Steering Paddles

Gillespie

5° Steering This durable steering stick has a shaft of old growth poplar, a tough and almost indestructable wood. The shaft flows into an ash edged, laminated blade which has a built up heel. A straight shaft model is available by special order. 9.5"X21" Blade, 26-27 ozs $129.95

Pacific Rim

Traditional	Ash Shaft Steering Paddles This laminated fir and mahogany lay-up is available in both the traditional and teardrop styles. The shaft is a five part laminate of ash and douglas fir, and for added strength, the glue joints are perpindicular to the plane of the powerface. These paddles are shaped from one glued-up piece of wood. The shoulder area is slightly raised and gently rounded to aid the steersman's control of the blade when against the canoe's gunnel. This blade "planes" evenly and will not pull away from the canoe.		Teardrop
	10"X21" Blade, 26-27 ozs $84.95	10"X21" Blade, 26-27 ozs $93.45

Sawyer

Straight Steering The shaft is a strong lay-up of ash and douglas fir. The area where the shaft meets the blade is wrapped with a coating of "dynell", a hard and durable substance which protects the shaft and gives it increased strength. Ash edgin and a synthetic tip make this a bombproof steering blade. 9.5"X21" Blade, 26-27 ozs $71.95

Black Blade

Zaveral

5° Steering Paddle Michael Dodd crafts these beautiful, lightweight blades from a blend of western red cedar and graphite. The blade core is a laminate of cedar and multi-directional graphite, all vacume bagged on a curved mold using West Systems epoxy to glue and encapsulate the blade and shaft into a single unit. The shaft and grip are crafted out of a singled glued-up laminate of cedar. The shaft has a graphite stringer glued into it. The paddles are finished with multiple coats of linear polyurethane. These blades enter the weater cleanly, are light, and have an excellent grip. 10"X20" Blade, 20-21 ozs Ovaled Shaft Shape $194.95 (Allow 20 Days For Delivery)

Outrigger Steersman Zaveral paddles are fabricated from carbon fiber cloth with epoxy. The paddle blade, which has a foam core, is foiled and has very thin edges for the cleanest entry/exit possible. The blade flows into a light weight, hollow shaft which in turn makes a smooth transition to a comfortable palm grip. Very nicely balanced and light weight.   12° Angle, 9.5"X13" Blade, 12 ozs $208.95

Kalai

Mudbrook

"Pueo" 5° This stick has a 4 laminate poplar shaft and a mahogany/poplar blade which has ash protective edges. Graphite protects the heel of the blade. Like the Kalai stroker paddles, the back of the tip of the steering blade is reinforced with a horizontal koa/graphite strip, then it and the entire blade are covered with 4 oz fiberglass. 10"X22" Blade, 23-24 ozs T-Grip only $194.95

Steering Blade Mudbrook crafts a handsome, durable, light weight paddle from poplar, basswood, hard maple, white cedar, and western red cedar. The strong, nicely ovaled shaft is a laminate of poplar and basswood. Blades are a laminate of white cedar protected on all edges with hard maple, as is the tip, which is nicely dished for positive, quiet entry into the water.     9.5"X22" Blade, 24-25 ozs $68.95 (Available in 5° or straight shaft, t-grip or palm grip)