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bkfrogma: Waiting for the paddlemaking workshop to begin!
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bkfrogma: Elizabeth, our organizer, and Chris Raab, our instructor
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bkfrogma: Wood Shop 101
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bkfrogma: Introducing a blank
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bkfrogma: Paddle Geometry
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bkfrogma: Time to get hands-on!
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bkfrogma: First step - Guidelines
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bkfrogma: Drawing the lines -
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bkfrogma: Guidelines drawn, time for...
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bkfrogma: Step 2: Introducing the Block Plane
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bkfrogma: This is the tool we'll be using to do the initial shaping.
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bkfrogma: Chris demonstrates a few strokes on Orlova's paddle -
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bkfrogma: Nice long smooth strokes - with the grain so everything's smooth and clean -
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bkfrogma: A couple more strokes, and then -
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bkfrogma: Having observed, we all set to work on our own paddles.
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bkfrogma: Chris kept a close eye on our progress
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bkfrogma: Siren At Work
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bkfrogma: Thumbs up, lookin' good!
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bkfrogma: Meanwhile, a Sunfish launches.
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bkfrogma: Reconvening after lunch
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bkfrogma: Blade-shaping close to done, we moved on to tips
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bkfrogma: Tip template
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bkfrogma: Cutting the tip with a Japanese saw
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bkfrogma: Shaping the tips with a rasp
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bkfrogma: Susan inspects Chris's work - she approved!
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bkfrogma: Last step at the workshop - sanding.