Canoe Paddles: A Complete Guide to Making Your Own

Canoe Paddles: A Complete Guide to Making Your Own

<p><i>This book combines practical woodworking technique with practical canoe use experience... [It] covers every single aspect of canoe paddle building.</i></br> -- Sawdust and Shavings </p><p> Despite the growing interest in making paddles and canoes, it can be difficult to find reliable information on that craft -- except for this book. First published more than a decade ago and having sold 35,000 copies, <i>Canoe Paddles: A Complete Guide to Making Your Own</i> is the ultimate modern guide to the traditional craft for both the how-to beginner and the skilled woodworker. </p><p> In <i>Canoe Paddles: A Complete Guide to Making Your Own</i>, 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. </p><p> The book is thoroughly illustrated with photographs, line drawings and plans with measurements for: <ul> <li> How to make a paddle having a single blade, a bent shaft, or double blades</li> <li> How to protect a paddle with oil or varnish</li> <li> What to look for when test-driving a paddle</li> <li> How to decorate a paddle</li> <li> How to care for and repair a paddle. </li></ul> </p><p> The authors include an appreciation of the evolution of the paddle plus a special chapter by renowned canoe-buuilding teacher David Gidmark which celebrates paddle-making in the native tradition. </p>