47thelement
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I'm not an engineer, I'm a pastry chef, so I need somebody to blow holes in my idea...
Wood and metal long handled scoops are heavy! A long day on the beach can leave you with a sore shoulder. I've tried a couple different things but just haven't found one I'm 100 percent happy with.
But one idea keeps coming back to me...
Carbon fiber.
I know it will shatter when flexed...think Indy cars hitting a wall. But my idea is more along the lines of carbon fiber wire (for lack of a better term). If your familiar with the cables on a suspension bridge you will understand. Many thin strands of carbon fiber tube held together with a sheet of canon fiber or Fiberglas.
Any thought?
Wood and metal long handled scoops are heavy! A long day on the beach can leave you with a sore shoulder. I've tried a couple different things but just haven't found one I'm 100 percent happy with.
But one idea keeps coming back to me...
Carbon fiber.
I know it will shatter when flexed...think Indy cars hitting a wall. But my idea is more along the lines of carbon fiber wire (for lack of a better term). If your familiar with the cables on a suspension bridge you will understand. Many thin strands of carbon fiber tube held together with a sheet of canon fiber or Fiberglas.
Any thought?
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