Greenland paddle

[benedmonds]

Has anyone made a greenland paddle.. or does anyone want to make me one.. 

[AHPP]

No but watching closely because I have a sliver of cherry in the kitchen reserved for this purpose.

 

[AHPP]

I’ve got several weird ideas for paddles just to be different. A single ended Greenland (I almost exclusively paddle a trad open canoe), octagon shafts, semi flat faceted blades (think Robocop mixture of curves and flats).

[Stere]

Made a small corracle paddle out plywood and a broom handle

[AHPP]

I’ve got several weird ideas for paddles just to be different. A single ended Greenland (I almost exclusively paddle a trad open canoe), octagon shafts, semi flat faceted blades (think Robocop mixture of curves and flats).

And bents in both axial planes.

[Andrew McEwan]

Are they meant to be used gripping the start of the blade? or is the central section a bit short for that guy in the vid? always fancied trying/making one.

[benedmonds]

1 hour ago, AHPP said:

No but watching closely because I have a sliver of cherry in the kitchen reserved for this purpose.

 

From my reading hard woods are not ideal. Western red cedar the preferred wood of choice. 

[AHPP]

From my reading hard woods are not ideal. Western red cedar the preferred wood of choice. 

It’ll work and it’s what I have. If the Inuits had loads of cherry trees, e make them out off cherry as standard.