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CANOE PADDLES
A COMPLETE GUIDE TO MAKING YOUR OWN |
| By: |
Graham Warren, David Gidmark |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£19.95 |
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£16.96 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1552095258 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781552095256 |
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| Publisher: |
FIREFLY BOOKS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
3 March, 2001 |
| Pages: |
160 |
| Description: |
Revised and expanded edition of the complete guide to making your own canoe paddles, now with 16 pages of colour photographs. |
| Synopsis: |
Despite the growing interest in making paddles and canoes, it is difficult to find reliable information for that craft. 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 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 provides detailed information and guidance to make a canoe paddle that will be used with confidence and cherished for generations. The book is thoroughly illustrated with photographs, line drawings and plans with measurements for: How to make a paddle having a single blade, a bent shaft, or double blades; How to protect a paddle with oil or varnish; What to look for when test-driving a paddle; How to decorate a paddle; How to care for and repair a paddle.The book also covers: Paddle design - grips, shaft, blade, flexibility, weight, balance; Paddle woods and adhesives; Hand tools, power tools and homemade tools, carving and finishing tools; Making the paddle - size, design, mark out, cut and carve; Paddle plans, including Beavertail, Voyageur, Algonquin, Whitewater, Bent-shaft, Double-blade, Child's; Templates for grips, tips and blades; Materials sources.The authors include an appreciation of the evolution of the paddle plus a special chapter by renowned canoe-building teacher David Gidmark, which celebrates paddle-making in the native American tradition. |
| Illustrations: |
132 b&w photographs, 69 b&w plans and drawings, glossary |
| Publication: |
Canada |
| Imprint: |
Firefly Books Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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