Super simple test rudder for my pedal-powered canoe project. This is just screwed together with a quick coat of oil because there is zero chance that the final version will look anything like this and I just wanted to basic platform to figure out blade area and overall geometry. Once I figure out the blade area, I will probably be switching out the acrylic test blades for aluminum plate.
A huge focus of my design work is trying to keep things as simple as possible for people. For example, in this case, I started by raising my tablesaw blade all the way up and then cut the kerf that way, and then designed the shape of the rudder to fit that slot, which is a heck of a lot easier than any other way you could do it.
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