New batch of paddles for May. An Historic Voyageur in dark cedar and walnut, a Malecite blade/Classic grip in medium cedar and Cherry., and a double-blade canoe paddle in dark cedar.

In the first photo you can see a profile of the grip end of the cedar/walnut paddle.  I taper the cedar core down to a fine point before gluing on the walnut shaft facings.  This eliminates the large block of soft wood at the end of the grip and allows the walnut facings to be continuous from the shaft to the grip.  Next step is to glue on the "wings" for the side of the grip.