PADDLES Pagaie / Pagaies

It is not so difficult to self-make a paddle. You only need some gear and some skill in dealing with wood.

GEAR

Working bench with wooden vice to hold a paddle, axe, plane both electric and manual, crooked-knife, electric jig saw, chisels, lapping machine, finishing sand-paper.

Choice of wood: hard wood, like ash, spruce, maple, larch. You need a board 3,5 cm depth, at list five jears old. The lenght must be about 200 cm because you must discard the two edges, which in time willl crack. Width varies from 10 to 18 cm for narrow blades.

The blade is finished with marine varnish, the shaft with linen oil. Periodical maintenance is needed to keep water out of the wood.

MAIN FORMS

	BEAVER TAIL
	TULIP STYLE
	SQUARE TIP
	VOYAGEUR STYLE Narrow blade
	INDIAN STYLE Narrow blade
	LIGHT WEIGHT Narrow blade

GRIPS

	PEAR, OLIVE AND "T" SHAPES
	NORTH WOODS STYLE

LINKS

To learn more, go to:

Selecting a paddle in Gorp: http://www.gorp.com/gorp/publishers/menasha/pad_free.htm

To find paddle builders, go to page Gear

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