Making A Laminated Canoe Paddle

Shape your own otter or beavertail paddle in a one day paddle making workshop.

Making a laminated canoe paddle.

Choose one of our 5 single blade canoe paddles or make a double blade greenland kayak paddle. Participants will leave with a shaped paddle finishing to be completed at home. Custom laminated canoe paddle. Making your own laminated wooden canoe paddle proved to be very rewarding for herman.

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. 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.

Abduk october 27 2009 at 10 49 pm. 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. 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. 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. Proper paddle you ll canoe more efficiently and become less tired making your time on the water safer and more enjoyable. 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. 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.

In our two day workshop you make a laminated paddle composed of different woods. He decided to make a classic beavertal paddle because he needs a bigger blade with lots of catch. This is how to make a traditional solid wood 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.