Links for Paddle Shapes/Designs?

Advice
#1

I’m been all over the net looking for pics of different shapes of canoe paddles. Making my third one and am wanting to make a different shape than the beavertail or square bottom paddle. Anyone have any links or info they’d care to share? Many thanks.



dougd

#2

There’s a good book on the subject
"Canoe Paddles: A Complete Guide to Making Your Own": by Graham Warren and David Gidmark. I’m a kayaker, but still found it interesting. There are a lot of useful techniques in the book, as well as explanations of many common designs.

#3

links
http://www.bearcreekadventure.co.uk/eshop/index.php?cPath=49



http://www.paddlesandoars.com/frame_paddles.html



http://www.cricketpaddles.com/index.htm



http://www.greyowlpaddles.com/pages/traditional.html



Nice here http://www.shawandtenney.com/classic-wooden-paddles.htm



http://volcanogallery.com/KoaWoodPaddle3.htm



http://www.tuktupaddles.com/tuktu_paddles_single.html



http://progresspages.freeservers.com/xyco.html



http://www.kettlewellpaddles.com/



http://www.redtailpaddle.com/bb.htm



http://www.redtailpaddle.com/smp.htm



http://www.redtailpaddle.com/bca.htm



http://www.echopaddles.com/paddles.asp



http://www.turtlepaddle.com/site_content/canoe_paddles.php



http://www.potholepaddles.net/products.html


#4

I nominate N.T.
for the title “King of the Links”.



Nobody else is in the running.



Jim

#5

Thanks NT
Just what I was looking for! I agree with Jim, you are the link king!



dougd

#6

Red river Canoe and Paddle
Here is a craftsman that has done a lot of research on traditional paddle shapes. He makes some fantastic reproductions and does any custom-work one could imagine.



He has written a few magazine articles on the subject, but I don’t recall offhand what titles/issues.



http://www.redrivercanoe.ca/frames.htm



If the link doesn’t work - just google “Red river canoe and Paddle”.