Time for action – making the base of the blade of the oar

Now, you need to make the plastic part of the oar. This will require more detail, so you will be using both extrusion and subdivision to make this transition between parts of the oar. The following steps will help you to make the base of the blade of the oar:

1. Zoom out so that you can see most of the oar.
2. Move to the bottom end of the oar. Rotate the view so that you can see the bottom of the oar.
3. Press A to deselect all edges. Switch to the Face Select mode in the 3D View header. Select the face at the bottom with the RMB, and press X to delete it. Choose Faces from the pop-up menu.
4. Change to the Front Ortho view. Zoom in to the bottom of the oar.
5. Switch to the Edge Select mode in the 3D View header. Make sure that the Limit Selection to Visible button is still turned off. Use the border select tool to select the edges at the bottom of the oar.
6. Press E and then press Enter.
7. Scale the edges so that they spread out to the next major...