Making Laminated Canoe Paddles

Cherry is ideal if you re making a one piece paddle.

Making laminated canoe paddles. 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 friend and few experiments. 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. However typically cedar is used for paddles that are encased in fiberglass. That way you only reap the benefits of this wood.

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. 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. Custom laminated canoe paddle. Making your own laminated wooden canoe paddle our paddling friend herman made a laminated wooden canoe paddle during a two day building course.

So if you re going to use cedar make sure it s sheathed in fiberglass. A little over four years ago i decided to try my hand at making canoe paddles. Paddles used for deep water canoeing are typically made with cedar.