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Oar MakingRiverswest Small Craft Center
We will be making oars based on a R. D. "Pete" Culler design
taken from is book !oats, #ars andRowing$. We e%&e't tat (ou
will 'om&lete one oar in 'lass and make signifi'ant
&rogress on te
se'ond, wi' (ou will 'om&lete at ome. )e &lans 'all for
nominal * foot oars but te basi' design'an lengtened or sortened to
meet (our needs.
We will be making some design 'anges. Pete Culler made is oars
out of + in' &lanks glued u&to te reuired ti'kness- we will
be using */ roug lumber and gluing u& to get te 'orre't widt.
)oim&roe balan'e, we will moe te end of te ta&er for te
loom from te edge of te andle to a &oint12" from te andle. )is
will add more weigt on te andle side of te oars. ou 'an remoe
tise%tra weigt if (ou dont like it. 3lso if (ou need to, (ou 'an
also sorten te oar b( 'utting newandles in tis area.
4nless (ou made &reious arraignments, we will be making te
oars out of 3laskan ellow Cedar.#ars 'an also be made out of
Douglas 5ir, 3s, 6&ru'e and Western Red Cedar. 3s will be
ea(and take all te abuse (ou 'an trow at it. Western Red Cedar will
be ligter tan te oter 'oi'esbut it wont take an( abuse at all.
5irst Class:1. )alk about tools, glues and oars.2. 6ar&en
tools7. 8ake blade &attern/. 8ake andle &attern9. 8ake *
sided gauge also 'alled a s&ar gauge.. Demonstration on ow to *
side, 1 side and round an oar.;.
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g. Round oar andle.
)ird Class1. 8ark beels on blades2. Cut out beels7. Clean u&
saw 'uts
/. 8ark * sides on oar loom. )e loom aboe te leaters 'an be left
/ sided, * sided or 1sided.
9. Cut out oar loom * sides. 8ark 1 sides on oar loom.;. Cut out
oar loom1 sides*. Round oar loom?. Demonstration on ow to leater an
oar.
Blade Pattern1. /" % 7;" % @" &l(wood for blade
&attern.2. 8ark a line 1 in' from te long edge of te
&attern. ProAe't te line to te oter side of &atten
)is is te 'enter line of te blade.7. Wit te rigt sort side as
Bero, draw station lines at ", 12", 1*", 2/", 2*", 72", 7;"/. 8ark
te blade widt on te stations lines9. Pla'e a nail at ea'
interse'tion.. 6&ring a batten to te nails. 3dAust te nails to
get a fair 'ure.;. 8ark te fair 'ure on te &attern.*. Cut out
te &attern at te &en'il line or wide of it.?. Cut out s
were te 'enter lines meet te sort edges.
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Spar Gauge
1. We will be using a +$ % 1$ % $ &ie'e for te bod( of te
s&ar gauge.2. We dont need a s&ar gauge tis big so we will
use ;* E 1 @ E ;* for te s&a'ing, alf of wat
is sown aboe.7. 8ark a 'enter line te lengt of te bod(./. 8ark
te 'enters for te &en'ils.9. 8ark te 'enters for te dowels,
remember to in'rease te s&a'ing of ea' dowel b( te
widt of te dowels.. Drill drill te four oles.;. 5it and glue te
dowels.
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*. 5it te &en'ils.
ToolsReuired:6afet( glasses, earing &rote'tion, dust mask,
et'...Pen'ils or &ens
Desired:)a&e measureCombination suarelo'k &lane: 6tanle(
F/ smooting &lane or F9 ben' &lane.6&oke sae: 6tanle(
12G?91 s&oke saeH)e boat so& ma( ae &lanes aailableI7$,
/*$ or 0$ straigt edge2 or more 'lam&sun' and beerage
#&tional:Draw knifeow angle blo'k &laneCoarse
sand&a&er H0 to *0 gritI8edium sand&a&er H100 to
190 gritI5ine sand&a&er H1*0 to 220 gritI
