Making a Laminated Canoe Paddle from Salvaged Wood

In this video I make a Laminated Ottertail Canoe Paddle from reclaimed wood. An Ottertail paddle is a traditional type of paddle which lends itself to solo paddling well due to the shape of the blade making it more efficient and less tiring to use in a lot of circumstances. In this video I set about making one with some reclaimed mahogany teak and pine. Enjoy!

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[jclohesy]

I have been making paddles for our canoes since about 1993, but am humbled to admit I learnt a lot watching this! Hard to take in that this was your first paddle ever.. wow, I am so impressed

[johnh]

I like the way you are very safe with the table saw . You use a separate piece of wood to push it through . GOOD ! That's the safe way to work .

[CinntSaile]

Lovely paddle, great video and I like the cooper's mare...

[timwhite]

Compliments from Canada. Looks like you are on your way to being a proper voyageur. That shave horse you made came in handy.

[Standswithabeer]

Showoff! ...nothing beats perfection, if you're into that sort of thing, LOL! :) Beautiful work.

[davidrobins]

Great job - trust it will be a good working paddle.

[Edmundironsides]

Really enjoyed the video, well edited showing all the stages and tools. I haven't a bandsaw and can't get a blank so I think laminating the paddle is probably best. It realy makes a difference when people share

[MrHE]

Beautiful work !!! Best regards from Germany Heiko (boat builder)

[DavidWieder]

Great use of scraps. You can spend a lot of time on this process, but it's great therapy. Liked how you dated this video with a World event @ 9:00.

[clairecrehansusopiano]

Love the finish with all the different layers of wood - practical and beautiful!

[Сер_КоВ]

Нормуль смастерил, есть что посмотреть. И всегда умиляет обилие станков и инструмента, даже конь-педальный наличиствует.... И как я без них, 👍

[MnktoDave]

The paddle turned out beautiful! Nice job.

[bigskycharlie]

Very entertaining and beautiful paddle, I really loved the soundtrack, I'll prolly jam some guitar solos over it in the near future. Thanks fur sharing.

[Samuel-tgrn]

Wow fantastic. Well done. I love the colours of it.

[QnBi]

Dude this thing looks absolutely amazing. Keep up the good work, thumbs up!

[bigronxxxx]

Frontierless the paddle came out great thank you for sharing i really enjoyed the whole build process, all the best to you and yours

[BerlinBopal]

... and by the way: Great paddle, I'm about to start on one myself. Lerant a lot here, thank you!

[leeomurchu]

Well I wasn't expecting that accent 🤣 nice craftsmanship.

[NearlyNativeNursery]

very well filmed and edited video, wish i had those skills, i a paddler builder as well fro Georgia usa.

[jeffreyelliott]

Damn He making wood samiches with glue !!! Yum yum !!!