Greenland Paddle part 3

I didn't get called into work tonight, so it was an opportunity to do a bit more work on the paddle.

As you can see from the next three pictures, it looks a lot better now it's been tidied up. The edge of the blades was easy to do with the electric planer, but doing the loom and the shoulders was a different matter, it was a mixture of hand plane, surform tool and 1" chisel. A spokeshave would have been handy, but the one I've bought on eBay is still on its way. It's turned out looking better than the first paddle anyway.







Once the shaping was done, it was time to mark out the final shape of the paddle. In Matt's video he says that the shaping after this is the best step. After doing the first paddle, I tend to agree, that's when you really get the feel for the paddle. Plus you can do it sitting down.





Next step, the final shaping, then all it will need is a few coats of Linseed oil.