After reading an account by somebody who put a nice gash in their hand by having
the paddle blade ripped out of their hands while holding same it seems like it
would be a good idea to soften those edges.

My guess is that they're hard more because it would cost money for the maker to
sand them than for any other reason. In fact, my wing paddle looks like they
softened the edges on some parts of the paddle.

Can anybody venture a reason not to do this?
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PeteCresswell