How to make and fiberglass a canoe paddle!

In this video I show how I make my canoe paddles including adding the fiberglass and finishing with varnish.
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[@davidrobins7753]

Love it. A very satisfying job in a beautiful canoe paddle.

[@evanking3643]

Good job 😊❤

[@AndreabelievesinJesusChrist]

Wow ur shop is so nice 😍

[@TheGrantAlexander]

I like that modified saw horse you made!

[@seamancustombuilds2553]

Thanks, it’s so simple yet so useful

[@patmando1565]

Thanks for this video, just built a few after watching this.
The most difficult part was the fiberglassing, follow the directions on this video and you wont run into the issues i did lol.

[@seamancustombuilds2553]

Thanks for watching and glad you got it figured it out!

[@autismschild9561]

Thanks for making this video. I'm repairing a few paddles that I have recently acquired, which have basically come apart at the glue joints. I was looking for a way to ensure that these paddles don't come apart at the glue joints again once I have them repaired, and I believe that this method of using fiberglass and epoxy, with the varnish finish, will ensure a stronger and more waterproof finish to protect those glue joints for a very long time. Thank you again.

[@seamancustombuilds2553]

Thanks for watching and glad it helped, good luck with the repairs and hope you have many years ahead using them on the water

[@TotalBoat]

What a great video, the oars look amazing! Look at that shine 🤩

[@seamancustombuilds2553]

Thank you!

[@linuxsdad]

I haven't tried the fiberglassing yet. I have finished some with oil, but they definitely show wear easily and take rock damage.

[@seamancustombuilds2553]

These were my first fiberglassed, it wasn’t too difficult, good luck

[@mikegallagher782]

Hey Scott. Great video thanks for sharing. Built a paddle and getting ready to add the fiberglass and have a couple questions. What was the blue tape for on the end of the blade and when did you put that on? Also what kind of brushes are you using to apply the epoxy? Guessing the disposable chip brushes?

[@seamancustombuilds2553]

Hi Mike, thanks for watching. The blue tape was to hold the fiberglass cloth to the shaft while applying the epoxy and I used cheap chip brushes. Good luck!

[@ericsbrennan]

What did the end result weigh?

[@TylerZ91]

Well I have a lot of tools I need to buy

[@scottf9044]

Awesome video. Can you provide a materials list, i.e. cedar - 1x8x6' (handle), etc.? Tough to determine from the video.

[@seamancustombuilds2553]

Thanks for watching, for the shaft 1x1.25x60”, handle 2 pieces 1x1.5x6”, blade 2 pieces 1x4x22”
Hope that helps and have fun making yours!

[@scottf9044]

@@seamancustombuilds2553 one more question. I'm getting ready to fiberglass. Not sure how to make the "sides" come together without doubling up on the cloth. You lay cloth on one side, cutting larger than the blade, then epoxy (multiple coats), including dabbing the sides. Do you then cut away the extra from that first side and repeat on the other side...but maybe don't overlay the sides so much? Or is it thin enough where it really doesn't matter? I guess a 2 layers of cloth on the blade tip might actually be better.

[@matthewclara1]

How many coats of resin did you give it?

[@seamancustombuilds2553]

3 coats to fill in the weave