, and then not be able to feel the wood. It
> basically comes down to personal preference. good luck!
>
> Colin Livesey
>
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