My 1st paddle BUILT FOR DISPLAY

[Marc Ornstein]

After 40 or so years of building paddles, I finally built one that will likely never be used. It will hang on a wall, in my home. It's not that it couldn't be used, it is a fine freestyle blade - perhaps the nicest one I've ever built. It has razor thin blade edges and balances perfectly. I built it almost entirely of highly figured, soft maple.
I spent extra hours picking and matching wood and gave it several extra coats of varnish which were then wet sanded and buffed. I suspect it will not be the last "display" paddle that I build.

 

[Glenn MacGrady]

Lovely, Marc.

Is that protective edging on the the blade a triple layer of woods?

 

[Marc Ornstein]

Lovely, Marc.

Is that protective edging on the the blade a triple layer of woods?

Yes. Walnut and maple. Correction. The middle laminate in the edge is ash. Maple is more prone to cracking when bent like that.

 

[tketcham]

That's a work of art. Beautiful.

I got pretty good at growing quality timber but never did figure out how to make use of the lumber.

 

[dutchlennart]

It looks great. ENjoy looking at it each day

 

[samb]

I really can't understand how you could NOT go out and use a paddle like that, even only once.

Sam

 

[RBourg]

I think that before you know it you will have made several and become so efficient in your methods that you will just have to start selling them !!

 

[madmike]

This is fantastic. I can not do work this fine.

 

[Marc Ornstein]

I really can't understand how you could NOT go out and use a paddle like that, even only once.

Sam

I have others that perform perfectly and look darn good. No need to chance scratching this one.

I think that before you know it you will have made several and become so efficient in your methods that you will just have to start selling them !!

Thanks. FYI, I have been building and selling paddles for many years.

 

[RBourg]

I have others that perform perfectly and look darn good. No need to chance scratching this one.


Thanks. FYI, I have been building and selling paddles for many years.

Well, so much for my prediction!!