Preparation of material is described here: Day 1 and here.
Paddle #1 was succesfully wasted by me. Trying to make it better after the trial, I took off too much material and the paddle bends like it is made of rubber. I will take it for another spin, give it a proper funeral and thank for giving me a lesson.
So it was time to make a new paddle learning from my past mistakes. Here is the process of making it. This time I actually made measurements 🙂
Total time: 6 hours (2 hours cutting and glueing; 4 hours of shaping, brushing, oiling and cleaning up my mess).
![Still so happy I had electrical planer for this kind of work, made it so much easier](http://tony.seakayakforum.cz/wp-content/uploads/20140116_185728-300x225.jpg)
![Working on a shape also with el.planner](http://tony.seakayakforum.cz/wp-content/uploads/20140116_1744561-300x225.jpg)
![Shaping with measurement s is definitely a good idea](http://tony.seakayakforum.cz/wp-content/uploads/20140116_193430-300x225.jpg)
![Shaping of the surface is almost complete](http://tony.seakayakforum.cz/wp-content/uploads/20140116_205829-e1389912931549-225x300.jpg)
![Almost done](http://tony.seakayakforum.cz/wp-content/uploads/20140116_182637-e1389912847533-225x300.jpg)
![Brushing. New tool - works perfect. Much better than with hands only and brushing paper](http://tony.seakayakforum.cz/wp-content/uploads/20140116_210008-300x225.jpg)
![Final product](http://tony.seakayakforum.cz/wp-content/uploads/20140116_212601-e1389912874579-225x300.jpg)
![Putting oil on](http://tony.seakayakforum.cz/wp-content/uploads/20140116_213415-e1389912967206-225x300.jpg)
![Tools I used](http://tony.seakayakforum.cz/wp-content/uploads/20140116_215239-300x225.jpg)
![Mess I made](http://tony.seakayakforum.cz/wp-content/uploads/20140116_213515-300x225.jpg)
Thank you!!! 🙂