There are many reasons ranging from pleasure to neccessity, but finding the type of oar you need can be daunting to the newcomer as there are many different designs, lengths, and wood types available.

Sawyer wood oars are handcrafted from specially selected straight grain Douglas fir, known for its high strength-to-weight ratio and resistance to deflection or bending, making our oars light without compromising stability.

Ash Our workhorse hardwood, ash is extremely durable and tough, and well suited to a wide variety of paddling and rowing conditions. A heavier wood with moderate flex, ash holds up well to whitewater and rocky conditions. Open grain of the wood makes for …

Open grain of the wood makes for a very attractive paddle or oar. Our lightest and only softwood, spruce is an excellent choice for an all-around, every day paddle and almost all rowing oars.

At Flitch and Grain, we specialize in fully customizing products to your unique specifications, from design to completion. Our team works closely with you to bring your vision to life with expert craftsmanship and attention to detail.

Grapeview Point Boat Works oars with spooned and dished blades. We use vertical grain spar grade Sitka spruce for oars. Sitka spruce has always been the preferred wood when lightweight and stiffness were required. There are all sorts of formulas for determining optimal oar length for a given boat's beam.

Scull your small craft with one oar off the transom. Our unique offset curved blade, combined with incredibly flexible native Maine ash, makes sculling a joy. Standard length is 7’10” and suitable for most rowing boats. We also make sculling oars up to 21 feet to propel large craft.

Sawyer Utility Oars are crafted from high-quality straight-grain Douglas fir, a wood known for its high strength-to-weight ratio. This wooden oar is beautiful, light, stable and our most popular oar for small watercraft.

Oar Grades and Dimensions SELECT GRADE OARS: Taken from our finest wood. Straight grain. Tiny wood characteristics. Our best oar. All Racing and Spoon Oars are select grade.

Jul 21, 2008 · Here is the only tricky part: the grain of the oar piece must lie so that the grain runs in the same direction as the length of the boat. When you apply pressure, you do not want that pressure applied on the flat grain. The flat grain, in other words, will lie against the gunnel.