Making A Laminated Canoe Paddle

Learn to make a traditional solid wood canoe paddle a tool that travelers in these parts have been making and using for hundreds of years.

Making a laminated canoe paddle.

I spent an hour or so sorting through most of my inventory and came up with. Abduk october 27 2009 at 10 49 pm. Here s the step by step of how you ll make your canoe paddle. Participants will leave with a shaped paddle finishing to be completed at home.

Excellent stuff man love your paddles i recently just jumped into the world of making greenland paddles myself one complete was looking on google to find how to make a laminate paddle and found your site. If this is your first time making a paddle we suggest making a traditional solid wood paddle for your first time. A little over four years ago i decided to try my hand at making canoe paddles. Making your own laminated wooden canoe paddle proved to be very rewarding for herman.

After my last paddle blank making frenzy back in april i ended up with a load of offcuts and scraps clogging the locker room floor. Proper paddle you ll canoe more efficiently and become less tired making your time on the water safer and more enjoyable. He decided to make a classic beavertal paddle because he needs a bigger blade with lots of catch. Shape your own otter or beavertail paddle in a one day paddle making workshop.

One of advantage of making your own paddle is that you can optimize it for your exact size and skill level. Determining the paddle length standing height is not an accurate way to size a canoe paddle. There s a special place on the shore of lake superior in grand marais minnesota that combines the loves of handmade crafts the outdoors and northern traditions. It was a lot of fun and surprising less difficult than i had anticipated and i kept on making paddles until i had made one or more for each of my kids and one for a.

Herman customized his paddle with a longer shaft and a wider grip than we would normally make. Since i started getting the stock dressed 4 sides at century mill nearly all these pieces had one side jointed and squared up and could therefore be re used to make laminated paddles. You can also laminate multiple pieces together using the same technique shown below. This is how to make a traditional solid wood paddle.