Actually, I was just thinking of cutting the end of the loom into a wedge and have a matching wedge-shaped cutout in the blade. The ends of the loom wedge could be pushed together with a clamp to make the loom tapered toward the thinner outside end of the blade.

: Hi Shawn'

: I've been thinking about that one too! My Idea was to make the loom and then
: cut a through slot on each end. Then slide the blade into the slot and
: taper the remaining portion of the loom feather into the blade and glue it
: up. The other idea was to make and end piece with the taper like my
: paddles and turn down the other end so it slips inside the loom. The thing
: is, by the time you have done all that I'm not sure what weight savings
: you would get. On the paddle posted I tied a piece of raw hide lace around
: it for a drip ring and it worked great. I'm however am very leary on it's
: strength. It flexes quite a bit and I'm afraid it will snap like a tooth
: pick.