Making A Laminated Canoe Paddle

Custom laminated canoe paddle.

Making a laminated canoe paddle.

Participants will leave with a shaped paddle finishing to be completed at home. 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. Here s the step by step of how you ll make your canoe paddle. If this is your first time making a paddle we suggest making a traditional solid wood paddle for your first time.

Choose one of our 5 single blade canoe paddles or make a double blade greenland kayak paddle. 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. A little over four years ago i decided to try my hand at making canoe paddles.

Herman customized his paddle with a longer shaft and a wider grip than we would normally make. You can also laminate multiple pieces together using the same technique shown below. Abduk october 27 2009 at 10 49 pm. 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.

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. This is how to make a traditional solid wood paddle. I spent an hour or so sorting through most of my inventory and came up with. 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.

Shape your own otter or beavertail paddle in a one day paddle making workshop. 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. Determining the paddle length standing height is not an accurate way to size a canoe paddle. One of advantage of making your own paddle is that you can optimize it for your exact size and skill level.