Different woods for paddles

ticonderoga

"Just one more"
During this time of forced isolation, I am getting around to making a few paddles out of woods that I haven't used before. It was nice to work with different woods and seeing what are the characteristics of each species. Left to right : Flame birch, very tight grain Ash, Tiger maple and American chestnut. Now I can't wait to get them wet! Thanks for looking.
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Very nice! Did you stain the ash?
I'm a sucker for curly maple, but they all look really great.
 
Looks great. I have some split ash I intended to use for snowshoe frames. I'll have to see if any of it is wide enough for paddles.
 
Great carving! Am I correct in assuming that Flame Birch is actually Yellow Birch?
 
Yup. And it is the provincial tree of Quebec.
 

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I've done a couple in Am Chestnut. Black Cherry is a favourite, but Sassafras is wonderful to work with too.
 
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