A Kayak Paddle from a 2X4

Great. IS it being entered into the contest.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Nice bit of shaping. I bet the light cedar makes paddling much easier.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

You still have enough lumber allowage to make a box.

-- Maplewood, MN

well isn’t that cool. Awesome.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

very cool…u need to enter it in the contest!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...177 days to sanity...

Looks great Steve.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

That’s one fine bit of whittling there. Good luck!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

excellent entry in the contest!!! :) Best of luck

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Very cool, I have never tried this kind of work before, maybe someday.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

Nice! I’m afraid if I carved my own oars I’d have a nice set of cedar tooth picks.. Fish on!

-- PJM.`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º> why's there a light in fridge and not the freezer? , aka, the wood hunter.aka tigermaple5

Grumpy, The paddle is a modern variation of a traditional Inuit (Eskimo) design. Actually, they would use sticks, whittled roughly to shape. If they lost one, they could easily find a replacement.
I have another that I did from a laminated block of Cedar and Mahogany, very heavy!
This one is, as you said very light.
I can get a lot more efficient power transfer with this style paddle, less shoulder stress also.

Thanks all, for the encouragement!

-- Blessings, Steve. Upstate NY. http://www.campingclassics.com

the simplicity of it is so beautiful.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I might have to try making one of those. Very nice work.

-- Chelle http://artsgranddaughter.blogspot.com

Too cool! Very nice. What a great coincidence. I’m headed to maui in Feb. As a thank you I’m just starting to make my sister-in-law a kayak paddle. http://www.ponohouse.com/ponoblog/2007/12/28/kenalu-getting-live-er-board-and-paddle-test-getting-bigger/

I love the simplicity as well. I’ll be doing something similar. It won’t be for the contest though. I’ll be edge banding it with some darker cedar and maybe a thin strip of lyptus to toughen the edge and make the blades broader. I love making paddles….:)
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/2441

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

What a great paddle! I bet that was a fun project, shavings are so much more fun than sawdust!

-- "A ship is safe in a harbor, but that is not what ships are for" ~ Unknown

Cedar smells so good !
The shavings are easier on the lungs, than sawdust too.

-- Blessings, Steve. Upstate NY. http://www.campingclassics.com

Well done.Functional art is what this is.

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY

shows you what hand tools can do. a lot of the young and upcoming woodworkers only use power tools or don’t use hand tools. i though love to through hand tools into my project. its so southing and i feel more of a sense of pride that i actually did make this with my own two hands with no help from power tools.