This picture shows the end after I roughed out the contours.
Here is a picture showing more of the contours after roughing out.
Here the ends are trimmed and rough sanding has been started. The random orbital sander, loaded with 60 grit, does wonders for smoothing out the planer marks and true-ing up the edges. I still need to thin the tips some more. It's not perfect, but it is all mine. It really is cool to hold something in my hands that I made myself.
Here it is after roughing out with the bandsaw.
Here after I cleaned up the edges, and started to layout contour lines. Next step will be to knock the corners off. It is even starting to feel like a paddle.
This is a really ugly 2x12, with one good edge.
Now its a pretty decent 2x4.
The jack plane is my friend, a rather stubborn and obnoxious friend, but in the end my new friend.
Tapered to 1/2" at both ends.
Layout for cutting.
Here is a little project, that has been keeping me busy. I had to retrieve this from my sister's house, and then assemble it. Look's pretty official now, doesn't it?
Whoa, look what I did. It's pretty cool, we are both excited. I'm sure that there will be plenty of more pictures and news to follow in the next days, weeks, months, and years. Woohoo, I'm gonna be a dad!
That's a pretty dramatic title for a rather sublime picture. It rained last night, and the ice was gone this morning - yippie!
The forecast for the next few days is: Unseasonably warm, and rain. Supposed to be near 60 deg F. That should get rid of the rest of the ice on the lakes. Can't come soon enough for me.
