Hey Everyone, thanks so much for the positive response to the canoe video and this one so far! I spent weeks trying to decide if this video was a cool enough project to publish right after the behemoth project that was the canoe, but I decided to go for it anyway. There's got to be some small projects between the big ones, and I promise I've got some big ones in the works as we speak :) Next week I'll publish a more informational DIY video on how to make your own hyper-functional canoe paddle (unlike this one) so please stay tuned! Much Love, X 💜 EDIT: It has been brought to my attention that I cannot spell. All I say to that is: oops. Too late to fix it now. Can you find the spelling mistake?
It is unlikely that I would build a strip canoe. (I would likely go with a stitch and glue kayak as a boat project) But a non functional paddle is definitely I project I might try. So the little projects are fun to watch and consider trying. I would love to see you make a Greenland style kayak padde.
Found the spelling mistake. You wrote 'copywrighted' music whereas it is correctly spelled: *copywrought* music. I'm a bit of a language genius, as you may remember.
It's not about the size of the project, but your passion for the processes that makes things interesting around here!😁❤ So no worries about a small project, or MANY small projects between the bigger ones.😉
The best part is, if you have a river paddle and a normal paddle, if someone's heart stops you hit them with both paddles while screaming "clear!". (hey, it's been a rough day, this thought gave me a silly chuckle, seriously rough day.) Great video.
You are nothing like Tim Taylor or Norm from the Old Connecticut Yankee Workshop that's for certain. I always enjoy the videos and I'm blown away that you're so multi-talented from watching a number of older videos about the Non Profit, flying, violin, Engineer and building things like the Canoe. You are very impressive and funny. Keep up the good work. I also was impressed with the program for helping the schools with training materials. Everyone should be proud of your accomplishments. Keep being the awesome genius.
Depends on which end we're talking about here. I have used screwdrivers as both hammers and chisels. And quite a few times, I've used a philips head screwdriver as a center punch.
You are so welcome to Norway with your paddle and uncle. We will find a lake, river and a fjord for the two of you. Love your movies, Makes me smile. 😊
These videos are so informative and entertaining. I love how you hit a roadbump and went right over it without losing your cool. I hope we get to see more woodworking videos in the future.
Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. This is a cool little project with some learning about materials and techniques. Love it! You could say "A River Runs Through It" or with the craters in the epoxy on one side - "Moon River." (thank you.. thank you.. I'll be here all week.)
Fantastic work. Alluding to your comment, small projects are great, don't worry about always trying to top yourself. No matter what your making, I'm coming back for more quirky fun Xyla!
So... I wanted to say I LOVED this paddle build and your Canoe build. I am a canoeist myself and have plans on building my own cedar strip canoe once my dad and I can relocate to a place with space for a proper shop. I love the energy you put into your videos. MANY DIYers on youtube, but few seem to have so much fun with it. Then I discover I had already heard of you... your wooden corset is famous in steampunk and medieval recreation circles. Could not tell you how many times I have seen posts of the picture of you with the sword tagged with a title to the effect of "This is amazing". I look forward to seeing more projects. With the state of the world, your cheerfulness, and enthusiasm are almost infectious :)
40 years ago in grade 11 I made two red and white laminated cedar racing canoe paddles, it was very interesting bending the wood and stuff, but other than the planer and table saw to get the strips of cedar everything else was done with hand planers and rasps no power tools. they turnout really good.
Kudos for creativity in sourcing materials and persistence in recovering from setbacks, I learn more watching real world builds with all the attendant setbacks. Shallow water paddle is a great 👍 concept! Thank you for keeping the music volume low enough so that you can hear how hard you are working the tools you are utilizing. Great personality and content is a winning combination for a successful channel, well done. 🙏
I love the inclusion of your thought process for the silicon problem. I teach physics and it is wonderful to share said information and to model critical thinking in the "real world" is awesome share for my students! Thanks again.
Really cool that you just go for it regardless like with the table which turned out pretty good for a first shot even with a catastrophic failure that you bounced right back from. I was hoping you did like a super "glass look" polish on the resin to make it a wall hanger but the most fun is learning how to make mistakes right off the bat so when you do that really cool awesome project that turns out perfect, it's because you've learned all the ways to screw it up and how to avoid them! That is the priceless journey. I was pretty impressed when you had it in the vice on the weak side for planing - If I did that it would've snapped off and ended up in the fire box! Attitude is everything and that you have mastered from the start.
I feel like half of the fun of these projects is reacting to all the weird/interesting problems that arise during the project. (the sawdust trick is genius)
Love this project! It's soo cool how you solve your problems, like using the sawdust, or using eye shadow as a dye - it takes a woman to think of that. I would never have thought of it haha.
Hi Rapunzel! I was asking myself “am i watching the Disney film? You did really good job. Thank you for your voice and smile that makes me happy for a while.
you can also use rit dye available in most super markets, maybe even your pharmacy. you can use mylar, or wax paper for the bottom, when damming. mylar is great stiffer than paper, put some foam under it, clamp it down and it should seal pretty good. same with wax paper if you pull it tight when clamping it down on top of foam.. good job on the paddle...........
Very nice finished product. The resin stripe adds a great visual as you are using the paddle. Greetings from NE Ohio. Wishing you and your family a great new year filled with peace, health and happiness. Cheers
Hmm for fun and haha chuckles. Try a combination of yosegi and kumiko. Yosegi is a Japanese art where many different types of wood in different shapes to form different patterns and then made into a thin vaneer strip. Kumiko on the other hand is a Japanese art as well. It is the art of inlaying wood into well wood. Together I am certain it would be beautiful especially for something like a canoe or other project.
@@davidgrover5996 I am glad that people are considering food safety for all wildly inplausable projects such as my dreams of vibrant wood pizza peels. Dang it, now I want pizza again.
I just adore your videos! I was so surprised to find out just how new your channel is, as you deliver really good content. Happy that the algorithm shuffled you in. Keep on doing what you do, we need more young makers!
Depending on if your storing that outside or inside, you might see that varnish come off sooner than later. You can add one layer of chop strand fiberglass to the entire paddle to make it even more durable and resistant, then slap the varnish on top of that. Just a suggestion, as your already mixing epoxy , those few extra steps can make this thing last forever with a lot less maintenance.
You are very good at working on wood, congratulations, and don't worry about the video, it is not a small project, but a beautiful video on how canoe paddles are made. I have seen much less interesting things, receiving hundreds of thousands of views, I hope you can have and get the success you deserve.
Still looking for that hammer.... Also, hot glue for molding epoxy. Rubbing alcohol to release glue. Eyeshadow for pigment... NICE! Your planer game is better than mine LOL
This was a really entertaining video :D I now realise that I don't really care what the exact project is that you do. As long as you seem to have fun doing it I believe I will enjoy watching it.
As a person building and maintaining my own boat (and paddles!) I'm very much enjoying your videos and presentation. Great stuff! My only comment is that you often drop your voice down to almost nothing at the end of sentences and I find I have to rewind and listen again to catch what you're saying, e.g. at 1:33. Probably has to do with me being a foreigner too. I'm looking forward to more boat stuff. Thanks!
I agree! It turned out a cool smoky grey blue color, a little bit green, too. I think it's very appropriate for a river. It reminds me of the Rocky Mountain Lakes, Emerald Lake for example. I love the color!
@@TheJaws27 I'm not entirely sure. I had indeed some pieces that stayed a bit squishy but others cured perfectly fine, so it might have just been my far-too-old resin. Definitely sth I should try again to make sure
Adding ink to casting epoxy, as opposed to the stuff used to build boats, in dilute quantity is not going to stop it from curing and would produce some interesting effects. For more saturated shades, composite supply stores have compatible colourants.
All puns considered, that's a great looking paddle though! Now the question is, what more can we epoxy-riverify? The world looks different when you look at it with that in mind 😬
You are such a gorgeous smart young woman. A nice and clever idea with the eyeshadow pigments for that cool River Paddle. It is again a piece of art, beautiful!
Now I want to see a river live-edge canoe. I know you strive to make the cedar strip joints so no sunlight shines through. This would look like a giant crack in the boat! (I do, however, realize you said no more boats!)
OK, the river looks AMAZING in the paddle...😮😮 Seeing the light through it is such a lovely touch to the padling experience. Maybe, if you could reinforce it with some bolts between the pieces, you could make a 100% functional one with no risk of snapping, leaving you up the creek with no paddle? Either way, gorgeous work.👍
Ah thanks so much! I think most of the problem is that epoxy doesn't flex with the wood so you lose the really nice natural flex that makes wooden paddles so comfortable. But also if you hit a rock it would likely chip the epoxy a little
I really love the look of this paddle, though I think if it were going to serve as a real river paddle I'd glass the entire blade and round the corners. I'm out in CO and most paddle rivers, some are so shallow it's more like taking my boat for a drag. I've been thinking about a short blade paddle for the shallower spots.
Hey Everyone, thanks so much for the positive response to the canoe video and this one so far! I spent weeks trying to decide if this video was a cool enough project to publish right after the behemoth project that was the canoe, but I decided to go for it anyway. There's got to be some small projects between the big ones, and I promise I've got some big ones in the works as we speak :) Next week I'll publish a more informational DIY video on how to make your own hyper-functional canoe paddle (unlike this one) so please stay tuned! Much Love, X 💜
EDIT: It has been brought to my attention that I cannot spell. All I say to that is: oops. Too late to fix it now. Can you find the spelling mistake?
Best video of the day. Thank. I watch you from Ukraine. You are an amazing.
It is unlikely that I would build a strip canoe. (I would likely go with a stitch and glue kayak as a boat project) But a non functional paddle is definitely I project I might try. So the little projects are fun to watch and consider trying. I would love to see you make a Greenland style kayak padde.
Found the spelling mistake. You wrote 'copywrighted' music whereas it is correctly spelled: *copywrought* music. I'm a bit of a language genius, as you may remember.
mantabbbbbbb............
It's not about the size of the project, but your passion for the processes that makes things interesting around here!😁❤ So no worries about a small project, or MANY small projects between the bigger ones.😉
Half the enjoyment of this channel is how much a giant nerd she is while making things.
I love my people.
Keep em' coming!
The saw dust for spilled paint also works with a broken bottle of olive (or other cooking) oil. Although I’ve also used cheap cat litter for oil
The best part is, if you have a river paddle and a normal paddle, if someone's heart stops you hit them with both paddles while screaming "clear!". (hey, it's been a rough day, this thought gave me a silly chuckle, seriously rough day.) Great video.
Sorry bout your rough day man. Had mine a couple weeks ago :-P
Sorry about your rough day. BUT your pun made mine better! ( I was wHat assault them with your paddles?....ohhh..dim lightbulb)
Honored to have this paddle at it's forever home here at Narwhal Labs! Great working with you Xyla and we love this ridiculous and awesome project!
You are nothing like Tim Taylor or Norm from the Old Connecticut Yankee Workshop that's for certain. I always enjoy the videos and I'm blown away that you're so multi-talented from watching a number of older videos about the Non Profit, flying, violin, Engineer and building things like the Canoe. You are very impressive and funny. Keep up the good work. I also was impressed with the program for helping the schools with training materials. Everyone should be proud of your accomplishments. Keep being the awesome genius.
06:15 "Every tool is a hammer!"
(Except screwdrivers of course, they're chisels)
Depends on which end we're talking about here. I have used screwdrivers as both hammers and chisels. And quite a few times, I've used a philips head screwdriver as a center punch.
Damn, I thought they were pry bars
As Adam Savage says, Every tool is a hammer.
every tool is a beer opener as well.
Which is quicker, using what is in reach and fixing it later?, or maintaining the tools in a setup within reach? Never mind.
I love how it looked being used with the sunlight catching / passing through the river. Wonderful project
You are so welcome to Norway with your paddle and uncle.
We will find a lake, river and a fjord for the two of you.
Love your movies,
Makes me smile. 😊
These videos are so informative and entertaining. I love how you hit a roadbump and went right over it without losing your cool. I hope we get to see more woodworking videos in the future.
We are loosing true craftspeople day in and day out I am glad you are bring a fun edge to your craft.
Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. This is a cool little project with some learning about materials and techniques. Love it! You could say "A River Runs Through It" or with the craters in the epoxy on one side - "Moon River." (thank you.. thank you.. I'll be here all week.)
Fantastic work. Alluding to your comment, small projects are great, don't worry about always trying to top yourself. No matter what your making, I'm coming back for more quirky fun Xyla!
So... I wanted to say I LOVED this paddle build and your Canoe build. I am a canoeist myself and have plans on building my own cedar strip canoe once my dad and I can relocate to a place with space for a proper shop. I love the energy you put into your videos. MANY DIYers on youtube, but few seem to have so much fun with it. Then I discover I had already heard of you... your wooden corset is famous in steampunk and medieval recreation circles. Could not tell you how many times I have seen posts of the picture of you with the sword tagged with a title to the effect of "This is amazing". I look forward to seeing more projects. With the state of the world, your cheerfulness, and enthusiasm are almost infectious :)
oh and I am sorry... with that flat bottom on the paddle, I can not help but laugh as I keep getting an image of paddling a canoe with a pizza peel.
Finished product looks FAB!
Never would have even thought about using eye shadow as pigment, out there!!!!
Well done!!
40 years ago in grade 11 I made two red and white laminated cedar racing canoe paddles, it was very interesting bending the wood and stuff, but other than the planer and table saw to get the strips of cedar everything else was done with hand planers and rasps no power tools. they turnout really good.
Using tape for mold is a proof that you actually are a human, and thats makes me happier!
your intro was me waking up every day, except you were enthusiastic about it
If you've gotta be human garbage, may as well be excited about it
@@xylafoxlin lol i think i can only truly be excited about it after a copious amount of coffee
Love the way the light shows thru it as you're paddling!! Good stuff!!
I like the way the light shines through that epoxy!
Kudos for creativity in sourcing materials and persistence in recovering from setbacks, I learn more watching real world builds with all the attendant setbacks. Shallow water paddle is a great 👍 concept! Thank you for keeping the music volume low enough so that you can hear how hard you are working the tools you are utilizing. Great personality and content is a winning combination for a successful channel, well done. 🙏
I love the inclusion of your thought process for the silicon problem. I teach physics and it is wonderful to share said information and to model critical thinking in the "real world" is awesome share for my students! Thanks again.
I love it! Currently the only way I'm using my engineering degree so.... 😂
Really cool that you just go for it regardless like with the table which turned out pretty good for a first shot even with a catastrophic failure that you bounced right back from. I was hoping you did like a super "glass look" polish on the resin to make it a wall hanger but the most fun is learning how to make mistakes right off the bat so when you do that really cool awesome project that turns out perfect, it's because you've learned all the ways to screw it up and how to avoid them! That is the priceless journey.
I was pretty impressed when you had it in the vice on the weak side for planing - If I did that it would've snapped off and ended up in the fire box!
Attitude is everything and that you have mastered from the start.
I feel like half of the fun of these projects is reacting to all the weird/interesting problems that arise during the project. (the sawdust trick is genius)
Add sawdust to your miter joints with a bit of wood glue, resand, you”re welcome.
If you get adhesive (even CA) on your hands, use sawdust to get most/all off!
Thanks to Chris @Clickspring for that tip!
Love this project! It's soo cool how you solve your problems, like using the sawdust, or using eye shadow as a dye - it takes a woman to think of that. I would never have thought of it haha.
Hi Rapunzel!
I was asking myself “am i watching the Disney film? You did really good job.
Thank you for your voice and smile that makes me happy for a while.
I may not think you'll use that oar but I certainly dig your enthusiasm! Wicked fun idea. Awesome work.
Cautght the TedX presentation brilliant lady . Society can learn a lot from Xyla ! That prompted my subscription
I love seeing the techniques you used building the canoe in your projects. Really goes to show how versatile they can be. Great build!
This has easily become a favorite channel of mine. Your honesty is awesome to see, and your projects are great. Keep up the good work.
you can also use rit dye available in most super markets, maybe even your pharmacy.
you can use mylar, or wax paper for the bottom, when damming. mylar is great stiffer than paper, put some foam under it, clamp it down and it should seal pretty good. same with wax paper if you pull it tight when clamping it down on top of foam..
good job on the paddle...........
Really liked the problem solving skills in this. You really roll with the punches.
Very nice finished product. The resin stripe adds a great visual as you are using the paddle. Greetings from NE Ohio. Wishing you and your family a great new year filled with peace, health and happiness. Cheers
I love your sense of humor that infuses the video.
I did learn something, now I know what I was looking at, paddles made from Mangrove roots and Rainforest tree butress roots, short wide blades.
I love your excitement and the high tension along with the cool woodcraft projects. So satisfying😄😄
I honestly don't know why anyone would thumb this down. Maybe they're just jealous of the brains to match the beauty?
The parallel appears more compatible. I'm glad you decided that way.
Dang that looks gorgeous in the water
Yes, especially when the sun shines through from the far side of the paddle! 🤩🤩
Xyla so glad that you have made another video
Really enjoy this channel. You have so much energy. Very funny. Please keep them coming. Thanks.
Hmm for fun and haha chuckles. Try a combination of yosegi and kumiko. Yosegi is a Japanese art where many different types of wood in different shapes to form different patterns and then made into a thin vaneer strip.
Kumiko on the other hand is a Japanese art as well. It is the art of inlaying wood into well wood.
Together I am certain it would be beautiful especially for something like a canoe or other project.
I like how it looks with the sunlight pouring through the resin.
Keep it with joy!! the world is yours.
Clever, it looks fantastic in the sunlight.
What a great succes for a young Channel ! congratulations! Kiss from french woodworker who loves extremes sports . Great job👍
This paddle makes me want to make some coal-fired pizza for some reason.
But please not with epoxy, that really ruins the taste.
Monostripe Explosive Explorations, There are some food safe and heat resistant epoxies out there that might work to make a pizza peel.
@@davidgrover5996 I am glad that people are considering food safety for all wildly inplausable projects such as my dreams of vibrant wood pizza peels. Dang it, now I want pizza again.
Ouan Lynch, Sorry.
Isn’t the only coal fired pizza place in New York City?
I hope it survived the Scamdemic I always wanted to try it.
@@davidgrover5996 There are a few here and there. I know that there a bunch in Florida for example and a couple in Texas.
I just adore your videos! I was so surprised to find out just how new your channel is, as you deliver really good content. Happy that the algorithm shuffled you in. Keep on doing what you do, we need more young makers!
Final paddle looks so clean! Well done!
You're such an artist... I love it!
That is honestly a gorgeous paddle
I like to think Xyla's inner-monologue at the transition at 1:21 is "Ahhh....it's a-liiiive edge!!"
Learned something new today never knew their was a different type of paddle thanks for that and a great looking paddle
I LOVED the eye shadow trick! Will definetely try some mixtures with the epoxy I have at home and some old make-up.
Looking forward to next week. My quarantine project has been to make paddles for my kids, so Ill get to see all the things I did wrong 😀
Turned out great Xyla, awesome work! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
This girl rocks
❤️ Hatsoff to you xyla
I am so happy to come upon your channel Xyla, ok , now I confess that I am hooked~smile.
~Mark
Has to be one of the cutest things I have ever seen.
Depending on if your storing that outside or inside, you might see that varnish come off sooner than later. You can add one layer of chop strand fiberglass to the entire paddle to make it even more durable and resistant, then slap the varnish on top of that. Just a suggestion, as your already mixing epoxy , those few extra steps can make this thing last forever with a lot less maintenance.
When I saw the Kinney’s sign, I was like, I know that place. Had no idea you were in VT, let alone Addison Co. It’s a small world. Love your channel.
you town in famous now!
You are very good at working on wood, congratulations, and don't worry about the video, it is not a small project, but a beautiful video on how canoe paddles are made. I have seen much less interesting things, receiving hundreds of thousands of views, I hope you can have and get the success you deserve.
Still looking for that hammer....
Also, hot glue for molding epoxy. Rubbing alcohol to release glue.
Eyeshadow for pigment... NICE!
Your planer game is better than mine LOL
This was a really entertaining video :D
I now realise that I don't really care what the exact project is that you do. As long as you seem to have fun doing it I believe I will enjoy watching it.
Literally the coolest person 😎 keep up the good work!
Your recovery from the pour fiasco was inspiring!
As a person building and maintaining my own boat (and paddles!) I'm very much enjoying your videos and presentation. Great stuff! My only comment is that you often drop your voice down to almost nothing at the end of sentences and I find I have to rewind and listen again to catch what you're saying, e.g. at 1:33. Probably has to do with me being a foreigner too. I'm looking forward to more boat stuff. Thanks!
That paddle came out really nice
I do miss living on Lake Champlain and paddling in my kayak, from April until Dec . 1st of every year.
Looks great when the sun hits it. That turned out cool!
I agree! It turned out a cool smoky grey blue color, a little bit green, too. I think it's very appropriate for a river. It reminds me of the Rocky Mountain Lakes, Emerald Lake for example. I love the color!
Simply awesome and beautiful! Thanks for the work and idea!
Oh my god you’re from Vermont!!!!! That’s crazy me too! I love your stuff!
Great tip with the sawdust! 😃👍
That was tremendous fun.
Turned out beautiful. For all the “mistakes” you made. All part of the process. Well done.
This is my new favorite channel.
You do amazing things with epoxy.
Nice job with the whole project and really liked how you made the eye shadow work for you. Good stuff!
I'm a simple man. I see a Xyla video, I hit the like button.
Don't know much about paddles, but that one looks superb! Looking forward to the next video on "proper" paddle making.
Nice job. I would never have thought of makeup for coloring resin.
I had great results using ink for fountain pens to color epoxy, it's cheap and easy to get in various colors :)
Wouln't the water content in fountain pen inks mess up the epoxy curing?
@@TheJaws27 I'm not entirely sure. I had indeed some pieces that stayed a bit squishy but others cured perfectly fine, so it might have just been my far-too-old resin.
Definitely sth I should try again to make sure
Inks are notoriously not light fast as well. But i don't know about the permanence of eye shadow either...
Adding ink to casting epoxy, as opposed to the stuff used to build boats, in dilute quantity is not going to stop it from curing and would produce some interesting effects. For more saturated shades, composite supply stores have compatible colourants.
Haha that's awesome. Looks like it would go perfectly with your corset too. 😉
Beautiful paddle!
All puns considered, that's a great looking paddle though! Now the question is, what more can we epoxy-riverify? The world looks different when you look at it with that in mind 😬
Best intro ever
nice beauty shot at the end!!
You are such a gorgeous smart young woman. A nice and clever idea with the eyeshadow pigments for that cool River Paddle. It is again a piece of art, beautiful!
Very appropriate and narrated.
welcome back, love your personality and content so far :D
😲 Spooked me at the start!
That turned out nice!
Now I want to see a river live-edge canoe. I know you strive to make the cedar strip joints so no sunlight shines through. This would look like a giant crack in the boat! (I do, however, realize you said no more boats!)
So smart and intuitive. Great video..thank you
Enjoyed watching the paddle crafting! Also - I heard Cody Francis "Weather Any Storm" in the background....
OK, the river looks AMAZING in the paddle...😮😮 Seeing the light through it is such a lovely touch to the padling experience. Maybe, if you could reinforce it with some bolts between the pieces, you could make a 100% functional one with no risk of snapping, leaving you up the creek with no paddle? Either way, gorgeous work.👍
Ah thanks so much! I think most of the problem is that epoxy doesn't flex with the wood so you lose the really nice natural flex that makes wooden paddles so comfortable. But also if you hit a rock it would likely chip the epoxy a little
@@xylafoxlin Ah, I see...!😅 Well, that sucks... Looks so amazing, pretty sure you could sell them if you could somehow reinforce/protect it...🤔🤔🤔
I really love the look of this paddle, though I think if it were going to serve as a real river paddle I'd glass the entire blade and round the corners. I'm out in CO and most paddle rivers, some are so shallow it's more like taking my boat for a drag. I've been thinking about a short blade paddle for the shallower spots.
For me looks more like a decorative Pizza spatula, but very cool project and you are amazing
Absolutely beautiful........the paddle is pretty nice too 😜😘
In Gunsmithing we use modeling clay and various kinds of wax to control the epoxy flow.