SkyKae Kanoe Works

06/23/2023

We did some paddle testing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota. Both paddles scored an A+

05/18/2023

Iteration 2. We don't want to modify the factory rudder. My son doesn't want rope. Ash, ipe and a camp cup.

05/17/2023

Mocking up the rudder.

04/15/2023

Newest boat in our fleet. 1957-60 something 17ft Grumman canoe with the factory sail kit.

03/30/2023

It is a pet peeve of mine is when people call my paddles "OARS". I have always wanted to make some oars. I didn't have a row boat. One day, someone posted that a grumman sport boat was for sale in Kansas for a great price. I got the boat and most of the parts to build a trailer for it. The sport boat is great. You can put a sail kit on it. You can paddle it. It has the rowing stations so you can row it with OARS. You can also put an outboard motor on it. The plan is to put our 4hp 2 stroke motor on it. It will also have some OARS. I made the blades the same way I did the paddles.

03/30/2023

Ok, I was tired of doing a lot of sanding on the paddle blades. I looked at my cedar strip canoe and thought about how could I make some paddle blades like that? I went to the local big box store and got several of the finest western red cedar fence pickets that they had. Yes, I went through their pile. I also got some cedar 2 x 2s and 2 x 4s. I planed both sides of the pickets smooth and ripped them into 1" strips. I glued the strips into panels. I ran the panels through my drum sander until they were about 3/16" thick. I cut big curves into the 2 x 2s and then cut them in half long ways. I clamp the cut panel strips into the curved pieces. I let them dry overnight. I run the bottoms through my jointer to make them flat. Now, glue these pieces to your favorite kind of shaft and shape it and finish like any other paddle. I came up with this on my own. Idk if anyone else has tried this. There is lots of room for improvement.

03/29/2023

Spraying spar urethane on my first oar and first kayak paddle. I to finish sanding the other oar.

08/25/2022

08/12/2022

Gettin the paddle wet, watchin the sun set...

08/02/2022

stolen from the Wenonah website.

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07/13/2022

First greenland paddle out the door. Western red cedar with a strip of cherry in the middle. I carved it on the 4th of July. I named it "Yankee Doodle".

06/29/2022

Paddle therapy/testing on Lake Hefner Okc. Lucky enough!