Out of a chunk of walnut and some steel we made a new display. It holds seven paddles so we are delivering fourteen in a stair-step of sizes.
Here are some photos of the process after we have the basic glue-up ready...
The blade is marked on thirds.
A batten is used to scribe an nice curve on the blade. It is pulled to the edge of the blade on the bottom third. C-clamps are used as the pinion points. After the curved cuts are made the bottom of the blade is finished with a cross cut.
Next we use the power hand planner to start taking the blade down to thickness.
This particular paddle is made of Basswood, Walnut and Cherry.
