Thanks for posting this! I am a new wooden boat owner (an Iain Oughtred 11 ft. Acorn Dinghy set up for sailing and rowing witth daggerboard) and my oars need a good refinishing for this season. Your video is an excellent tutorial and now I feel confident enough to give it a go. Thanks for a great quality video. You earned a new sub! Fair winds mate!
It looks very much to me that those chunks out of the blade were caused not by "knocks" but the effect of too much flex on the wonky cross grain in those spots. I'm all for varnishing the oars though, but I leave my handles bare wood. Oil is better than varnish there, though.
Thanks for posting this! I am a new wooden boat owner (an Iain Oughtred 11 ft. Acorn Dinghy set up for sailing and rowing witth daggerboard) and my oars need a good refinishing for this season. Your video is an excellent tutorial and now I feel confident enough to give it a go. Thanks for a great quality video. You earned a new sub! Fair winds mate!
I love Iain Oughtred boats. Congrats on owning one and thanks for your kind comment.
It looks very much to me that those chunks out of the blade were caused not by "knocks" but the effect of too much flex on the wonky cross grain in those spots. I'm all for varnishing the oars though, but I leave my handles bare wood. Oil is better than varnish there, though.
Agreed. I prefer oiled handles.