Timber & Hackle

Had a great day on the Bow with and Shelly. Floated Policeman’s to Mac and had the river to ourselves all day. River was clearing up nicely and flows were great. Tons of wildlife; 3 martins, pelicans, orioles. Oh yeah, there were some fish too! Ran into and it was nice to say “hi” on the river after following his great drone pics.

Finished the rough shaping of the oars today. Let the saw dust and planing chips fly! Brought them home to do some fine tuning and then glass the blades. Ash shafts with cherry and cedar blades. Have some oak and cherry blanks to laminate on the square tops for counter balance. Got a few tricks up my sleeve for that too! Stay tuned to the end of the week.

A little shop time and a little bench time today. Started the shaping of the oars. About 3 hours of planing and sanding. Learned from the prototype to go slow and be patient. Probably about half done the shaping. Also finished the anchor arm and spent some time on the bench. Size 22 griffiths gnat, size 22 CDC midges and size 6 balanced leaches. Thinking I may ask a friend to borrow oars for the first trip!