tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157484949428480187.post2922963306530194066..comments2024-02-23T11:03:30.852-05:00Comments on Paddle Making (and other canoe stuff): Shou-sugi-ban decorated paddlesMurathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13482734358888755004noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157484949428480187.post-1646729663891354982016-02-07T17:37:34.392-05:002016-02-07T17:37:34.392-05:00Jonas, the "capped" gunnels were really ...Jonas, the "capped" gunnels were really common on birch bark canoe, and Luke's canoe is basically a birch bark canoe where the bark is replace by canvas. Have a look here...http://paddlemaking.blogspot.ca/2015/10/luke-mcnair-larch-split-paddle-canoe.htmlDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017066552183432883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157484949428480187.post-6976286938703314972016-02-07T05:51:19.762-05:002016-02-07T05:51:19.762-05:00Fantastic technique. I will definitely try this on...Fantastic technique. I will definitely try this on my next paddle project! Interesting canoe too, I have never seen that kind of gunwales.Jonas Sjöblomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702691285263458964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157484949428480187.post-37625747572354498472016-02-05T13:22:57.063-05:002016-02-05T13:22:57.063-05:00Thanks for posting this Murat! Great to see it on ...Thanks for posting this Murat! Great to see it on here. I agree with David about the grain orientation making a difference to warping; I’ve been experimenting with burning quarter sawn and flat sawn pieces of larch of identical size, from the same log and both seasoned for about a year. The quarter sawn wood didn’t warp at all, whereas the flat sawn piece bent up and cupped. The ash for the paddle has been air drying for about two years. It’s strange about the burnishing; it always seems to be difficult to get a good shine on the blade; I’ve found that burnishing it in small patches seems to work, and also rubbing the wood with a cloth first sometimes makes it burnish better. The shaft always shines up perfectly. I’ve recently finished another paddle using the shou sugi ban technique; I’ll send you some photos when I’ve done the chip carving on it.Luke Mcnairnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157484949428480187.post-56399673803108185852016-02-04T16:33:47.482-05:002016-02-04T16:33:47.482-05:00Thank you Murat for the post. As for warping, I di...Thank you Murat for the post. As for warping, I didn't have any on my paddle blade, I used vertical grain/quarter sawn wood, and I think that makes a big difference. And the piece of sitka spruce I use was air dried for about a year so moisture content to less than 9%....<br /><br />Cheers<br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017066552183432883noreply@blogger.com