Canoe Paddles (Paperback)
- A Complete Guide to Making Your Own

Beskrivelser af Canoe Paddles

Forlagets beskrivelse

Canoeists are increasingly discovering the satisfaction in creating their own equipment. For the how-to beginner, a paddle represents the perfect challenge. For the skilled woodworker, their is the opportunity to experiment with design and technique. Both are catered for in this illustrated guide. 132 b&w photographs, 69 b&w plans and drawings, glossary

Bibliotekernes beskrivelse

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. 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 to create custom-made articles is a dream challenge. 1 Diversity: Evolution of the canoe paddle; 2 Design: Inner Workings of the canoe paddle; 3 Woods and Adhesives: A Guide to Materials; 4 Tools: Selecting your Level of Technology; 5 Paddlemaking Basics 6 Adding Power; 7 Double Blade Paddles; 8 Oil and Varnishes; 9 Care and repair; 10 Origins & Native Traditions; 11 Paddle Plans; 12 Glossary/Resources; Hand-made canoe and paddle building is a craft at an all-time high at the moment.