Samples in the making.

Things are going well with paddle samples.  I've made 5 so far and have one left.  The ones below aren't completely sanded and finished but I wanted to get something posted so viewers could see we're doing something.  The samples we will show, as are the ones below, are made of White Oak, but we will offer them in other hardwoods too.

Each paddle will be individually made by me and finished by my wife.  Both of us have very high standards when it come to quality and take pride in what we do.

The Process!

It's been an interesting process so far.  First I needed to make sure every new piece of equipment I recently purchased was in good working order.  To do that I discovered I needed space for the machinery.  Everything is working great and I feel I got more than my money's worth buying all of it.

I made a sample paddle so I could test out each new machine and it worked out well.  I was also getting a general idea how long it would take to make each paddle too.  I'm now in the process of making templates for each design I'm going to offer.  In the mean time I'm checking out prices of other paddle makers out there too.