Our Dyer Dinghy didn't have a decent set of oars. It was time to start woodworking again. My wife and I planned a sail to Beaufort NC. We would be anchoring out in Taylor creek and needed some oars for the dink.
I had leftover wood from previous paddle building projects. I found 2 nice long pieces of douglas fir for the shafts. The blades were made from a glue up of pine and sapele bits. After the blades were formed. I cut 2 sapele doughnuts for stops for the oarlocks. Being in a hurry and not wanting to lose any strength, I skipped rounding the shafts. I did take a bit of the corners off at the handles and then wrapped the handles in carbon fiber tow set in epoxy. It has a nice feel in the hand. Here the photos....
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