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Showing posts with label 2. Show all posts

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Sassafrass Penobscot Paddle Replica 2


The last paddle project from back in the fall was a crudely cut Sassafras twin blank from making a replica of the  c.1900 Antique Penobscot Paddle. This particular blank was cut rather thin, resulting in a 1" shaft diameter. The opposite side of the blade also has a nasty looking knot but it shouldn't affect its use in the water.

Where we left off in the fall...

Unlike the actual replica made with a flatter grip style to match the original, I played within the design confines of this blank and left the grip area much thicker. It has a distinct spine down the middle and is dihedral in shape with a more comfortable bulbous top grip. Sassafras has a lovely golden colour when oiled. Here is shot while the grain was wetted for the final sanding phases.


Wet golden colour of Sassafras

Instead of using paint on this one, I wanted to do more negative pyrography where the bulk of the wood is charred so that golden colour could be emphasized in the form of more double curve motifs. I had already started the work with my tiny woodburning pen instead of using the shou-sugi-ban technique recently learned about so this new decorative method will have to wait until for the next paddle in the works (likely this one here)

This time, I took inspiration for the second side of the c1849 Green Penobscot paddle at the Peabody Museum. Readers might recall that for a while, the only photo of this paddle an official catalog shot showcasing the white scroll design on a single side only. I've used this pattern twice now.

Canoe paddle, elaborately decorated. Blade painted green, double curve motif.
Peabody Number: 99-12-10/53655 
Dimensions: Length: 180.5 cm, Width: 17.6 cm, Dep: 3.3 cm
Provenance: Donor: Heirs of David Kimball (1899)


Thankfully, this paddle was chosen to be part of the ongoing exhibit The Legacy of Penobscot Canoes: A View from the River (through April 2016) where the other side was put on display. This second side of the paddle blade has a different, more complex double curve motif which was captured by some online friends and sent my way.


Photo Courtesy of John Fitzgerald and; Rob Stevens


The blade shape on the original and my left-over blank are quite different, but I set to work, free handing some double curves inspired by this new pattern. The blurry picture below shows what I came up with before the burning process started.

Pattern Idea

A nice weekend of bourbon drinking and pyrography and this is the result so far. Still some touch-up needed here and there and some oiling, but with some lovely snowfall finally happening this winter, I took some photos outside.

Decoration so far


More pics to follow when this thing is finally oiled and hopefully being used in the spring.


July 2016 update: Paddle has been oiled. Check that short post here.

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Saturday, February 4, 2017

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Monday, September 5, 2016

Were here! Part 2



Day 4 (Sat):  I'm up early and start dragging more stuff to the boat.  It's sunny, so we come off shore power and run on solar power all day, including an evening "Big Bang Theory," mini-marathon.  (Yes, we also get local TV, thanks the previous owner's mast antenna).  The Captain finishes removing the old name off the stern and other side of the boat and adds the new decals (standing in a dinghy in 20 kts of wind with a heat gun.  Looks like a good core workout).  We are officially "Odin."  

He gets the dinghy engine running and decides "it's time to have some fun".  I call it brave.  I'll wait here.  It's still windy and he heads out into the current instead of staying close to the marina.  It floats and runs (almost all the way) back to the boat.  He changes oil on the right engine and works on the dinghy engine ("Does this look like the youtube video?").  I have almost everything on the boat (and it's not FULL or below the water line yet!)  Still wiping out cabinets and unloading.  I've never been this domestic.  I line drawers on the nav station side with contact paper.  You read that right.  CONTACT PAPER.  Never done that in my life!

Day 5 (Easter Sunday):  You'd think it would be quiet at a marina on the morning of Easter Sunday.  We were hoping to do some of the standing rigging while no one was around.  However, a boat broker and his customers show up at 8:30 am to look at the power boat next to us.  Dang it. Then it there was frost on deck.  We finally got both lower stays swapped out.  They look pretty!  Two lady rowers came in as we finished and we chatted--me from the top of the mast, about the Volvo Ocean Race and all-women's team.  The Captain installed two more fire extinguishers, made a rack for more storage in the port aft locker (to avoid anything falling into the steering) and played with the dinghy engine some more (he got out the manual.  WOW).  Almost everything is on the boat, so I began trying to move from our duffel's to the locker in our berth.  A few more errands and then microwave dinners (yes, we have a microwave & it works but probably won't get used much because it draws so much power).  Captain also determined the freezer works quite well by making ziploc bag ice, so he was rewarded today with ice cream!  (Fridge quits working--Captain frantically cleaning the strainer to save the ice cream.)  New first mate duties:  wipe off solar panels daily, maintenance log, container consultant.  Calm water night but still chilly.
(Captain fastening the lower stay to the turnbuckle.  Take your time.  I'll just hang out.)

Day 6 (Monday):  A beautiful sunny day in the 60's.  Captain finds the reefing line diagram in the PDQ manual, so he goes out and plays with reefing line some more.  Back up the mast to change out the upper stays.  Then he spends the afternoon tinkering with the baby stay.  I do more errands.  I think I'm officially sick of Target.  I give up and order from Amazon and have it shipped to our broker.  I'm also now the mooch at Starbucks, buying a Frappucino for free wifi & an electrical outlet.  I clean out a few more cabinets and the Captain decided to go outboard shopping at the BIG West Marine.  It's like Disney for boaters.  I was walking around in a $260 Helly Hansen foul weather gear jacket and no one even looked twice.  We buy a new outboard on sale and fight over who gets to drive first.  For once, we are clean and presentable enough at the end of day to use our Brio gift card for dinner.  A good day.


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