Making a Bent Shaft Laminated Canoe Paddle

Making a bent shaft laminated canoe paddle is all about the materials, tools, and attitude a paddle maker needs to build their own paddle. This is a project well within reach of of anyone that enjoys a "DIY " project. It is also the sort of project that can be as truly from scratch as possible where the maker is ripping the wood strips and sourcing the materials. A paddle maker can also buy the wood strips from quietwater paddles and avoid the need for power tools and use only hand tools to build their paddle. The wood neede for shaft, blade and handle, tools, fiberglass cloth and epoxy, and the form for shaping the shaft bend are all covered. Options abound for the paddle maker and this book covers them. It's a great feeling to be out on the water paddling your canoe with a paddle you made yourself. This book makes that possible!