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Oars are expensive. Scrap lumber is free. Here's a quick way to make oars out of two by fours and other scrap lumber. It's a lot quicker to do it than...
We're going to use this pencil to trace around something. We'll sharpen it toward one side so the line doesn't get offset by the thickness of the penc...
In the surfboard industry this is called "R+D", which stands for "ripoff and duplicate".Find an oar you like and a piece of thin scrap plywood or shee...
Cut out the pattern using a saw. I used a bandsaw. Use whatever saw you have.Don't cut yourself. A bandsaw is dangerous and cuts meat really well. The...
Scavenge some lumber. Straight grain and small knots are good. I got some that had been used as forms for concrete. That stuff is usually decent under...
Saw out the oar around the lines. I used a Japanese pullsaw. Any saw will work.The offcuts will get glued around the blade. If you use an oar pattern ...
Glue and clamp the offcuts to the side of the blade to make it wide enough.I used yellow waterbased "waterproof" glue. That needs a pretty tight fit. ...
While the glue dries, go surfing.Some pals and I went kitesurfing at Point Reyes.Here's a hasty paddle we found washed up on the beach.Someone made it...
Trace the blade onto the blank. Jane Lee uses the "guillotine" brand meat saw to saw out the blade. When she's done she still has fingers. Strive to d...
Trace the handle shape onto the side of the handle.Cut it out.
Clamp down the oar so it can't jump around. Plane it to the shape you like.Feel the blade with your hand, then feel the blade of an oar you like. Your...
Do this when you're awake but not shaky from caffeine.Put a coarse grit sanding disk on your angle grinder. Wear dust mask and safety glasses.Sand the...
Don't paint the handles. Tradition says it's easier on the hands that way.Paint the rest with free paint from your town's toxic dropoff center or buil...
These are "instant" oarlocks designed by Phil Bolger and "Dynamite" Payson.I made them from stainless steel rod, sheet, and wire.The string tethers ke...
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