Hey Canot, can I ask some questions?
Does the T grip go onto the shaft without any other fastening, just glue?
How do you get the Dynel to lay flat and smooth around those bent edges?
How are the Dynel pieces held on?
Nice work!
Hey Odyssey, ask all the questions you want, I'll answer the best I can, I'm no expert and far from that, I'm self thought so others might and will have other ways that might and will be better.... That said, regarding your 3 questions, my method have worked for many years and paddles!!
The "T" gip have a hole that match the shaft diameter where it will go, 5/8, 3/4, 7/8.... And it is just holding there using epoxy, never had one come off even on my paddles!!
So for the Dynel, I cut the dyne to length, soak it in epoxy, squeeze most of the epoxy out, brush on some epoxy on the paddle edge, start at the middle of the dyne cord, and I use long "push" pins(see photos) and force the pin through the Dynel and into the wood at the center of the paddle tip and work my way to each side towards the shoulders of the blade. I squeeze the Dynel flat as I go and place pins. Really easy... Let it partly cure, and then take the pins out and let cure totally...
So the Dynel is held just with the epoxy until I glass the blades with S glass on the bias. and then goes on the Dynel sleeve on the shaft....
Hope it make sense!!
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