Excellent old school woodwork, great video and editing also nice fret work... ...the twanging of the strings on the fretboard, I play guitar myself so I really appreciate all aspects of your video, good stuff!
very nice! back in the 60's or so everyone was talking about the death of "old time" crafts. it's great to see so many of them like this come back. very fine canoe to match up with that paddle.
Absolutely Beautiful wood rendering... with great vid editing, and good choice of music... - ( could "feel" the draw plane ) in the hands while just watching... - thanks for sharing this vid to bring back old memories !
The board was 2" thick. Although there is more carving involved, thicker boards do have some advantages: you have more leeway to fit the design around imperfections, you can get a thicker grip, and you can slice the offcuts in half to get bookmatched strips for the blades of a couple of laminated paddles.
@nuaurea I use a Stanley (UK) 151 spokeshave with a Record blade. This type has blade adjustment screws and is much easier to set up than the earlier Stanley versions which don't have these.
Hey, fantastic video, I was just wandering where do you get you wood from, cos I can't seem to find anywhere near Cambridge that sells big slabs like you used. Thanks
This paddle ended up just a fraction under 1000g, which is quite heavy, but not too bad for maple with a 34" shaft, considering the large grip. 900g is a good target for a one-piece in ash or maple.
@jailbreaker12334332 The board was 2" thick. Although there is more carving involved, thicker boards do have some advantages: you have more leeway to fit the design around imperfections, you can get a thicker grip, and you can slice the offcuts in half to get bookmatched strips for the blades of a couple of laminated paddles.
looks like a strange double angle on that blade when you showed a close up? Seems to be working nice though, you should make a spokeshave sharpening vid?
@dabam69 This information is hiding in the book on each plan under Suggested Dimensions - Overall blank thickness. For a hardwood paddle it should be around 1 1/4 inches (32mm).
@boulderhog thanks! nottingham is ok, i go kayaking lots and there is a great whitewater center there. sorry about the double comment... my ipod was mucking up as usual!
Hey, fantastic video, I was just wandering where do you get you wood from, cos I can't seem to find anywhere near Cambridge that sells big slabs like you used. Thanks
For all of Man's ingenuity, he has never made a machine to replace the human hand. Top work.
Beautiful!!! I love your work, it's nice to see people who enjoy his work!!!
Excellent old school woodwork, great video and editing also nice fret work... ...the twanging of the strings on the fretboard, I play guitar myself so I really appreciate all aspects of your video, good stuff!
Thanks, you have teached me so much without speaking a single word.
very nice! back in the 60's or so everyone was talking about the death of "old time" crafts.
it's great to see so many of them like this come back.
very fine canoe to match up with that paddle.
Absolutely Beautiful wood rendering... with great vid editing, and
good choice of music...
- ( could "feel" the draw plane ) in the hands while just watching...
- thanks for sharing this vid to bring back old memories !
Thanks for a great and instructional video. Very insightful and full of great tips for symmetry.
Great video - I had no idea what a spokeshave was - but watching you use one to create a canoe paddle was awesome.
Is all the work done with a flat spokeshave? This is a very beautiful video. Thank you for posting it.
The board was 2" thick. Although there is more carving involved, thicker boards do have some advantages: you have more leeway to fit the design around imperfections, you can get a thicker grip, and you can slice the offcuts in half to get bookmatched strips for the blades of a couple of laminated paddles.
@nuaurea I use a Stanley (UK) 151 spokeshave with a Record blade. This type has blade adjustment screws and is much easier to set up than the earlier Stanley versions which don't have these.
Hey, fantastic video, I was just wandering where do you get you wood from, cos I can't seem to find anywhere near Cambridge that sells big slabs like you used.
Thanks
Great video, very inspiring as I'm about to embark on making my first paddle. What was the finished weight on that?
Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed the video. How thick was the maple board you started out with?
This paddle ended up just a fraction under 1000g, which is quite heavy, but not too bad for maple with a 34" shaft, considering the large grip. 900g is a good target for a one-piece in ash or maple.
@wcwirla This paddle needed just a flat-soled spokeshave. Some designs with very tight curves at the throat can also need a convex-sole type.
@jailbreaker12334332 The board was 2" thick. Although there is more carving involved, thicker boards do have some advantages: you have more leeway to fit the design around imperfections, you can get a thicker grip, and you can slice the offcuts in half to get bookmatched strips for the blades of a couple of laminated paddles.
Great work,how thick was the board when you started?
looks like a strange double angle on that blade when you showed a close up? Seems to be working nice though, you should make a spokeshave sharpening vid?
@dabam69 This information is hiding in the book on each plan under Suggested Dimensions - Overall blank thickness. For a hardwood paddle it should be around 1 1/4 inches (32mm).
nice paddle. Nice video. Thanks.
@boulderhog thanks! nottingham is ok, i go kayaking lots and there is a great whitewater center there. sorry about the double comment... my ipod was mucking up as usual!
@n1ck3o7 I get most of my wood from Fitchett and Woolacott in Nottingham. Not very handy for Cambridge, sorry.
Lovely work. Makes mine look like a toddler took a butter knife to a 2x4. :-)
that looks so fun! :D
@mark3smle It is a combination square. Invaluable.
What is the tool you were using at 1:45 to remove the top with? It might of been the spokeshave but it was moving too fast for me to see.
great vid thanks for upload
It is the spokeshave again.
Beautiful paddle is there anywhere I can get the pattern
Cool.
What the fuck is this music
Hey, fantastic video, I was just wandering where do you get you wood from, cos I can't seem to find anywhere near Cambridge that sells big slabs like you used.
Thanks