: It has been a while since I have been to this forum after finishing my
: Shooting Star about a year ago with a lot of your help. I am now building
: a 21' powerboat but while I am waiting for the wood to arrive/dry I
: thought I would make another run at building a paddle.I tried a laminate
: paddle with the face attached to each side of the shaft(like Nick's book
: suggests)but I have a beautiful piece of mahogany from which I would like
: to make each face without splitting them between the spruce shaft. Are
: there plans for such a paddle? Can I just shape(carve?) the faces and then
: epoxy to the shaft? What type of joint can I use between the shaft and
: face(s)to assure the proper strength?
: Thanks for any suggestions.

In Chris Kulczycki's book, he uses a single piece of plywood for the paddle plade. Just cut the paddle shaft to the shape of the back of the paddle blade and glue the full blade to it. Then epoxy-glass both sides of the blade.