Another note, another day.
I roughly carved the first paddle out of a curved piece of willow from nearby Whalebone Cove. I let the wood do the designing. The paddle is leaning, has roots, the blade is slumped and has now a whale tail subtly carved in the handle in honor of the whale bones found there earlier, entwined within the roots of a willow tree. I like it. I’m learning lots of lessons here. Why paddles? Who knows!
Another day
Continued work on the first paddle, Root paddle, preparing for the final sanding.