tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391209018021799205.post2393129722381558902..comments2023-11-25T20:47:51.262-05:00Comments on Oar Cruising: Making Spoon Blade OarsTom Clarkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013279285537701544noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391209018021799205.post-21298543467204381432016-08-17T08:14:58.262-04:002016-08-17T08:14:58.262-04:00Rick... beautiful sets of oars... you do REALLY ni...Rick... beautiful sets of oars... you do REALLY nice work!Tom Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11013279285537701544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5391209018021799205.post-70209915158042692952016-08-14T21:06:52.948-04:002016-08-14T21:06:52.948-04:00Nice oars! Since John DeLapp is a member of our lo...Nice oars! Since John DeLapp is a member of our local TSCA I've seen many DeLapp oars - they are very light yet strong enough for normal use. A few have been broken, either at blade or loom, due to hitting rocks or pulling very hard.<br /><br />With advice from experts on the wooden boat forum I recently made a set of 9' 6" spoon blade oars for slide seat rowing, trying to copy a friend's Pocock wooden racing sculls but with a softer loom for row cruising. It turned into a long thread:<br /><br />http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?201253-Laminated-spoon-blade-wooden-oars<br /><br />The oars have blades laminated from okoume ply in a mold form, and looms laminated from Douglas Fir and redwood. The DF/RW looms are a success, giving a soft flex yet able to take 200 lb on the oarlock location for a 3.6 lb finished oar weight. Flickr album here:<br /><br />https://www.flickr.com/photos/ricks_boats/albums/72157660721311014/with/25071585804/Rick Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12466843497352656892noreply@blogger.com