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Steve in Idaho reacted to Marc Ornstein's post in the thread Building Laminated Canoe Paddles with
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These photos show the rough shaped blade with Dynel edging around the tip and lower portion of the blade. This paddle will be a shallow... -
Steve in Idaho reacted to themadindian's post in the thread How much have you paddled this year? with Like.
Sadly this is my lowest mileage year in 6 years, just totaled my paddling from my garmin and it was 103 miles, I was getting worried I...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Pseudonym's post in the thread Building Laminated Canoe Paddles with Like.
@Marc Ornstein, that makes perfect sense. Thank you for sharing! I've already learned a lot reading this thread.
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Marc Ornstein's post in the thread Building Laminated Canoe Paddles with Like.
I'm not planning on showing more detailed photos of the jig. I've spent a great deal of time designing and refining it. Perhaps someone...
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Really interesting post Marc. Thank heavens there are such talented and committed individuals as you in our paddling community. Hard to...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Pseudonym's post in the thread Building Laminated Canoe Paddles with Like.
Mark, that's a wonderful jig. I'd love to see a few more detail photos. After you've roughed out the camber on one side of the paddle...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Marc Ornstein's post in the thread Building Laminated Canoe Paddles with Like.
That's a great question(s). I'm never quite certain about the term "dihedral" as it pertains to paddle blades, as I would presume that...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Glenn MacGrady's post in the thread Building Laminated Canoe Paddles with Like.
"Camber" and "dihedral" are usually (but perhaps incorrectly) used as synonyms when talking about paddle blades. I assume by camber you...
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Steve in Idaho replied to the thread What leg to push off of. Effect of heeling on forward velocity..Yes, that six inches or more in the difference of hull width is a big deal. Back when my only canoe was the 16' Prospector, when I...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Marc Ornstein's post in the thread Building Laminated Canoe Paddles with Like.
Rough cutting one of the four facets of the blade. I'm using a proprietary router and sled jig, that I designed, for the purpose. The...
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I have very limited experience with Marc's paddles but I remember that the one or two I've tried felt very nice in the hands and in the...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Marc Ornstein's post in the thread Building Laminated Canoe Paddles with Like.
After the final glue up and template sanding, the next step is rough rounding of the shaft and grip on the shaper, using an...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Rob's post in the thread Fears while paddling or on canoe trips with Like.
I have nowhere near the kind of deep bush experience as some of you....I am in awe, frankly. Growing up in Montreal,Quebec, I was lucky...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to tketcham's post in the thread What leg to push off of. Effect of heeling on forward velocity. with Like.
I added some excerpts from Freestyle Instruction Manual and Freestyle Canoeing: Contemporary Paddling Technique in my previous post...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Glenn MacGrady's post in the thread What leg to push off of. Effect of heeling on forward velocity. with Like.
Yes, this is one of the many examples in canoeing where we have terminology differences that end up confusing communication. Sometimes...