| Project by twissty | posted 998 days ago | 1607 views | 0 times favorited | 4 comments |  |
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I finally got around to making a paddle.
This was laminated using a 1/2 ” thick white pine core and 3/8 ” reclaimed red oak.
It was glued up using Raka epoxy resin thickened with maple sanding dust. This made the glue lines a nice chocolate brown colour. The shaft was shaped with a 1/2” roundover bit on a router table, the grip with a spokeshave and belt sander, and the blade with hand planes , a spokeshave , and a cabinet scraper.
As it was shaped by hand, its not perfectly symetrical, but i think it gives it a bit of character.
It’s finished with two coats of raka epoxy and two coats of spar varnish.
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dustyal
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#1 posted 998 days ago
sure looks like it would make paddling a pleasant experience.
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#2 posted 997 days ago
Looks symmetrical to me. Good job, I’d love to use one of these over the plastic and aluminum things out there today.
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#3 posted 737 days ago
Hard to tell from the photo, is that a bent or straight shaft paddle?
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#4 posted 736 days ago
It’s a straight shaft paddle
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