Oar repair?

[DyerDhow]

The row boat I recently go came with two oars whose blades were too damaged to use. I got two more oars that were both to long (I need 6’) and one was cut in half and “repaired with a length of HEAVY pipe. Can oars like this be saved, or should I just soend $100 for new ones?

 

[Scott Danforth]

you should have cut them to the length needed, then using a 4-1/2" sander, re-made the handle.

by cutting them in half, you made kindling or wall art.

buy new oars.

 

[DyerDhow]

Just to be clear, I didn’t cut that oar in half, that’s how I got it. I just wondered if there was any point in trying to repair it.
New oars are on the way

 

[MTboatguy]

I had a set a few years ago, that I was able to restore the paddles on, in fact I remember the day I did it because I was watching the Indy 500 race, but they were split out and didn't have any finish left on them. I cross drilled the paddles and put bamboo rods in them with glue and clamped the paddles together. Used my orbital sander and got the handles and paddles back in shape and put a couple of coats of spar varnish on them and I ended up selling them for well over $400 dollars for the pair and the guy that bought them was thrilled, the had the name of the company and the year they were made burn stamped in the end of the handles, they were made in 1929

 

[DyerDhow]

Here’s what I ended up with