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Canoe Paddles: A Complete Guide to Making Your Own

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This book combines practical woodworking technique with practical canoe use experience... [It] covers every single aspect of canoe paddle building. -- Sawdust and Shavings 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, Canoe Paddles: A Complete Guide to Making Your Own is the ultimate modern guide to the traditional craft for both the how-to beginner and the skilled woodworker. 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 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. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Firefly Books; 1st edition (March 3, 2001)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 6


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 56


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.27 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.44 x 11 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #183,102 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #196 in Woodworking Projects (Books) #283 in Industrial Manufacturing Systems #391 in Do-It-Yourself Home Improvement (Books)


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    • Complete!
If you want to make paddles (or things like that... that need to have curves flow into one another), that is THE book. Well explained, many useful techniques to quickly easily achieve a finished product.
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2023 by Jose
    • Buy this book and get to work!
I thought the book was great, very informative . What Graham is doing is telling you that there is more than one way to make paddles. You can use mostly power tools, or hand tools. Use what you have or get what you need. Paddle making is a good excuse to get a few new tools.i.e. Lee Valley spoke shaves, etc. Learn how to make half patterns from a table of offsets. Then go to it.Don't get overwhelmed, just get started. You will soon be hearing the song of the spokeshave. Your first paddle will be better than anything you can buy. Use it and you may see things you want to change on the next ones. Keep making paddles. Each gets better and easier. You will build confidence quickly and soon you will be working mostly by sight, Not laying out so much and having much more confidence. Grahams knowledge of paddle making is unsurpassed. This book is worth 3 times its cost. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2016 by woodchip
    • Complete guide to learn how to build canoe paddles
Review Image by Alex Phelps Alex Phelps
The book is very thorough in the information. Everything you need to make a paddle is laid out here. Excellent instruction book for beginner or more experienced woodworker. Highly recommend if you wish to learn how to build a canoe paddle.
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2021 by Alex Phelps Alex Phelps
    • Up a creek? Make a paddle!
Handy book, tells all you need to know to make a paddle.
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2022 by Amanda
    • No other resource comes close
I have not seen a book that covers more about paddle design and making that this book. It has a good review of Native American paddles and historic designs. Good organization and well written. There are some areas not covered like the Ozarks and wood choices there. If they missed that I am sure there is till ore area to cover. However, to be fair it would be hard to be that comprehensive without making the book unwieldy. Overall, nicely done. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2020 by Arron hendershott
    • great book on paddle types and how to build them
I used the book to build a few paddles and found the book very helpful. The pictures alone are worth the price of admission.
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2021 by Seattleboatguy
    • Well worth it
This book has been updated with even more info from the first edition
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2021 by Jeff
    • Great details
Great guide for a newbie building a paddle.
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2021 by Hazel

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