DaveScott512
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Gluing up oar blanks. I used (3) boards of 3/4" pine to get the thickness. I tried to find the clearest boars I could at Home Depot. A few knots were OK. Home Depot now has this clear wood that I used for the inner lamination. It is not pine, but looks like it. It is not as soft and a bit heavier. I think it will work out fine. I tried to pick boards that were same weight. The finished oars ended up at 3 lbs each. They have a nice flex. I used Minwax Helmsman polyurethane gloss with 4 coats, sanded in between with 220 grit.
IMG_8442
Gluing up oar blanks. I used (3) boards of 3/4" pine to get the thickness. I tried to find the clearest boars I could at Home Depot. A few knots were OK. Home Depot now has this clear wood that I used for the inner lamination. It is not pine, but looks like it. It is not as soft and a bit heavier. I think it will work out fine. I tried to pick boards that were same weight. The finished oars ended up at 3 lbs each. They have a nice flex. I used Minwax Helmsman polyurethane gloss with 4 coats, sanded in between with 220 grit.