New Mash Paddle

I found this wooden paddle in a restaraunt supply store near me. I decided to customize it. I still need to drill / route some holes in the actual paddle but here are some pictures of the engraved handle. I did this free-hand with a dremel engraving bit and router attachment, and a ruler for the straight lines. The curved letters were all free hand. While it is not perfect I still think it looks pretty good. And it adds a bit of personalization to the paddle.

 

Very nice.

 

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very nice. do you know what type of wood it is? i just made a paddle out of wood that was left at the house when we bought it and I have no idea what it is. the color and grain look very similar to your paddle

 

Not sure. It is a Winco 36" paddle. I looked it up on their site but couldn't find any info on the type of wood.

 

So I finished up today. I drilled 7 3/4" holes in the paddle, and a 3/8" hole in the handle and threaded some leather lace through for hanging. I then sanded all the holes until smooth to the touch. I was debating on engraving a pair of beavers on each side of the engraved name, but the SWMBO felt that it was too much and that it looked good as it is.

 

Cool man, looks great. Now it's time to put it to use!