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Time to get some shaping done, the single blades will be tackled first. First off, this is the book I started with and it has a lot good information and techniques ... it will give you a good base to grow from, once you go through the process, you quickly develop new ideas and processes to get the j...

Jim, I appreciate the kind words.

Brian


PS: I am planning another canoe, no stems

Thanks Randy

The operations to attach and do the initial shaping of the blades is close for both types, but not identical. These twin blades are going to have a curve and that needs to be cut before the blade shape is done ... with the jig and method I use, it is easier to clamp and hold the initial square shape...

Please let me know if the pics are visible now.

Brian

Now that the shafts and blades have been prepared, it is time to put them together, first up, the single blades. Attaching the blades to the middle of the shaft, maintaining alignment and getting a good clamping solution requires a little bit of planning ... this is how I tackled it. - measure the b...

Just a followup question on the form setup, did you check that all the forms were fare. basically putting a strip down the length to make sure all the forms looked correct shape?


Brian

Making the twin paddle blanks is just as straight forward as the single paddle blanks, just using different patterns and keeping each post to a reasonable length. The wavy patterns were done in a WRC base and a NWC cedar base, same pattern, different base woods and is an original pattern, the sunbur...

I adjusted the Google photos settings, please let me know if it works now

Tks

Brian

The blade construction will be covered in 2 posts, this is simply because I will covering how to do the patterns, as part of the post and that will lengthen it somewhat. Up first will be the single paddle blades, an Ottertail feather and the Beavertail stripe. For all the differences, the actual dim...

Once you decide to make a paddle, one of the first decisions is the "how" part of that decision. The primary paddle building techniques would be solid and composite, for the latter you get a suitable sized chunk of wood and proceed to remove all the wood that isn't paddle. While I admit, t...

After every canoe build there seems to be a "need" to build a few paddles, that has held true for the last 4 canoes for me and this time is no different. On the agenda was 3 twins and 2 singles .... 2 of the the twins are for friends and one for me, the singles are sorta for me, as I have ...

I usually pick a convenient height and add a line for all the stations, just as a common place for height comparison. It helps me align the first strips and get a better visual when I want to figure out if something doesn't look right. You can see what I mean on these form layouts, i used 13" h...

One point on the stem, the numbers need to be reduced by 3/4", unless you are doing a stemless build. I think this is noted somewhere on the table, other wise the stations won't line up correctly. I covered this at the end of my lofting post http://buildersforum.bearmountainboats.com/viewtopic....

Poster board isn't the best material for the lofting IMO, I prefer the 24" x 36" grid pattern (1") paper pad, sold at Staples. You get about 50 sheets, so lots of room for error and they are not very expensive. Something like this https://www.staples.ca/products/975150-en-quartet-grap...