First coat of oil is drying on the alder paddle that I started a couple of months ago. Happy days! ![Cool :cool: :cool:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Have just been scraping away at it every now and then. Carried on taking the occasional photo so here's the full start to finish:
Only had two problems on the way, one was a cavity that came out the woodwork.
What's left of it. I'll tidy it up when I'm adding the epoxy/microfibre bead to each end, just rasp away the black, fill it with the same mix then shape to match the rest of the blade edge.
The other was a slip of the axe quite early on. It dug in while roughing out a shoulder and when I got close to final blade shape I could see that there was still going to be an area of damaged wood.
While mulling over the crack I thought to carve the area away, copy it all round and create dripstoppers. It's funny the way it goes sometimes - one second it's a problem, the next it's a feature and you're merrily rasping away again.
It's 8½' long, about 18° feather, 1¼" handle. Haven't weighed it yet but it feels fine in the hand. Will end up the same shade as the other paddle there, it's alder too(everything's been getting oiled - been a proper little oilfest recently).
As I said, still planning to add tip reinforcement but right now pouring as much oil into it as I can in the next 24 hours is more important. Get it ready for the weekend and I can add the tips on a beach somewhere.
![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Josh
Have just been scraping away at it every now and then. Carried on taking the occasional photo so here's the full start to finish:
![LSW_APR_13.jpg](http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Grooveski/LSW_APR/LSW_APR_13.jpg)
![LSW_APR_14.jpg](http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Grooveski/LSW_APR/LSW_APR_14.jpg)
![LSW_APR_15.jpg](http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Grooveski/LSW_APR/LSW_APR_15.jpg)
![LSW_APR_16.jpg](http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Grooveski/LSW_APR/LSW_APR_16.jpg)
![LSW_APR_17.jpg](http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Grooveski/LSW_APR/LSW_APR_17.jpg)
![LSW_APR_18.jpg](http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Grooveski/LSW_APR/LSW_APR_18.jpg)
![LSW_APR_19.jpg](http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Grooveski/LSW_APR/LSW_APR_19.jpg)
![Paddle_01.jpg](http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Grooveski/Paddle_2/Paddle_01.jpg)
![Paddle_02.jpg](http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Grooveski/Paddle_2/Paddle_02.jpg)
![Paddle_03.jpg](http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Grooveski/Paddle_2/Paddle_03.jpg)
![Paddle_04.jpg](http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Grooveski/Paddle_2/Paddle_04.jpg)
![Paddle_05.jpg](http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Grooveski/Paddle_2/Paddle_05.jpg)
![Paddle_06.jpg](http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Grooveski/Paddle_2/Paddle_06.jpg)
![Paddle_07.jpg](http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Grooveski/Paddle_2/Paddle_07.jpg)
![Paddle_08.jpg](http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Grooveski/Paddle_2/Paddle_08.jpg)
![Paddle_09.jpg](http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Grooveski/Paddle_2/Paddle_09.jpg)
Only had two problems on the way, one was a cavity that came out the woodwork.
![Paddle_10.jpg](http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Grooveski/Paddle_2/Paddle_10.jpg)
What's left of it. I'll tidy it up when I'm adding the epoxy/microfibre bead to each end, just rasp away the black, fill it with the same mix then shape to match the rest of the blade edge.
![Paddle_11.jpg](http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Grooveski/Paddle_2/Paddle_11.jpg)
The other was a slip of the axe quite early on. It dug in while roughing out a shoulder and when I got close to final blade shape I could see that there was still going to be an area of damaged wood.
![Paddle_12.jpg](http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Grooveski/Paddle_2/Paddle_12.jpg)
While mulling over the crack I thought to carve the area away, copy it all round and create dripstoppers. It's funny the way it goes sometimes - one second it's a problem, the next it's a feature and you're merrily rasping away again.
![Paddle_13.jpg](http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i68/Grooveski/Paddle_2/Paddle_13.jpg)
It's 8½' long, about 18° feather, 1¼" handle. Haven't weighed it yet but it feels fine in the hand. Will end up the same shade as the other paddle there, it's alder too(everything's been getting oiled - been a proper little oilfest recently).
As I said, still planning to add tip reinforcement but right now pouring as much oil into it as I can in the next 24 hours is more important. Get it ready for the weekend and I can add the tips on a beach somewhere.
Josh