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    Dana replied to the thread Building Laminated Canoe Paddles.
    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...
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    Dana replied to the thread Building Laminated Canoe Paddles.
    This is an interesting discussion, coming from an aerodynamics background with my first ever homemade paddle roughed out and waiting for...
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    Those old sliding globe lanterns were much improved with the optional oil burning insert which replaces the candle, dunno if they're...
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    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...
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    Dana replied to the thread Action photography dirt cheap..
    After getting frustrated with GoPro's awful software I got a couple of Akaso cameras for flying videos, I'm pretty happy with them.
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    Dana replied to the thread Can Royalex safely freeze?.
    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...
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    Dana replied to the thread Milling ash rails.
    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...
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    This is not correct; a starter solenoid is simply a high current relay, used because the keyed starter switch is too small to handle the...
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    Dana replied to the thread Paddle Blade Edge Protection.
    FWIW, some wood airplane propellers (yes, they're still made and used) have cast in place polyurethane leading edges for abrasion...
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    Does paddling with your lover to a tiny island and getting frisky there count?
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    Not only in the deep woods... we've had quite a bit of trouble with bears in our camp community (about 60 cabins) in southern NY, only...
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    Dana replied to the thread Felt safe until now.
    "We lock the front door when we go out so folks will know we're out, but we leave the back door unlocked in case somebody needs to get in."
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