You thought you were going to get away without telling the story? heeheh

Its an ash shaft with an oak handle?  The shafts are drilled for handle 
tenons?
Why is this more desirable that one piece ash handles? How big are the 
tenons and is there a special way to drill out the holes for them?

  Where do you get >14 foot long ash blanks?
  Is warpage common?

What kind of glue makes the blade parts and what kind of cedar is strong 
enough for life and death service?
   Do you keep an extra oar aboard in case of disaster?

These seem like awfully long oars, to me. Of course I am more used to 
seeing oars on lake or river boats. This is an ocean thing that works 
better?

  yours Scott
If we have to pump the story out like an old farmhouse pump........ heehheh

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