: Thanks Et, Clayton.
: Yes the paddles are from Nick's book. As you say, a great little
: project.
: I just loved laminating the blades. WRC, ash and black walnut.

: The shafts are hollow (1/2" bull nose cutter) two strips of
: WRC. joined with
: thickened epoxy. I did a straight cut to create the offset. A
: 5" ash dowel and
: a wrap of glass around the centre of the finished shaft seems to
: work fine.
: I was a bit worried about the strength, but they have stood up to
: everything
: so far that my two sons and I have asked of them.

: Les C.

Great Idea on the paddle feathering !! I made the beveled scarf cut as called for in the book. It was not a simple task to glue up. Please post other pictures of the paddles if you have them.

Clayton Plunkett