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Aleut storm paddle build a long "finished" :)

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skyarrow:
once that was done it is time to start removing the bulk wood of the blades i spent all day working on one blade i am amlost done with the general shaping of it  here are some pics showing what i did today i did it all with the Gurkha by hacking and using it as a scrapper 

sailordad:
ok so i am ignorant on the subject
could you explain why its called a "storm paddle" and what its used for
i am assuming kayaking,but like i said
ignorant on the subject  ;)

thanks

skyarrow:
Ok Aleut was a tribe in Alaska "Eskimo"  and you know they used kayaks alot we they had two different paddles one was a long style it was as long as the user with it's arm up so for me it would be around 8'  and that was there work horse and inside there kayak they kept a storm paddle it was shorter so if they were out fishing and hunting in there yak and a storm blew in they would switch to the storm paddle since it was shorter and lighter. Pluss try holding a long paddle with the wind blowing a Gail it sux so the storm paddle was used like a actual paddle but it is double ended so you place one hand on the end and the other at the loom and stroke one side then swap hands by placing the hand that was on the loom on the end that just came out of the water and the hand that was on the other end to the loom and then stroke the other side. Most paddles were made from driftwood . Hope that help ttyl


Sterling

skyarrow:
And i forgot to mention there is another styl of paddle and storm paddle it's called a Greenland style insted of the taper on the blades on one side it tapers on both sides toward the end of the blade

sailordad:
Sterling, thanks for enlightening me  ;D
thanks to you i am no longer completely ignorant on the subject
i like knowledge   ;)

cant wait to see it finished

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