Dana

Below are some photos of the completed paddle that y'all have been following the build of. Tomorrow it will get crated and shipped.

Ultra High Density Polyethylene (UHMW) might work, but as you said it might be too slippery. Polyurethane is (or can be) a bit softer...

Polyurethane is one of the most abrasion resistant materials out there. It comes in formulations from super soft (think pencil eraser)...

How about boring the end of the pole and epoxying in a threaded insert, then screw in a polyurethane hammer face? Perhaps a metal band...

My name is Nick Dennis and am based in Norfolk in the east of the UK close to the Norfolk Broads which are colloquy known as Britain's...

What is the reason to use varnish over epoxy?

The blade is laminated, largely of western red cedar. WRC is quite soft. The blade would have to be built much thicker/heavier to have...

Dana, Thanks for that clarification. Seems like we were talking the same language, only with different dialects.

Exactly. What I meant was, if there is some amount of mean camber (front face different from the back face), then it becomes a one...

This is an interesting discussion, coming from an aerodynamics background with my first ever homemade paddle roughed out and waiting for...

Those old sliding globe lanterns were much improved with the optional oil burning insert which replaces the candle, dunno if they're...

YouTube is if you want to share your video with the world, anybody can find it (unless you make it private). Google drive and OneDrive...

After getting frustrated with GoPro's awful software I got a couple of Akaso cameras for flying videos, I'm pretty happy with them.

TLDR: With a temperature drop from 70°F to 20°, a 16' Royalex hull wants to shrink over 3/8" but a wood gunwale only wants to shrink...

When I did my ash gunwales I approached it a bit differently. Our sawmill can only handle boards up to about 9' or so, so that's what I...