> The wood is what is warping it makes no difference if the bench was
> granite or iron... I would suggest grinding off both sides of the bent
> shaft. Laminate new material on both sides of the shaft and clamp it to
> your bench. I hate giving up on a project and will do almost anything to
> avoid starting over.

Sometimes you gotta give up. I had the wrong mix ratio (always, always, always mix in a graduated container--don't trust the pumps!!) on my feather-style paddle blades as described in Nick's book. I thought the glue-up was good, but every other day, another joint would crack. I finally reglued every suspect joint, but the joints were all contaminated with uncured resin; when I went to resaw blades from the large blanks, the whole thing cracked apart. I gave them to my father for firewood, and I'm starting over.

I wasted 12-15 hours on $10 of material that would have taken me maybe 3 hours to do over the right way.

If it looks too tough, chuck it, or use the blanks to hold up your tomatoes next spring. There isn't all that much wood in a paddle shaft, so you won't be out that much dough. Maybe some light planing and another lamination will fix it, but if it's severe, trust me, start over!

Shawn

The following photo is of the feathered paddle blade blanks that have long since undergone a process of fast oxidation in the presence of heat.