Making a Laminated Bent-Shaft Paddle
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Gluing the Shaft
Seven laminates are cut for the paddle shaft:
ash, basswood and walnut. Each laminate is
about 5/32" thick (stacked together, the
laminates are 1 1/4" thick) and 62" long.
Glue is spread on each side of each laminate.
Shown here is epoxy. I now use Gorilla glue for
gluing the shaft and blade.
The shaft laminates are bent around the form, which has a 14° bend. After the glue dries (15 hours), the clamps are removed and
the shaft trimmed to width (1 1/16").