# Building oars **URL:** \ **Category:** Builder's Forum\ **Created:** [May 2, 2017, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/building-oars/45304 "2017-05-02T19:50:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dave\_Metcalf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@Dave\_Metcalf](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Dave_Metcalf)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2017, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/building-oars/45304/1 "2017-05-02T19:50:19Z")
My winter project (now stretching into my spring project) has been to build a set of oars. Having finished the prototype, I'm posting some pictures in a Google album for comments. These are curved blade (bent lamination) hollow shaft oars. I think the prototype looks pretty good -- but comments are welcome. Here's the [album](https://goo.gl/photos/xeZ4HbgveJWcKVkZ6). Dave M. ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_Metcalf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@Dave\_Metcalf](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Dave_Metcalf)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/building-oars/45304/2 "2017-05-02T19:51:07Z")
  Oh yeah -- these are for a Northeaster Dory.  ---
**Author:** ![George\_Krewson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9d8465/32.png) [@George\_Krewson](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/George_Krewson)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2017, 9:33am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/building-oars/45304/3 "2017-05-03T09:33:14Z")
Very nice. Should work well. Make sure to post the final ones. George "That's a nice set of oars you got there". "Them ain't 'ores, them's me wife and daughter".   ---
**Author:** ![Jeffrey\_Hoeper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Jeffrey\_Hoeper](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Jeffrey_Hoeper)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/building-oars/45304/4 "2017-05-04T15:24:52Z")
   I used to make trick waterskis is a somewhat similar fashion back in the distant past. Your oars are a lot prettier than my skis were. Kudos. ---
**Author:** ![Ernie\_Schmidt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/53a042/32.png) [@Ernie\_Schmidt](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Ernie_Schmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/building-oars/45304/5 "2017-05-04T19:38:01Z")
I have made two sets of oars and have been using them for over a year. My blades are a similar macon shape that I designed, and they are laminated like yours. My shafts are solid pine in a D shape for use with sculling oar locks. One pair is 9.5' long the other are 8.5'(wife's). I also made a slid seat setup for our NEDory, so we both slide seat tandem row, or I can row as a single. The blades are attached with a simple glue joint. The oars work great and look good.  I am not skilled enough to post pictures on this site but can send some if you give me a email address.   ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_Metcalf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@Dave\_Metcalf](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Dave_Metcalf)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2017, 7:29am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/building-oars/45304/6 "2017-05-05T07:29:19Z")
 Ews -- I'd love to see some pictures. Here's my email: dhm1h@virginia.edu. Btw -- if you have an online photo album -- it's not that hard to link to it using the link tool above. Dave M.