Make It! Build a Canoe Paddle. Ottertail Paddle and Beavertail Paddle.

Make It!

In this video, I am in the workshop making a pair of canoe paddles. Starting from selecting timber, right through the laminating, planing and shaping stages to reinforcing the blades with fibreglass and epoxy, I will take you through the whole process to create a beautiful handmade paddle of your own.

I have always wanted to make a traditional paddle and I am thrilled with the outcome – a deep water Ottertail paddle for myself and a powerful Beavertail paddle for my buddy Ginge – light, efficient, flexible paddles that will last a lifetime.

Timber sizes and all measurements come from the book mentioned in the video, linked below.

Thanks for watching!

Links

Canoe Paddles by Graham Warren and David Gidmark
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Canoe-Paddles-Complete-Guide-Making/dp/1552095258

Make a Cedar Strip Canoe by Gil Gilpatrick
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Strip-Canoe-Easy-build/dp/1565234839/ref=pd_lpo_14_img_0/262-9688269-9442769?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1565234839&pd_rd_r=02a43924-365e-4289-a737-16da325a5cd5&pd_rd_w=xN3p7&pd_rd_wg=3nQeJ&pf_rd_p=7b8e3b03-1439-4489-abd4-4a138cf4eca6&pf_rd_r=3M83EXTK5XDA62BYFVC5&psc=1&refRID=3M83EXTK5XDA62BYFVC5

Jason Eke (Trailguide Pictures) on Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/user/cedarstripboats

West Systems Epoxy
https://www.westsystem.com

International UV inhibiting Varnish
https://www.marinesuperstore.com/wood-care/varnishes/international-original-varnish?variant=99359416&utm_source=google_shopping&utm_medium=pcn&utm_term=INTER+ORIG&utm_campaign=MSS&gclid=Cj0KCQiA48j9BRC-ARIsAMQu3WQiRwLKbfD5EUSMlc2onaMYtVvJXbF-akIoLSEVA7iUpYw6RiAewswaAtcOEALw_wcB

Contact me at:

simonablokeinthewoods@gmail.com

Or by mail at:

Simon, a bloke in the woods
PO Box 384
Diss
Norfolk
IP22 9DB
UK