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The paddle is another example of improvisation. I couldn't find
construction techniques at the time, only a few commercial data.
Finally I took the mean of what I found and designed this. The area
is about 670 cm2.
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The offset angle, grounds for lots of discussions, was chosen to be
60 degrees, right hand control.
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The paddle shaft was constructed using 3 layers of pinewood (bed spri
material!). The center layer is drilled to reduce the weight.
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Again, this time showing the new paddle. The layers are virtually
invisible here.
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The back side. All improvisation, but I'm satisfied with the results.
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Closeup of the shaft/blade joint.
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Another detail of the union, back side.
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Sideview, showing the final form of the paddle shaft.
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Both paddles compared. The front one is the first version.
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Again both paddles. They're laying on my actual project: build a wall
in the back of the garden.
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Texture of the glass fiber. The black dot left is the hole from
stitching the paddle.
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Texture of both paddles compared. Though similar, the top (newer) one
is showing some wear...
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A better view of the stitching holes.
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Here, the slight 'bending' of the paddle is visible.
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Continues with the new version, using strips.
| (c) John Coppens ON6JC/LW3HAZ |