That white line in the paddle is beautiful! You got me inspired to try making my own paddle. 😊
@EnjoyTimeOutdoors-Steve
4 жыл бұрын
Nice work, Alan! Beautiful paddle and presented in an easy to follow manner. Looking forward to making my first paddle in the weeks to come.
@alanmcdonald3208
4 жыл бұрын
Great and thank you. Check out Brian Schultz's tutorials at capefalconkayaks.com. He has a free version and the cheap advanced paid version of this training over there. This is now my favorite paddle and have logged a few hundred miles with it.
@williamparks6298
4 жыл бұрын
You are too humble! Nice work and encouraging to anybody thinking of making a paddle for the first time.
@alanmcdonald3208
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks William. This is where I learned everything cape-falcon-kayak.thinkific.com/
@tuckermiddlebrook4505
3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy at "at home" this video feels. it makes me believe I can do this too. thank you so much!
@cterrell1343
3 жыл бұрын
Nice looking paddle, Alan, I've made a few now, using Brian's instructions too, initially with Douglas Fir then latterly with Japanese Cedar, all grown in Scotland locally. I don't think you need to worry much about the weight difference, once in the water it should be fine if it's well balanced, which is more important imho. My Douglas Fir paddles are noticeably heavier than the cedar ones but work fine on trips, rolling etc, although the cedar feels more buoyant. A bit too thick is always better than too thin, at least you can shave more off if you need though personally I'd say if it's comfortable to hold then keep the strength in it, also the ends get a lot of bashing so I like to keep mine a little on the thick side - I will be trying adding an oak or beech tip to my next ones, which I'll post on KZitem when I make them. Best wishes with your boat and new paddles, well done!! Your house/workshop deck looks superb!
@markph0204
3 жыл бұрын
Great paddle. Looks great. Also good video - you sped up when needed. Curious about your comments on planner. What does it not do well?
@normanmcgrail2944
4 жыл бұрын
When you planned the sides of the paddle did you not run the plane across the center of the paddle
@alanmcdonald3208
4 жыл бұрын
No. You do not want to take too much off the middle. I really recommend you watch this tutorial at cape-falcon-kayak.thinkific.com/courses/building-a-greenland-paddle
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