Canoe Paddles: A Complete Guide to Making Your Own - Softcover

Warren, Graham; Gidmark, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1552095258 ISBN 13: 9781552095256

Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

Despite the growing interest in making paddles and canoes, it is difficult to find reliable information for that craft. For the how-to beginner, a paddle represents the perfect challenge, both finite and functional. For the skilled woodworker, the opportunity to experiment with design and technique to create a tailor-made product that perfectly suits a paddler's needs is a dream come true. In Canoe Paddles: A Complete Guide to Making Your Own, longtime canoeist and woodworker Graham Warren provides detailed information and guidance to make a canoe paddle that will be used with confidence and cherished for generations. The book is thoroughly illustrated with photographs, line drawings and plans with measurements for: How to make a paddle having a single blade, a bent shaft, or double blades; How to protect a paddle with oil or varnish; What to look for when test-driving a paddle; How to decorate a paddle; How to care for and repair a paddle.The book also covers: Paddle design - grips, shaft, blade, flexibility, weight, balance; Paddle woods and adhesives; Hand tools, power tools and homemade tools, carving and finishing tools; Making the paddle - size, design, mark out, cut and carve; Paddle plans, including Beavertail, Voyageur, Algonquin, Whitewater, Bent-shaft, Double-blade, Child's; Templates for grips, tips and blades; Materials sources. The authors include an appreciation of the evolution of the paddle plus a special chapter by renowned canoe-building teacher David Gidmark, which celebrates paddle-making in the native American tradition.

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Review:

A how-to book that's valuable even if you choose never to use the how-to parts.--Linda Turk"Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal" (07/08/2001)

Will challenge any canoeist ... to design and craft a paddle ... This fascinating book ... is richly illustrated.-- (04/01/2001)

Just about anyone can custom craft their own canoe paddle using this book as a guide ... Whether you are a recreational canoeist, a weekend woodworker or someone interested in wilderness skills, this book should provide hours of entertainment, year round.-- (05/26/2001)

Canoe Paddles makes it possible for many of us novice woodworkers to create our own personal paddles. Whether you are making a paddle from a single piece of wood or a laminated paddle consisting of several pieces, this comprehensive book will show you the way....[This] is an excellent book for creating beautiful, functional paddles.-- (11/10/2008)

This book combines practical woodworking technique with practical canoe use experience... [It] covers every single aspect of canoe paddle building.-- (01/01/2011)

Synopsis:

Canoeists are increasingly discovering the deep satisfaction in creating their own equipment rather than adapting to the generic standards of boats and paddles available through retailers. For the how-to beginner, a paddle represents the perfect challenge - both finite and functional. For the skilled woodworker, the opportunity to experiment with design and technique to create custom-made articles is a dream challenge. 1 Diversity: Evolution of the canoe paddle; 2 Design: Inner Workings of the canoe paddle; 3 Woods and Adhesives: A Guide to Materials; 4 Tools: Selecting your Level of Technology; 5 Paddlemaking Basics 6 Adding Power; 7 Double Blade Paddles; 8 Oil and Varnishes; 9 Care and repair; 10 Origins & Native Traditions; 11 Paddle Plans; 12 Glossary/Resources; Hand-made canoe and paddle building is a craft at an all-time high at the moment.

About this edition

• Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1552095258
• ISBN 13: 9781552095256
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160