DIY Canoe Paddles || How to make
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2019
- I got my wife a canoe for her birthday a couple years back, and along with it came some cheap canoe paddles. As a modest woodworker, and a bearded man, it has obviously been a goal of mine ever since to build a couple canoe paddles of my own. So that’s what I did. Here’s how.
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See the full project description at:
dadcrafted.com/fam/canoe-paddles/
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Items Used:
Wood carving disc: amzn.to/2LmPyS4
DEWALT 60 Grit Angle Grinder Flap Disc: amzn.to/2NSMK0Q
Titebond III: amzn.to/2NTDRnN
Walnut
Ash
Tools used: Tablesaw, Miter saw, Angle grinder, Orbital Sander, Jigsaw, Planer - Jak na to + styl
Go Hawks. Also, nice work on the paddle.
Go Hawks! And thank you!
Dude those turned out beautiful! Great job!!
a round over bit and a router would have made short work of the shafts and kept them super straight... then hand sand for a final finish--turned out really nice though!
Great job, the chevron one looked amazing
Nathan Smith thank you!!! 🙏
Wow! What great paddles. I get the shaft made and then glue up the blade and between 1/8 to 3/8 inch thick and then glue the blade onto the paddle with epoxy. The tin blades get a layer of light glass on each side, but the thickest blades I make just have the epoxy for the glue joints. On the shaft I use tung oil and on the fiber glassed blades I use varnish. I use more different kings of glue and glass than you but do a whole lot less grinding and shaping. That chainsaw angle grinder looks interesting, maybe I'll try one your way. Thanks for making and sharing the video.
Frank Ladd thanks for watching! I definitely should have went thinner on the blades. I carved away a lot of wood!
Beautiful work.
Paul Poulin thank you! 🙏
beautiful, Damm Beautiful - and fun to watch
Editing Dept. gets an A+
Thanks so much! I really appreciate it! 🙏
One suggestion: try a Kutzall shaping disc (or their shaping dish) instead of the chainsaw. It’s literally made for this, gives you a lot more control, leaves a smoother finish and is a TON safer
Definitely going to consider this when I make another set of these. I know they're pricier but I'm sure it's way less terrifying!
I absolutely love the first one! I'm going to get ash and mohagany (instead of walnut cause its pricey) tomorrow to make a similar one!
Good job
Really amazing work! Heading to the hardwood store to give it a try!
Do it!!!
@@dadcrafted so stoked! Thanks again for the rad video!
@@jessemeester2 thanks for watching and for the support! 🙏👊
Nice. And go Hawks!
Thanks! GO HAWKS!!!
Very well done. Nice job sir. I’d like to hear (or better yet, See) how they feel in the water. And since you asked for comments, I’m not familiar with the Dutch oil process tho I’ve heard it’s great stuff but on my outdoor projects that get wet I’ll use at least 7 coats of Tru Oil, Linseed, or Tung, depending. Great idea for the wax! I haven’t used that yet.
Secondly, I think that is TB II you’re using. Great stuff but I use TB III because it is waterproof. I didn’t think II was rated as waterproof but IDK for sure.
Again, thanks for putting this together. Great job and a big thumbs up!
Thanks! Agree on the finish, as next spring I feel like I may re-sand and refinish them. And on the glue, I probably did, but I have switched to TBIII for pretty much everything now. Thanks again for watching!
@@dadcrafted I use TB2 all the time for indoor work, but for stuff that will get wet, I usually use epoxy. Have the paddles held up ok with TB2 though?
@@CTRiverNomad yep! They’re still together! But to be fair, I only use them a couple times a year. I need to get out more! 🤣
FC from NJ, that's a very nice
Thank you!
Good work.
Thanks!
Well done 👍🏻
Thanks so much! 🙏
I can truly appreciate the work that you did in creating this video, but would have made it even better is letting us viewers know things you did along the way such as the different woods you used, dimensions of the paddle such as thickness of the handle and what type of glue was used. Otherwise, beautiful end result. Cheers!
therealsparkman thanks for watching. If you check the link in the description to my website there’s a full write up with everything I used and dimensions.
Awesome
Thank you!
You bought your wife a canoe. You are so awesome.
Haha thanks! She asks for it she gets it!
Finger board for the tablesaw and ear muffs and face shield.
I loveed the DRY humor 😂
Yea, nice touch.
Hi! Awesome paddles. On the feather one, is the end grain to side grain a possible structural issue?
Missed this comment. I honestly have no idea. But we’ve used them and it’s fallen off the wall holder at least a dozen times and it’s still totally fine. 🤷♂️
dadcrafted thank you!
That feather paddle is unbelievable.
What kind of Danish oil did you use? Watco has a natural color one. Did you use that ? While most of them are colored walnut or oak.
Thanks! And yes, I used the Watco natural finish Danish Oil.
what size are those pieces for the blade? Primarily the thickness. Look to be about 1" deep? I'd like to make some calls to find various types of scrap wood but not sure the size I shoud be starting with at glue-up before shaping.
I didn’t put it in my blog apparently but I’m pretty sure you’re right that it was 1”
Beautiful work! I looked at your website, and I see that you used 2 x 1.5" strips for the shaft. How thick was the wood? Looks like maybe 4/4? Thanks!!
Ted Faust correct, 4/4. They may have been a little closer to 3/4” after planing so once I glued the two pieces it was pretty much 1.5” x 1.5”. Pretty heavy until I did the carving.
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How does the wood stay together with just glue? It seems like it would fall apart eventually. Do you clean or treat the pieces for better adherence before glueing?
I don't do anything before gluing. And before I got into woodworking I thought there was no way glue would hold. But honestly it's so strong that the grain will split before the glue does. These have fallen off my wall hanger a dozen times and bounced off the concrete and are still in perfect shape.
I’ve never had great luck with end grain glue ups like on your feathered paddle. How has it held up?
Ryan McCloskey Barely got to use it. We’ll find out next spring I guess.
I thought as well, I wonder if a biscuit or domino might work
I'm outdoorsy in that I like to drink on a patio.😀
This still holds true 🤣
Where can one download simple plans for giving it a try making one?
I don't have a PDF but there is a blog on my website with a full description and the measurements I used: dadcrafted.com/fam/canoe-paddles/
I need to get one of those chainsaw wheels for my grinder since I haven't chopped my fingers off yet.
Raw Bacon they are cheap, effective, and they scare the crap out of me still!
I'm curious to know how the chevron shaped paddle is holding up, since it is end grain glued to edge grain.
It's actually not. The ash looks different shades just from the parts of the boards I got. If you look close you can see a few pieces that have both shades. But I can tell you it's been used and it's fallen off my wall over a dozen times onto the concrete and it's still perfect. 👍
Yeah but it actually is, where the diagonal endgrain meets the straight edgegrain of the centre pole. I think that's what he meant. Good to know it is holding up though. But I would've used Titebond 3 for an application that is intended to have water as its natural environment.
careful, paddles are addicting
Good Job mate they look great! i would be careful wearing gloves whilst on your table saw watching that made me cringe
Chords. Thanks! I’ve heard people say that about gloves, but I usually have non-slip padded gloves and feel like they’re better than my bare hands 🤷♂️
@@dadcrafted I had those too and lost the tips of two fingers getting sucked into the blade
@@Skoden_lures @dadcrafted Yes, my dad lost the tip of his thumb that way. Also very nice paddles!
Yes, a friend lost a finger when holding a cloth near a jointed. Just got sucked right in.
Do you sell these? I'd be interested in buying one :)
stripcslashes not really. I’ve done some selling of stuff but I primarily make something one and move onto the next thing. Hard for me to sell at a price that people would find reasonable.
@@dadcrafted Watching this for the third time, you have inspired me to try to build my own paddle :)
Quick question, when you start with the shaft, the thickness is 11/2''?
Thanks!
@@taytus the shaft was two strips 1" x 1 1/2" glued together
The section profile is wrong, your paddle will be too heavy and not enough flex when pushing water.
Can you elaborate? What do you mean by section profile and what should I have done differently?
@@dadcrafted obviously a troll because he can't elaborate. The paddles are amazing.