Following is an assortment of paddle and oar plans. These plans are not for the novice woodworker. Building a paddle or oar requires a lot of experience in woodworking techniques.
Always read the paddle and oar plans carefully and make sure that there is enough information provided for you to be able to complete the project - before you invest in materials. Some of the plans are excellent, giving a great deal of instruction in text, pictures and drawings while other plans are only drawings and still others are only sketches.
As well, some of the paddle and oar plans, require a woodworking shop that is outfitted with a good selection of stationary power tools such as a drill press, jointer and thickness planer.
These paddle and oar plans are for the expert woodworker.
Additional boat plans can be found under the specific type of boat:
Boat plans
Canoe plans
Dinghy plans
Houseboat plans
Hydroplane plans
Kayak plans
Motorboat plans
Sailboat plans
Double & single boat touring paddle plans.
Boat oars.
Northwood's paddle plans.
Eskimo paddle plans.
Simple boat oar plans.
Making boat paddles from boat paddle plans.
Boat oar plans.
