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"I had some enormous tulip poplars in my yard.  I hated them, messy trees, roots got…"

Shawn Baker replied Dec 20, 2019 to I am looking for a light wood to make oars.

42 Mar 26, 2020
Reply by JC Smith

"I've heard of sassafras for paddles.  Could you laminate it of 3-4 pieces to avoid k…"

Shawn Baker replied Dec 20, 2019 to I am looking for a light wood to make oars.

42 Mar 26, 2020
Reply by JC Smith

"Has anyone ever read Andrew Steever's 'Oars for Pleasure Rowing'?It's out of print a…"

Shawn Baker replied Dec 20, 2019 to I am looking for a light wood to make oars.

42 Mar 26, 2020
Reply by JC Smith

"If and when I build another with a composite floor, I will strongly consider laminat…"

Shawn Baker replied Dec 10, 2019 to First build

249 Apr 20, 2023
Reply by Dusty

"I agree with Rick, and I think he even posted similar advice when I was planning my…"

Shawn Baker replied Dec 10, 2019 to First build

249 Apr 20, 2023
Reply by Dusty

"To the second part of your question: "it would be interesting to know how much stren…"

Shawn Baker replied Dec 6, 2019 to First build

249 Apr 20, 2023
Reply by Dusty

"If you have a fully glassed/epoxied/varnished boat, you don't need oil.  It won't ab…"

Shawn Baker replied Dec 6, 2019 to First build

249 Apr 20, 2023
Reply by Dusty

"I'll take a slightly different tack.  As David Witton mentioned, there are two schoo…"

Shawn Baker replied Dec 6, 2019 to First build

249 Apr 20, 2023
Reply by Dusty

"You can stack them on top of each other for even more force in a small area! "

Shawn Baker replied Nov 8, 2019 to First build

249 Apr 20, 2023
Reply by Dusty

"Very cool. I’d love to see some of the model iterations."

Shawn Baker replied Oct 30, 2019 to Dave's River Whip

4 Dec 20, 2019
Reply by Don Tyson

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