How to make a DIY Greenland paddle or pagaj for your kayak

[@ramgeite]

wow, thanks and saludations from Chile, exelent explanation

[@sailoutofagarage6212]

Thank you for commenting, and I hope you will enjoy your paddle.

[@TheSeriousWaterman]

Great points for the build! Im definitely making one this year.

[@sailoutofagarage6212]

Thank you!

[@jchambers1191]

Thanks for sharing your paddle building!

[@sailoutofagarage6212]

Glad you liked it!

[@adventurecoalition3690]

This was great 👍 going to give a try this winter, thx for sharing

[@sailoutofagarage6212]

Glad that you liked it!

[@christh5682]

Merci de tout coeur pour ce super tuto. Je vais m'y mettre. Quel bois utiliser ? (ai peut-être loupé ce point) Belles navigations dans votre merveilleux pays (à part moustiques) que ma Mère a adoré ! 😃😍💗🙏👍

[@sailoutofagarage6212]

Thank you! I use spruce at material for the paddle, tough and light. I guesss your mother is from Sweden?

[@christh5682]

@@sailoutofagarage6212 tHANKS . No my mother is french, but she spent a long time after the war as a nurse doing “social work” with delinquents. She loved your country !

[@sailoutofagarage6212]

@@christh5682 Thank you again!

[@mvstormyoneadventures]

Very informative and detailed project Very good

[@sailoutofagarage6212]

Thank you, hope it can be of help.

[@mountbeckworth1]

From Australia again. I ended up with a strange laminated paddle that comes in under 700gm. Starting from the outside, a layer of western red cedar, then a 2mm layer of 120 year old English oak I had from another project, then balsa wood sheets. A 600mm length of aluminium rod for rigidity. It works really well, and is very light. Balsa wood is strong and of course weighs nothing.

[@sailoutofagarage6212]

Glad that you got a paddle that you are happy with. I find the Alaskan paddle much more pleasant to paddle with than my pagaj.

[@anderslittorin6882]

Tack för inspiration och guidning! ☺️

[@sailoutofagarage6212]

Glad that you find it helpful.

[@mountbeckworth1]

From faraway Australia, thank you. The best video on such a paddle I have seen. I will keep my paddle shaped in an elipse on one side but as you mentioned not especially shaped on the back...for strength and who uses both sides? Think I will use cedar, and maybe cut a narrow groove in the handle, insect an aluminium or steel rod and fill up the gap, to strengthen the paddle. Thanks again.

[@sailoutofagarage6212]

Thank you for commenting, it is much appreciated. Laminating several layers together might be an other alternative to strengthen the paddle. Actually I think it might be better to turn the curved side backwards, if you have a look at my video (studio.kzbin.infonHL4z8HBPwM/edit) how I did the Alaska paddle, I use it with the bulkier side backwards and it is more stable, although not as fast.

[@davehaggerty3405]

When you rip the board in half to laminate it, reverse the grain by flipping one of the sides end-for-end. Then add a contrasting strip of wood about 1/4 to 3/16” wide in the center to add another glue joint. It is the glue joints that stiffen it. So don’t use a heavy wood thinking it will be stiffer. Contrasting color wood for the center spine not only looks good, it serves as a nice visual reference when you are carving and shaping the paddle. I only made one paddle not laminated. And found it way too flexible by the time I got it down to the weight I was anted

[@MrDesmostylus]

Awesome thank you

[@sailoutofagarage6212]

Glad you liked it, perhaps you would also consider an aleutian paddle? I think it is even better: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHmvZa1ufaeDra8

[@tripslaughter9253]

Interesting how you got your measurements for making the paddle the correct size. But when I saw you place your hand under the board to hold it as you used a planer I was shocked. That's a really good way to lose a finger tip or worse never put your hand under the plane or running even with a board between the one slip and that's it. Be sure to warn your video watchers not to ever do anything like that.

[@sailoutofagarage6212]

I see your point.

[@carlovb66]

Nice informative video!! I'm also glad you still have all your fingers!! Minute 5.50 is he most dangerous in the video! Never do that again!!!

[@sailoutofagarage6212]

Thank you for the support, and yes it looks dangerous.