Making a west greenland paddle by chuck holst the greenland paddle the greenland paddle has become increasingly popular among sea kayakers in north america, europe, and other parts of the world. apart from its romantic as-sociation with the people who taught europeans to kayak and to roll, the narrow-bladed greenland paddle. Making a greenland kayak with myles f. and grant this january. it was around 0 deg. c in the workshop!. Maybe it's just part of traditional kayaking, but there comes a time when you simply want to try making your own paddle. that time arrived for me not too long after spending a weekend with kayak ways, where i was surrounded by greenland paddles (gps) of various shapes and sizes, some of which i liked more than others..
Well after deciding what to coat the skin in, "coelan" with a white pigment i got going over the may-day weekend. coelan is an incredibly expensive coating but only requiring a few coats and its amazing elastic abilities its looking like a good choice at the moment.. Make your own greenland paddle making a west greenland paddle pdf (57 kb) ~ by chuck holst. note that many consider that this is the “definitive” description if carving one out of a 100×50 (4″x2″).. Now make a "circle" with the thumb and forefinger of each hand. these circles indicate where the paddle-shoulders should be (where the roots of the blades begin). generally the loom must at least be as wide as your kayak -- so if your kayak is much wider than a standard greenland kayak you may have to improvise..
