Making Laminated Wood Canoe Paddles

I recently built a second cedar strip canoe and so I needed to build a couple of paddles to go with it. I used the free templates from Ashes Stillwater Boats ashesstillwate...
I made the paddles mostly out of cedar and used thinner laminations of Walnut and Jarrah (an australian hardwood) for strength and I wanted some super thin pinstripes of light wood so I ordered some beech veneer which worked great.
After carving one paddle completely by hand I decided to use the table saw to get rid of most of the waste on the cheeks on the second paddle and then carve the centre down to a taper at the end and curved into the edges. Saved me a lot of time planing.
I made the thickness of the blades just under 6mm as I was fibreglassing them to protect the cedar. I finished everything with a few coats of osmo oil

[@therealsparkman]

Beautiful job!! Love your selection of different species to offset the aesthetics while providing rigidity to the softer cedar. Cheers!

[@cannibalcarl8512]

I Knew a David Parker in Vermont Years ago with similar interests and Talent.He was big into timber frames and deconstructing old New England barns

[@DavidParker]

Different David Parker but that sounds cool!!

[@429thunderjet2]

Wow Nice work man

[@flatlander6928]

Gr8 Work, enjoyed the video.

[@DavidParker]

Thank you!

[@user-or8ij9uy3k]

素晴らしい　沈まない木造船ですね

[@JenkinsBoatWorks]

lovely!

[@Al-ix5um]

Beautiful work. Great video. Thank you. Do you glass both sides? How about the shaft?

[@DavidParker]

Yep I glassed both sides but left the shaft

[@danielanderson5707]

Well done they look great. What resin and hardener did you use for the fiberglass?

[@DavidParker]

I used the west systems 207

[@nomad9566]

You deserve way more subs.
I know you from the Japanese clever from FB
Ever tried to make a straight razor?