Canadian Canoe Paddle Makers

Nothing beats a handcrafted Canoe paddle and Canada has a lot of great paddle makers. If we've missed any, let us know!

Alberta

West Country Canoes

Cherry, Walnut, Ash , Maple, Spruce, Yellow Cedar and various combinations laminated
Many different blade and grip styles

Manitoba

Red River Canoe

Variety of paddle blade and grip combinations
Primarily touring paddles such as Beavertail, Malecite, or Voyageur styles
Hardwoods such as Walnut, Birch, Maple, and Cherry

New Brunswick

Fiddlehead Canoes

Over 20 blade and 20 handle combinations are available
Seats, thwarts, and decks also offered
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Vaughn Dunfield

Bent-shaft paddles

Ontario

Ashes Still Water Boats

Ash on Cherry and Walnut on Maple paddles

Badger Paddles

Adult and children sizes
Personalized paddles
Also sell Badger Socks, Paddle racks, cutting boards, and Badger Paddle Oil

Bruce Smith Paddles

Handmade, specializing in custom orders
Black cherry, Black Walnut, Maple and Ash, including specialty woods such as Butternut, Bird's Eye Maple
Bruce Smith classic, beavertail, ottertail, modified ottertail, the stern, the tripper, the voyageur, and the passamaquoddy

Claxton Canoe Co

We produce and sell hand crafted custom wooden canoes and paddles, made from a variety of woods.

Echo Paddles

Made in small numbers from sustainably harvested local wood
A mix of hardwood and softwood to provide lightness and strength
Kid's, Tripping, Flatwater and ornamental paddles

Grey Owl Paddles

Adult and children sizes
Numerous shapes, wood types and styles including bent shaft
Also sell a paddle bag, and alternate handles

Haliburton Forest Paddles

Hand Crafted Wooden Paddles
Beech, Ash & Thermally Treated Wood, Birdseye & Thermally Treated Wood, Maple Light Birds Eye and Birch

Langford Canoe

Adult and children sizes
Cherry, Walnut, Butternut and Laminated Bass paddles

Redtail Paddles

Handcrafted from White Ash (with two strips of Black Ash running down the centre)
Laser engraving

Teal Paddles

One piece wood paddle
Birch, Cherry, Poplar and Ash
Beavertail and Ottertail paddles
Also make a Canoe yoke made from Birch, Poplar, Cherry and Ash woods
Customization via lazering

Timber Paddles

The River: This is a Sugar Island inspired design meant for river paddling but finds itself at home in the lake as well. This paddle offers a 7" wide and 22" long blade giving it ample push through low water levels. This paddle is offered in 54", 57" and 60" lengths and with different wood options.