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Leland Dunn (66.125.226.213)
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 05:44 pm: | 
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I know this has probably been discussed before but what would be the best wood used to make a stir paddle for my 10 gallon batches? Should I treat the paddle with something or leave it as "raw" wood? I want to make a paddle this coming weekend. |
Bill Pierce (24.141.63.119)
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 06:09 pm: |
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The ideal wood would be relatively high density and low in oil such as ash or maple but the truth is that it's not really that important. I wouldn't do anything to treat the wood; merely let the paddle air dry between uses. |
Belly Buster Bob (142.177.94.168)
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 06:25 pm: |
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I used maple. One note, make sure you get all the wort off the paddle or it will mold. |
Walt Fischer (24.221.196.114)
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 08:27 pm: |
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Maple.....
Walt
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Doug J (67.200.25.2)
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 09:36 pm: |
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I used red oak, just because I found a beautifully clear piece in my woodpile that looked just the right length for a paddle.
Like Bill said, it doesn't really matter. |
Joe Sandlin (216.12.26.172)
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 03, 2003 - 10:20 pm: |
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Wal-Mart boat oar wood seems to work for me. They come in various lengths and cheap. Sand off the finish and drill a few holes in it. It looks like maple, but who knows. It is, after all, Wal-Mart..... |
Mike Mayer (64.12.97.9)
| | Posted on Thursday, September 04, 2003 - 12:11 am: |
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I use a long crappy extremely flexible plastic spoon, but if I had the time to make one, I would go with hard maple. |
Leland Dunn (66.125.227.173)
| | Posted on Thursday, September 04, 2003 - 03:37 am: |
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Thanks for the input guys. Looks like it will be maple since I am going to be purchasing the board tomorrow and I want something that will last a while. Brew on! |
Beerboy (81.134.85.22)
| | Posted on Thursday, September 04, 2003 - 09:34 am: |
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Balsa ;) |
Walt Fischer (24.221.196.114)
| | Posted on Thursday, September 04, 2003 - 04:30 pm: |
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Cool Leland,
Also, take the paddle down to 400 sandpaper so its nice n smooth... then hit it with a coat of Canola oil.
Then hit it with canola oil over time whenever the wood looks like its getting too dried out...
There are a couple pics of mine here.
http://www.LamaBrewery.com/Various%20Toys.htm
Walt
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PalerThanAle (65.168.73.62)
| | Posted on Thursday, September 04, 2003 - 05:39 pm: |
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Hey Malt - Don't you worry about the canola leeching into your mash/wort? And can't the oil be a breeding ground for bad stuff or become rancid? I just wash and let air dry. Of course I'm using a store bought Booyah paddle and not a homemade one.
PTA |
Hophead (167.4.1.38)
| | Posted on Thursday, September 04, 2003 - 06:28 pm: |
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Red oak (from home depot). No oil, air dry. |
Malbec (205.242.56.60)
| | Posted on Thursday, September 04, 2003 - 07:02 pm: |
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red oak. no oil and air dry. works great. |
Les Parti (207.141.188.253)
| | Posted on Thursday, September 04, 2003 - 07:05 pm: |
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chromium steel |
PalerThanAle (65.168.73.62)
| | Posted on Thursday, September 04, 2003 - 07:19 pm: |
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Beerboy - Balsa is fine if your brewing a lite beer... that almost hurt saying.
PTA |
Walt Fischer (24.221.196.114)
| | Posted on Friday, September 05, 2003 - 03:12 pm: |
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A good question PiTA.....;>
Before I built mine, I asked the guy who makes em..;>
Ron at http://www.monamiepaddles.com told me this is the procedure he uses... and he's made paddles for many a person n brewery
Unfort he stopped making paddles about 6 months ago..
So i went with his advice when i made mine..;>
Walt
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