Nice job

people amaze me, here is a young bloke that has found the lumber, looked at it and decided that he can make a paddle. I look at lumber and think I will have something to burn on the fire. You are indeed a more talented man than I.

Nice job!!
What sort of timber did you use??

That is a very good concept.....make your own paddle

Good looking workshop.

boardbumps said...
The blade recurve always adds a couple of degrees to to the blade angle, Where did you place the shaft flex point?
Moulded shafts don't have much control if any over the flex point.

Shouldn't you be busy making boards namely mine.

CMC said...
What was the finished weight of this paddle?

Was thinking the same - Cherry, Jarrah & Tas Oak - none of which would come under light timbers, although I respect that you're using timber on-hand.

I'm going to have a crack also, but think I'll use some WR Cedar with Teak (on-hand) strips for strength & grab a bit of Bamboo for the shaft to keep it light, strong but flexy.

Sailhack said...

CMC said...
What was the finished weight of this paddle?

Was thinking the same - Cherry, Jarrah & Tas Oak - none of which would come under light timbers, although I respect that you're using timber on-hand.

I'm going to have a crack also, but think I'll use some WR Cedar with Teak (on-hand) strips for strength & grab a bit of Bamboo for the shaft to keep it light, strong but flexy.

I made a paddle with Pauwlonia, Balsa and Cedar with Innegra in the lamination and carbon tape.

In the end it was too flexy for me as it was and a beginner mate snapped it while I was working overseas when my wife leant him the wrong paddle. It looked beautiful and was perfect for my wife though.

Next I would do is use even lighter timber, maybe totally Balsa shaft laminate it perpendicular to the bend instead of across it like this one and use a heavier grade of carbon for strength probably wrapped right around and compressed.

Re: Flex point above........

What is important here is balance point. The closer the balance point is to your bottom hand the lighter the paddle feels to use.

The KeNalu is super light in total but feels heavier than some other paddles for example as the blade is heavier than the shaft and the balance point is towards the blade. Just an obsersvation, check this one out for yourselves.

Hey Jordan, there was a thread on here a couple of weeks ago from a guy in TASSIE that makes Bamboo paddles.
See if you can find it. It may be of help to you.
Cheers ET.

I own a 9'8"longboard with a thick jarrah stringer and it weighs a ton.But so what I say!Surely a weighted paddle must have some advantages for some type of paddling.The advantage in my longboard is that the extra weight coupled with the overall shape lets you ride with all your weight on the nose.Maybe a heavier paddle is harder to lift on the upward part of your stroke but it may also be easier on the downward part where your actualy making contact with the water.Anyway I like the look of it and it would'nt suprise me if weighted paddles are looked at seriously in years to come.

Lovely to watch.

Thank you.