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Alan Gage said:
It's not on in any of the pictures. I don't have any dynel cord, only cloth, so it has to wrap around the edge. I was up in the air about which to put on first and for some reason, which I don't remember right now, I decided to do the carbon first.

Alan
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You could go with Polyester cord too, ...
 
The edge has been reinforced. Two layers of 6oz s-glass around the tip and one layer all the way to the top of the blade. Then a single layer of dynel over that at the tip.

20170313_001 by Alan, on Flickr

The peel ply did a nice job smoothing the edges. Will take a little touch up in places but not bad.

20170313_002 by Alan, on Flickr

Here's a comparison of blade shapes with the BB Expedition Plus and a Zav:

20170313_005 by Alan, on Flickr

Glued the grip on tonight. It's just a simple t-grip made from walnut. Should have made it just a little thicker but it feels pretty good:

20170313_016 by Alan, on Flickr

Kind of hard to see but I scooped a little out of the shaft on one side to make it a little more comfortable:

20170313_017 by Alan, on Flickr

Alan
 
Paddle is done. I'll probably wet sand the shaft before I take it on the water. The grip is oiled (Watco). It came out an inch longer (57") and 1/2 ounce heavier (26.75 oz) than the split Bending Branches Expedition Plus that it's replacing. It weighed 18 ounces before I started adding the carbon and reinforced tip. I'm hoping this paddle is considerably stronger. I'm surprised how flexible it is despite being covered in carbon.

Decided to go ahead and paint it with some paint I had laying around the shop. Don't know that I'm that wild about the colors but they served the purpose.

20170321_003 by Alan, on Flickr

20170321_002 by Alan, on Flickr

20170321_004 by Alan, on Flickr

Alan
 
Nothing better than making your own paddles.... I guess making your own canoes is a close second, but I wouldn't be able to tell you...
 
Alan Gage That looks like it turned out nice. The colors suit some of your previous projects. (Coordinates nicely with Bloodvein I) I hear you about the sizing on the grip - I had the same thing happen on my paddle build last summer. I think that I, at least, was judging the size of the blank by how it felt in hand, forgetting that I would be removing a lot of that bulk as I rounded it.
 
This looks like a good place to put a few paddle pics. I am between canoe builds, the dining room live edge table is done and delivered ... before the next build I wanted to try my hand at a few paddles.

I wanted them to be light, but strong enough for tripping ... these are my second attempts, last year I did an all hardwood otter tail, I like the wood, but hate to carry it.

Shafts/blades are all red and white cedar, covered with 2.3 oz fiberglass, handles are all hardwoods (maple/basswood/walnut/cherry). Finish is 2 coats epoxy (blade has initial plus 2) with 2 more coats of satin Helmsman Spar.



Sugar Island at 1 lb 7 oz ... which was the heaviest of the bunch



Two Otter tails, white cedar with red cedar details, maple/walnut handles ... 1 lb 2 oz and 1 lb 3 oz



Three more Otter Tails.
(left) red cedar with red/white cedar details, cherry/basswood handle 1 lb 5 oz
(middle) red cedar with white cedar details, cherry handle 1 lb 6 oz
(right) red cedar with white cedar details, walnut maple handle 1 lb 7 oz

I have 4 Sugar Islet bent shaft almost done and will post a few pics of those when I get them done.


Brian
 
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