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Paddle Reflections: juli 2014
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Fredag 11 juli 2014. Open canoe paddles 1: The paddle and materials. The choice of paddle is just as important as the choice of canoe. It greatly affects your paddling and could be the difference between a stiff neck with headache as a result or a fantastic day on the lake. This is the first part in a series of 4. In this part I'll talk about the different parts of the paddle, materials, balance, weight and flexibility. Toughness is not the same as hardness, though a harder paddle will be tougher than a ...
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Paddle Reflections: maj 2015
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Måndag 4 maj 2015. Ten paddles project part three (last). So, time for the last update on the project.The paddles are hanging from the roof and waiting for the oil to dry. And I'm even too tired to enjoy being done with them. But I think it's nice to get some distance now, then I'll enjoy them much more later. For rounding the shaft I made and used a tool described in Graham Warrens's book Canoe paddles - a complete guide to making your own. Another very useful tool I made for the rounding of the shaft w...
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Paddle Reflections: 2 old paddles saved from getting burned
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Torsdag 26 mars 2015. 2 old paddles saved from getting burned. My classmate found these 2 beauties in an old barn and saved them from getting burned in a big clean out. One of them seem to be a child model as the blade-area is very small and the shaft is shorter than on the other. What confuses me though is that the grip and shaft is way too big for a child. The other seems to be an ordinary beaver tail. In Swedens digital museum. I found photos of very similar paddles made by ABC-fabrikerna. Which made ...
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Paddle Reflections: Living with the forest
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Lördag 21 februari 2015. Living with the forest. A trip to the forest is pretty much the same as visiting another country. You could book an all inclusive trip to a southern warm country, eat nice food, sleep in a luxury hotel and go swimming at the beach. Then when you get home you can tell everyone what the country looks like. If you instead go there with no plans, maybe couch surfing. The rythm of nature. An amazing sunrise, easily missed if you sleep in a tent, disconnected from the world around you.
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Paddle Reflections: april 2015
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Söndag 19 april 2015. Ten paddles project part two. The third week has just finished and to be honest I'm really worn out. The little "backrest" on the chopping block really helped with the cutting. Now I'm taking one days rest then I'll thin down the blade on the last two then start working on the grips and smoothing the surface. There's still quite a bit left but I feel I can start seeing the goal on the horizon. Tisdag 14 april 2015. Bushcraft and canoeing course at Sjöviks folkhögskola. The handicraf...
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Paddle Reflections: Ten paddles project part one
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Onsdag 8 april 2015. Ten paddles project part one. But the school I'm attending is not just a woodworking school. It's all about traditional woodworking (but they do let us use some machines). So I wanted some kind of twist and decided to make half of the paddles in a more native design aimed at deep water paddling and half in a more modern design aimed at whitewater. Though both are compromises of what I personally think is good. My paddle-forms with adjustable shaft length. Barely fitting in the oven.
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Paddle Reflections: Open canoe paddles 4: The blade
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Söndag 30 november 2014. Open canoe paddles 4: The blade. The blade is truly the most important part of a paddle. There is a lot of things to think about when choosing the blade. Not just the size but also the profile shape and the spine affects it's usage greatly. I will list a few comon blade shapes and talk about their good and bad sides. Yes true, but some wear on the tip is not really a problem. Sure it will get blunter over time but who cares? The most comon ways for a paddle to break is either the...
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Paddle Reflections: januari 2015
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Lördag 31 januari 2015. Computer aided paddle design. I've been looking for a good software for canoe paddle designing and the best one I found is Adobe Illustrator. Although it's not made specifically for paddle design it works very well, both for symmetrical and asymetrical paddles and it is at the moment my software of choice. I have created a basic paddle design. File here which you can download and modify to your liking. Here's a bit about how to work with the file:. Prenumerera på: Inlägg (Atom).
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Paddle Reflections: Ten paddles project part three (last)
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Måndag 4 maj 2015. Ten paddles project part three (last). So, time for the last update on the project.The paddles are hanging from the roof and waiting for the oil to dry. And I'm even too tired to enjoy being done with them. But I think it's nice to get some distance now, then I'll enjoy them much more later. For rounding the shaft I made and used a tool described in Graham Warrens's book Canoe paddles - a complete guide to making your own. Another very useful tool I made for the rounding of the shaft w...
