Subject: Re: [baidarka] Free Video "Carving The Greenland Paddle"
From: Matt Johnson (gp_user@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Dec 16 2005 - 22:39:02 EST
That's a real interesting approach, since you've been using them for 4 years
you must've hit on something that works. That's great. I'm not big on rules
and I hope people get creative like that to make their paddles their own.
I've tried many different styles and when I make my own I use shortcuts too
that I didn't show in the video.
Matt Johnson
>From: "George Parsons" <ghparsons@msn.com>
>Reply-To: baidarka@paddlewise.net
>To: <baidarka@paddlewise.net>
>Subject: Re: [baidarka] Free Video "Carving The Greenland Paddle"
>Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 13:03:28 -0500
>
>Matt
>
>Excellent video!
>
>I have made 3 sets of Greenland paddles from Western Red Cedar. A set
>consists of a regular length paddle and a shorter storm paddle.
>
>Being one of the laziest people I know, I simplified the design a bit. My
>paddles are thinned only on one side. The other side is flat. I also
>simplified the shape with just one taper from the loom to the end of the
>paddle, no shoulders. The ends of the paddles are about 1/4 inch thick.
>To
>protect them, I added piece of PVC piping cut lengthwise from the pipe to
>the
>same dimension as the paddle ends. They are glued and doweled on with 1/8"
>dowels set at an angle.
>
>WRC is great since it needs no finishing, but you do have to careful with
>the
>saw dust, etc. I am told that it is not good to breath so I wear a mask
>when
>cutting or sanding it.
>
>I thought the paddles might last a season, but 4 years later they are still
>fine. A few dings have been sanded out and one of the authentic PVC bone
>tips
>feel off because I did not originally angle the dowels, but that was easily
>replaced.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Matt Johnson<mailto:gp_user@hotmail.com>
> To: baidarka@paddlewise.net<mailto:baidarka@paddlewise.net>
> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 11:04 PM
> Subject: [baidarka] Free Video "Carving The Greenland Paddle"
>
>
> If anyone is interested I put together a 32 minute video on carving a
> Greenland paddle.
>
> http://www.carvegp.com
>
>
> Matt Johnson
>
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