Building a Greenland Paddle, Part 6: Laminating a Greenland Paddle

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Welcome to the Cape Falcon Kayak FREE Greenland Paddle Building Series. In these videos I share the super efficient system I developed to build paddles with my kayak building students.
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@mayberrywj Жыл бұрын

Great video.....:)

@nobodykayaks1041 Жыл бұрын

really looking forward to making skin on frame kayaks, i wanna do a basic sea kayak design since im on lake michigan. id have to go the cheap route to be affordable for the area but im 100% committed to thiis.

@davidvanos8297 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! One thought. Have you considered hollowing the center of de paddle? Mainly in de middle section off course. Especially with the lamination you have easy acces and you could lose some weight of the paddle without compromising the strength. Bending forces are all on the outside of a tube, so the center of the loom is basically death weight. Or do I forget something?

@kayakdream9864 Жыл бұрын

Never made a paddle but have laminated LOTS of things. If you put a single layer of wax paper over your supports and any other jig surfaces you don't want bonded you can eliminate the step of semi-removal of alignment blocks. Also, if you do lots of glue ups having a long rigid straightedge along the far edge to use to ensure straightness can be helpful. BTW this is a very cool series you have put together! I can see how lamination would help make a superior wood paddle as you could mix and match.

@capefalconkayak Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips. This exactly what I hoped would happen in the comments. Improves the process for everyone.

@LukePighetti Жыл бұрын

Hey there. I would really urge you to try doing a glue up with Titebond III, I really think you'll appreciate it.

@DavidButts Жыл бұрын

Cover your workbench blocks and clamping blocks with packing tape. This is easier to work with than wax paper (it stays in place) and the glue will not stick to it.

@blargo Жыл бұрын

22:00 - I didn't see you clamp to keep the center in place after lining it up with the string. Is there enough friction/weight in the system to keep it aligned after pulling on it like you did?