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    Possible to Fashion a Greenland Paddle?

    Possible to fashion a sort of Greenland paddle by trimming blades of a Euro paddle down? Just wondering.

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    Quote Originally Posted by charles martel View Post
    Possible to fashion a sort of Greenland paddle by trimming blades of a Euro paddle down? Just wondering.
    I guess you could try but I think you would end up with very little surface area on the blades. It would probably make for a pretty shitty paddle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brownskii View Post
    I guess you could try but I think you would end up with very little surface area on the blades. It would probably make for a pretty shitty paddle.
    The more I think about it, you are right. Thx.

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    I think there is more to it than just cutting down a regular paddle the blade has to be long and thin

    but you can just google shape & sizing, a buddy made one from a piece of wood he beachcombed
    Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know

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    Quote Originally Posted by XXX-er View Post
    I think there is more to it than just cutting down a regular paddle the blade has to be long and thin

    but you can just google shape & sizing, a buddy made one from a piece of wood he beachcombed
    I will look into that.

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    yeah it's definitely possible. I would recommend using a wood that is less dense; the heavier the blade, the more fatiguing it is to paddle with

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    Once you paddle greenland, its hard to go back. Gearlabs makes sweet ones!

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