Boat repair

[Tim Britton]

well, after more than 20 years earning a living away from my trade it seems joinery is dragging me back and comments such as 'you're a joiner, fix this...' are being heard. Latest thing to turn up in my workshop for repair is a rowing boat... which arrived with a notes saying 'only one oar, the other is at the bottom of the lake.' How an oar sank is beyond me but I have to make a replacement, any suggestions as to what timber I should use? The remaining oar is painted (!) so will need stripping to see what it actually is made from.

 

[Adam W.]

Spruce.

 

[Keith 66]

Depends how fancy its mate is, If its a fancy hollow shaft oar by Suttons it will be built up from spruce, If its a cheap solid oar, pine of some sort, If it needs to be long & strong, douglas fir or even ash was used though it tends to be heavy.
Dont over think it, A good decent straight grained pine is perfectly acceptable.

 

[Tim Britton]

Depends how fancy its mate is, If its a fancy hollow shaft oar by Suttons it will be built up from spruce, If its a cheap solid oar, pine of some sort, If it needs to be long & strong, douglas fir or even ash was used though it tends to be heavy.
Dont over think it, A good decent straight grained pine is perfectly acceptable.

that's great, thankyou, from initial glances it doesn't look anything fancy so basic will be acceptable I think

 

[Jameshow]

I'd make sure it was matched weight wise with the other oar. Otherwise it will feel odd.