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Yeah, I saw Jay's demo too, and was equally inspired.
I'm not sure I've seen Nick's "great info" page. Could you (or anyone) identify the particular URL for the page?
I too vote for some close-ups on the recessed fittings. Again, nice job!
Ross
> Hi Ross,
> Yeah the strips up front were tuff. I broke several and when I finally got
> them in they cracked after the fact and had to be filled with some small
> pieces later on. I would not recommend making that tight a bend to the
> shear without steam bending. The paddle is made of scrap from the boat,
> redwood, cedar, pine, and ash. the ash was steam bent around the blank
> before I started carving. The paddle took about 13hrs to make. I got all
> the info from Nick's web page "great info". The paddle is
> 85" long 3-1/2" wide at the tip and has a 24" loom
> "probably a little long based on Inuit rules of thumb, but it was
> comfortable the first time I used it. I saw Jay Babina's demo at the
> Rendezvous and I was sold. He made it look so easy to roll and skull I had
> to try it.
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Guillemot Kayak - High
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