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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.829
EAN: 9781552095256
ISBN: 1552095258
Label: Firefly Books
Manufacturer: Firefly Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: March 03, 2001
Publisher: Firefly Books
Studio: Firefly Books
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Canoeists are increasingly discovering the deep satisfaction in creating their own equipment rather than adapting to the generic standards of boats and paddles available through retailers. Indeed, interest in making paddles and canoes is at an all-time high with recreational boaters. For the how-to beginner, a paddle represents the perfect challenge, both finite and functional. For the skilled woodworker, the opportunity to experiment with design and technique and thereby create a tailor-made product that perfectly suits a paddler's needs is a dream come true.
In Canoe Paddles: A Complete Guide to Making Your Own, longtime canoeist and woodworker Graham Warren presents detailed blueprints for making paddles that you will cherish and use with confidence. From his insightful look at the way a paddle works when it meets the water through the selection of the best woods, adhesives and tools, Warren takes the reader on a veritable paddlemaking odyssey. You will learn how to make a paddle with a single blade, a bent shaft or double blades; how best to protect a paddle with oil or varnish; what to look for when test-driving your paddle; how to decorate it; and how to care for and repair it. Warren also includes an appreciation of the evolution of the paddle, and a special chapter by renowned canoe-building teacher David Gidmark celebrates paddlemaking in the native tradition. Canoe Paddles is thoroughly illustrated with photographs and drawings.
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This book has a great way of sharing both wood working skills along with a history of paddles. If you want to build your own then this book goes a long way to helping you understand the timbers required and the methods used both historically and current. I recommend it.
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Great Book on Paddles, gives history of paddles and how to design and build personalized paddles or use the designs in the book.
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This is an excellent, detailed book on making canoe paddles. There is a lot of layout and carving information that a first time paddle maker would not have thought of.
It would be helpful if the chapters were numbered to match the table of contents, but that's a minor quibble. If you want to begin making a paddle of your own, buy this book.
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Have now received book "Canoe paddles"Everything seems to be fibre glass or plastic down here, it is a "Breath of fresh air" to see so many paddles in their original form, WOOD.Cannot wait to get started.
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This is a very well written book and I made my canoe paddels based on the books instructions and designs. My only "complaint" is the photo's are black and white, and a bit, hazey looking, and can be a bit hard to see fine details. But overall, it is a great book. I still give it 5 stars.
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