Paddle Making
​Workshops

Make your own hand carved Black Cherry paddle

Bruce's years of teaching and canoeing experience, combined with a step-by-step process make for a relaxed, rewarding endeavour.
You choose the paddle size and style a few weeks prior and Bruce prepares the blanks by planing and reducing the bulk of the wood. The workshop consists of layout, rough carving, fine carving and sanding. Tools are provided. Some final sanding may have to be done at home. Instructions are given for applying finish over 10-14 days following workshop.

Workshop Details

Located in Fergus, Ontario
Time: 9AM-5PM
Cost: $180 + tax  ($203.40)

WOOD  AND PADDLE DESIGN

Black Cherry is used for the workshop as it has the best properties and is easiest to carve. No shaft laminations are offered as they are too involved. Traditional straight shaft paddles (without Bruce's trademark secondary grip) are carved in the workshop

PARTICULARS

Class size is 8-9 (*6 during covid) and workshops are designed for ages 14+ due to the upper body strength required. Workshops are subject to sufficient registration and a participant loses their deposit if they cancel and we cannot fill their spot. If a workshop is full, enquire anyway and we will add you to a waitlist.

PRIVATE WORKSHOPS

If you have 8-9 friends or family members who'd like to do a workshop together, contact Bruce to arrange a private workshop for your group. 

Upcoming Workshops

We are aiming to resume workshops from June 2021 if the situation in Ontario improves. Please sign up to be notified below when we release any information.

Once we resume, we will adhere to public health advice and use the following precautions:
class size reduced to 4-6 (originally 8), physical distancing, sanitisation of all tools, mask wearing required, no attendance for anyone with covid symptoms, recent exposure, or travel outside of Canada within 14 days of workshop

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- SOMEONE ONCE SAID