Copper Oar Tips

[G.J. Stanton]

Does anyone know of a source for copper oar tips? Thanks for your help.

[G.J. Stanton]

Does anyone know of a source for copper oar tips? Thanks for your help.

[G.J. Stanton]

Does anyone know of a source for copper oar tips? Thanks for your help.

[Thad]

Ask these people: http://www.traditional-marine.com/

[Thad]

Ask these people: http://www.traditional-marine.com/

[Thad]

Ask these people: http://www.traditional-marine.com/

[Mike Field]

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Why not just make some up yourself from sheet copper? It's not at all difficult.
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[Mike Field]

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Why not just make some up yourself from sheet copper? It's not at all difficult.
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[Mike Field]

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Why not just make some up yourself from sheet copper? It's not at all difficult.
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[Ian McColgin]

Copper is incredibly ductile if you just tap it gently. George Kelley used to make a form in wood, cut off a bit of scrap copper pipe, and pound out a bowel or what ever.

G'luck

[Ian McColgin]

Copper is incredibly ductile if you just tap it gently. George Kelley used to make a form in wood, cut off a bit of scrap copper pipe, and pound out a bowel or what ever.

G'luck

[Ian McColgin]

Copper is incredibly ductile if you just tap it gently. George Kelley used to make a form in wood, cut off a bit of scrap copper pipe, and pound out a bowel or what ever.

G'luck

[N. Scheuer]

Try Shaw & Tenney in Maine.

However, I talked to the owner, Mr. Regan, many years ago when I got our old Dovekie, PIL-PEL, about adding metal tips to the ash S&T oars that came with the boat, he recommended going without the tips. I said that Dovekie oars are often used to push off rocks, but he countered that the necessary nail holes might introduce cracks at the blade tips quicker than just using the bare (painted) wood.

Moby Nick

[N. Scheuer]

Try Shaw & Tenney in Maine.

However, I talked to the owner, Mr. Regan, many years ago when I got our old Dovekie, PIL-PEL, about adding metal tips to the ash S&T oars that came with the boat, he recommended going without the tips. I said that Dovekie oars are often used to push off rocks, but he countered that the necessary nail holes might introduce cracks at the blade tips quicker than just using the bare (painted) wood.

Moby Nick

[N. Scheuer]

Try Shaw & Tenney in Maine.

However, I talked to the owner, Mr. Regan, many years ago when I got our old Dovekie, PIL-PEL, about adding metal tips to the ash S&T oars that came with the boat, he recommended going without the tips. I said that Dovekie oars are often used to push off rocks, but he countered that the necessary nail holes might introduce cracks at the blade tips quicker than just using the bare (painted) wood.

Moby Nick

[Donn]

Originally posted by Ian McColgin:
.. George Kelley used to make a form in wood, cut off a bit of scrap copper pipe, and pound out a bowel or what ever.Is there a benefit in making bowels from copper, instead of the material currently being used? What if one has a cast-iron stomach? Will galvanic corrosion set in? :D

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I agree...no nail/tack holes in the blades is better than the protection the copper would offer. I've seen oars with blades reinforced with fiberglass, however.

[Donn]

Originally posted by Ian McColgin:
.. George Kelley used to make a form in wood, cut off a bit of scrap copper pipe, and pound out a bowel or what ever.Is there a benefit in making bowels from copper, instead of the material currently being used? What if one has a cast-iron stomach? Will galvanic corrosion set in? :D

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I agree...no nail/tack holes in the blades is better than the protection the copper would offer. I've seen oars with blades reinforced with fiberglass, however.

[Donn]

Originally posted by Ian McColgin:
.. George Kelley used to make a form in wood, cut off a bit of scrap copper pipe, and pound out a bowel or what ever.Is there a benefit in making bowels from copper, instead of the material currently being used? What if one has a cast-iron stomach? Will galvanic corrosion set in? :D

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I agree...no nail/tack holes in the blades is better than the protection the copper would offer. I've seen oars with blades reinforced with fiberglass, however.

[Tom Lathrop]

A method that I use to reinforce leading edges of rudders, CB's, DB's and small boat stems is to mold an epoxy saturated piece of dacron line of appropriate size on the edge. These have survived many hard knocks with no significant damage (none). After soaking in epoxy, I form the line to the edge with plastic film stretched and taped over the line. Then fiberglass is layed on in the usual way. I even used it on the leading edge of a steel centerboard of a cruising boat and the daggerboard of a 26 footer.

I see no reason why it would not work just as well on paddles.

[Tom Lathrop]

A method that I use to reinforce leading edges of rudders, CB's, DB's and small boat stems is to mold an epoxy saturated piece of dacron line of appropriate size on the edge. These have survived many hard knocks with no significant damage (none). After soaking in epoxy, I form the line to the edge with plastic film stretched and taped over the line. Then fiberglass is layed on in the usual way. I even used it on the leading edge of a steel centerboard of a cruising boat and the daggerboard of a 26 footer.

I see no reason why it would not work just as well on paddles.

[Tom Lathrop]

A method that I use to reinforce leading edges of rudders, CB's, DB's and small boat stems is to mold an epoxy saturated piece of dacron line of appropriate size on the edge. These have survived many hard knocks with no significant damage (none). After soaking in epoxy, I form the line to the edge with plastic film stretched and taped over the line. Then fiberglass is layed on in the usual way. I even used it on the leading edge of a steel centerboard of a cruising boat and the daggerboard of a 26 footer.

I see no reason why it would not work just as well on paddles.

[JimConlin]

Donn wrote:
Is there a benefit in making bowels from copper, instead of the material currently being used? What if one has a cast-iron stomach? Will galvanic corrosion set in?

It depends on the alloy of the gronicles. :D

[JimConlin]

Donn wrote:
Is there a benefit in making bowels from copper, instead of the material currently being used? What if one has a cast-iron stomach? Will galvanic corrosion set in?

It depends on the alloy of the gronicles. :D

[JimConlin]

Donn wrote:
Is there a benefit in making bowels from copper, instead of the material currently being used? What if one has a cast-iron stomach? Will galvanic corrosion set in?

It depends on the alloy of the gronicles. :D

[whb]

Tom,

Now that is a heck of an idea. Any reason that you can think of why it wouldn't work on the leading edge of a canoe.

Howard

[whb]

Tom,

Now that is a heck of an idea. Any reason that you can think of why it wouldn't work on the leading edge of a canoe.

Howard

[whb]

Tom,

Now that is a heck of an idea. Any reason that you can think of why it wouldn't work on the leading edge of a canoe.

Howard

[Hugh Paterson]

An alternative to the dacron line would be a hardwood tip epoxied onto the end of the blade, not failed on my oars yet, and when I use my oars to shove off with I always reverse the loom and use the grip for shoving off beats wreaking the blade on my lovely oars ;)
Shug

[Hugh Paterson]

An alternative to the dacron line would be a hardwood tip epoxied onto the end of the blade, not failed on my oars yet, and when I use my oars to shove off with I always reverse the loom and use the grip for shoving off beats wreaking the blade on my lovely oars ;)
Shug

[Hugh Paterson]

An alternative to the dacron line would be a hardwood tip epoxied onto the end of the blade, not failed on my oars yet, and when I use my oars to shove off with I always reverse the loom and use the grip for shoving off beats wreaking the blade on my lovely oars ;)
Shug

[G.J. Stanton]

Thanks for all the ideas. I think I'll probably fabricate these myself as suggested. I was just trying to save a few hours since I have a lot of projects going right now.

[G.J. Stanton]

Thanks for all the ideas. I think I'll probably fabricate these myself as suggested. I was just trying to save a few hours since I have a lot of projects going right now.

[G.J. Stanton]

Thanks for all the ideas. I think I'll probably fabricate these myself as suggested. I was just trying to save a few hours since I have a lot of projects going right now.