Subject: Re: [baidarka] paddle details, again
From: Tom Yost (tom_yost@msn.com)
Date: Mon Jul 21 2003 - 11:08:13 EDT
John,
Who knows for sure. Each of us builds differently, and that may
certainly effect how our individual paddles perform. One things for sure,
we're all having fun, and that's what matters.
Tom
Tom,
Thanks for your AP explanation, and for the link to your paddle photos. I
made an Aleut-style paddle last year and have been using it with the ridge
to the rear, and with the loom offset towards the ridged side. I agree with
Douglas Huft that for me the paddle is significantly more stable with the
ridge to the rear. Definite flutter with the ridge facing forward, and
little if facing rearward. But I'm not sure if it is because of the
asymmetrical blade shape, or because of the offset loom. The offset loom
seems to act in the same manner as the caster on the axel assemble of a
wheel. Guess I need to make a paddle with an offset loom with the ridge to
the front and see whether it is the offset or the ridge which most
contributes to the stability.
John
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