Week 59: Oar Six

Did a little final tweaking on the shaping, then it was on to sanding.

Those are some pretty oars.

Went over everything that I could with the quarter-sheet pad sander, with 100 grit and then with 150 grit.

They’re definitely hand made. They’ve got … character.

Had to sand the handles by hand, though. That’s kinda poetic.

I like the grain of this pine.

Oh, and I filled the remaining register holes from the glue up with wood fill.

The blades were the hardest part to shape.

They took such a long time to make, but they turned out so gorgeous.

They’re not perfect, and I love them.

So then I wiped on a little oil stain with the questionably orange cedar stain that I’d bought. Next week they’ll be ready to varnish.


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