{"product_id":"canoe-paddles-a-complete-guide-to-making-your-own-9781552095256","title":"Canoe Paddles: A Complete Guide to Making Your Own","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book combines practical woodworking technique with practical canoe use experience...  It] covers every single aspect of canoe paddle building.\u003c\/i\u003e -- Sawdust and Shavings \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Despite the growing interest in making paddles and canoes, it can be difficult to find reliable information on that craft -- except for this book. First published more than a decade ago and having sold 35,000 copies, \u003ci\u003eCanoe Paddles: A Complete Guide to Making Your Own\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate modern guide to the traditional craft for both the how-to beginner and the skilled woodworker. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eCanoe Paddles: A Complete Guide to Making Your Own\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book is thoroughly illustrated with photographs, line drawings and plans with measurements for: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e How to make a paddle having a single blade, a bent shaft, or double blades\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e How to protect a paddle with oil or varnish\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e What to look for when test-driving a paddle\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e How to decorate a paddle\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e How to care for and repair a paddle. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e The authors include an appreciation of the evolution of the paddle plus a special chapter by renowned canoe-buuilding teacher David Gidmark which celebrates paddle-making in the native tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Firefly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781552095256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.01h x 8.53w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2001 pg. 79\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Graham Warren, David Gidmark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659531907228,"sku":"9781552095256","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_98851c98-72db-469e-9748-861abfc89a66.jpg?v=1603895015","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/canoe-paddles-a-complete-guide-to-making-your-own-9781552095256","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}