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Good Job Gary, thanks for your efforts & Keep it up!

OK, I am certainly no canoe paddle expert, because this was my first one. However, I did take pictures and detailed out all my steps on my website, hoping that it would help someone who is thinking...

Here's my favorite shop. Ask for Johnny or Anna, and tell them I sent you. http://www.northwestlumberco.com/
They have some very nice wood.

Thanks Nate,

At this point, I will stick to FG for my boat (it will be cedar strip canoe), because I want the benefit that FG has to wet out clear, and let all that beutiful wood grain show. ...

I did something similar. My Craftsman shop TS has a good size steel table. I bolted angle iron to either side, extending 24" out the back, so that a piece of used (& modified) counter top would sit...

OK, I have jumped into the world of epoxy. I ordered some West, 105 & 206.

My question now is this;

I know by reading up on strip built canoes that when people fiberglass a canoe, they start...

I've been using an Incra on my 10" Craftsman Shop saw for about 10 years. I absolutely love the fence. However, lately I have been using my portable Dewalt 10" TS a lot more. The fence it comes...

I used a 2 part epoxy for the tip, to protect it from the rocks, because I am going to use this paddle.

After checking out this site:http://bluestempaddler.com/canoe_paddle/index.html I followed his methods to make my first bent shaft paddle last week.

I used walnut & Cyprus, cut into 1/8" strips,...

I don't know if anyone else has suggested this, but do a google search for "Sketchup for dummies".

There are great videos on the web under that title.

Ken, by "thin fiberglass", do you mean about 3oz? Also, I have a couple of questions about the glass.

Is the fiberglass more fore strength, or water protection?

Can I put a couple of coats...

I was actually thinking about only glassing the paddle portion, after adding an epoxy tip.

I agree, epoxy would probably be better, but do you see any downfalls with using the poly glue. I ask, because that's what I have in stock right now.

Thanks.

I am making my first canoe paddles, a pair of bent shaft paddles. The shaft is comprised of (9) 1/8" strips of walnut & cyprus. I am planning on using gorilla glue. I might fiberglass these, or...