Making Oars with a Table Saw

In this video I narrate the process, from sawmill to finished product, of making 9' 8" oars using a basic table saw (no lathe). I am not a carpenter, and much of this I made up as I went along, but maybe it can help give some ideas.
Also watch the follow up video ("Oars in a Canoe") that explains some useful adjustments.
Rowing materials bought from www.adirondackrowing.com.

[@gwenyoung3903]

They look real good!!!👍😊

[@naestrebloc9849]

That table saw trick is top tier stuff!! Great video for average people. People like me, who aren’t carpenters but are motivated and mechanically inclined!

[@Kitiwake]

Was a good video.
"They say"😂 a sailor is a better boat builder then a carpenter.
A carpenter can only think in straight lines.

[@TheQcjoe47]

money or not. for me I wanted to do it myself is a plenty good reason in my book. the easy way is the quicker way but the hard way is much more rewarding!

[@kendaugherty8092]

Wished I had watched this video before I made my oars!

[@wesyoungwriter]

I hear ya! Though I do hope you found a lighter-weight wood than mine. I used these wooden oars for about a year and then upgraded to carbon fiber oars. Whew, so much lighter. I'll never be able to go back now.

[@mesutpeynirci9568]

you can balance the weight by attaching some lead to the shorter parts that you hold in your hands.. in old days those parts were made thicker to counter weight the long parts..

[@ClauGarcis-w5f]

¿Octagonal shape?

[@wesyoungwriter]

The initial table-saw cuts made the shafts more or less octagonal (or probably more like hexagonal), but then the subsequent rolling-motion runs through the table saw rounded them off, and the follow-up rasping and sanding made them nicely round/tubular.

[@chrisbarnhart4075]

Made some myself didnt do allthat