Mem's making a paddle so do I....

[Iskweo]

Guess I just want to be one of the cool kids. Gonna make myself a set of canvas underwear next to match my canvas backpack.

5 Roses flour bags are supposed to make good panties but pretty much any flour or rice bag would do. As Rippy hinted, tres chic avec les chaps.

 

[yellowcanoe]

no one is interested in a free paddle. I'll stop blathering.

 

[Canotrouge]

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So here is a bit more progress, all the parts are ready for glue up!

 

[Canotrouge]

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Glue up went alright... Never liked that Titebound III... I know it is good stuff, but I don't like it.
I know I used intrude to clamp the parts. it work's great and it is cheap!!

 

[memaquay]

Interesting clamping method! Why do you taper your shafts at both ends? Is it mostly for the visuals, or is there some kind of structural reason?

 

[Peach Canoe]

Canotrouge, I quite like the look of the tapered glue line. You've been busy!

I managed to whittle my Sitka Beavertail shaft down to roundish yesterday, and I will refine it some today and hopefully prep it for finish.

I looked at some videos from Shaw & Tenney on YouTube and noted the beautiful sanding drums they use. One is about 36" in diameter and the other about 18"-- these machines turn the blade from a slab of lumber into a water-wand in a just a few minutes-- the operators are really skilled! I seem to recall they use as low as 36 grit on some; surely they have a few sandpaper grades on different drums-- don't know.

I was thinking I would make one-- maybe a two-footer. I wonder how much horsepower I'd need to spin it at 1000 rpm.

 

[Canotrouge]

Interesting clamping method! Why do you taper your shafts at both ends? Is it mostly for the visuals, or is there some kind of structural reason?

Just visual... I think. An to make it different than others.

 

[Canotrouge]

As for the S&T videos, I looked at them over and over, they are well made, but not my style of wood working... I'm not a snob, but I like things to be different, and to be good and fast with that type of tools, you need to make things all the same or really close so it is efficient. I'm kind of the opposite way, I like to make things unique and inefficient...lol... But the big circular saw is impressive!!

 

[memaquay]

I did the offsets today for what warren and gidmark call an Algonquin. They say the outline was captured from a photograph of a traditional Algonquin paddle. Anyway, I traced it onto that huge ottertail and cut it out, now that paddle resembles what I think of as an ottertail. I'll post pics after I refine it a bit.

 

[memaquay]

Ok, so used the Algonquin template to cut back that so called ottertail, looks better, I think. Then glued up a new Sugar Island for myself. They look rough right now, but I'm thinking they will turn out ok.

 

[Canotrouge]

They always look rough at the start... And then they look better and better... That is if we don't screw up along the way.

 

[blackfly]

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Here's my first attempt so far. It's not shaped yet. Cherry, Walnut and Maple. I used a poplar core for the shaft to keep the weight down. I just laminated some Cherry to it to make it look better.

First time uploading photos so I hope this works out ok

 

[sweeper]

looks great so far, I like the grain patterns.

 

[Canotrouge]

Here's my first attempt so far. It's not shaped yet. Cherry, Walnut and Maple. I used a poplar core for the shaft to keep the weight down. I just laminated some Cherry to it to make it look better.

First time uploading photos so I hope this works out ok

That look great!! I lie walnut a lot and cherry as much but up here it is bit hard to find...

 

[blackfly]

I just hope all that hardwood doesn't make it too heavy!
Next, I'll rough shape it with my power planer. I'm not as sophisticated as you folks with nice big hand planes

 

[memaquay]

Looks great! I'm thinking I'm going to haul out the power planer too for the two I'm working on.

 

[Peach Canoe]

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Burned in the logo on my Sitka spruce Beavertail today.

 

[memaquay]

I like your logo!

 

[Peach Canoe]

Thanks! I just rubbed in my first coat of West 105-207 epoxy.

I finish-sanded the paddle, wiped it, and set in the sun for half an hour to heat up. Then I rubbed in the 105-207 wearing rubber gloves. I let it sit and soak in for 45 minutes or so until it starts to kick, then wipe it clean with a rag and alcohol (methyl hydrate). After 3 hours I give it another coat, let that begin to kick and wipe it clean again.

Tomorrow I will sand it lightly with 320 and give it one more light coat of epoxy followed by a wipe-down. After 3-4 days I will brush on a few coats of UV-barrier marine oil like Watco, and that's it.

 

[Canotrouge]

I like that finish schedule.... A bit messy to my liking, but might have to try it