Crawfish Paddle
- Thread starter beekeeper
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Looks good! Hope he puts it to good use, too. 
Hmmmm. . . Longer, narrow blade. Is that a more traditional pirogue paddle trait?
Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL
Hmmmm. . . Longer, narrow blade. Is that a more traditional pirogue paddle trait?
Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL
"It's for stirring a pot of boiling mudbugs. 8) "
Then I definitely hope he puts it to good use! :lol:
Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL
Then I definitely hope he puts it to good use! :lol:
Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL
FlaMike said:
I have seen "real" paddles with similar lines. We need a seedtick or Keith history lesson on pirogue paddles. I did find this:
http://www.louisianafolklife.org/FOLKLI ... sp?Page=43
beekeeper
beekeeper, you are right! I'd love such a lesson. On that same web site, I found a picture of the narrow, long blade paddle I was thinking of. It was here:
http://www.louisianafolklife.org/FOLKLI ... asp?Page=7 There is a larger pic, something of a close-up of the blade, but I'd really like to see a side-view as well.
Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL
http://www.louisianafolklife.org/FOLKLI ... asp?Page=7 There is a larger pic, something of a close-up of the blade, but I'd really like to see a side-view as well.
Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL
Oops,I posted the wrong link. I don't know how that happened. I had never viewed that page. I changed it. Hope it works now.
The profile would be similar to this:
http://chestofbooks.com/home-improvemen ... put-28.jpg
beekeeper
The profile would be similar to this:
http://chestofbooks.com/home-improvemen ... put-28.jpg
beekeeper
That last link will be helpful to me. But I really would like to hear more about traditional pirogue paddles, if anyone knows about it. I'd be surprised if seedtick didn't have something to say on the subject, but I haven't heard from him in quite a while. In fact, the Forum itself seems to be very inactive right now. Thought I could generate a little activity by asking some questions, but had only limited success.
Heck, I just like hearing from all you guys every once in a while!
Well, if I can turn up any info, I'll certainly post it.
Thanks!
Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL
Heck, I just like hearing from all you guys every once in a while!
Well, if I can turn up any info, I'll certainly post it.
Thanks!
Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL
I don't know if I can "hot link" these pics, but I'll give it a try. These are what I've found when I searched for pics of traditional pirogue paddles. They are on the louisianafolklife.org web site and describe the paddle as being "soft shouldered," with a long, narrow blade and a squared tip.
The second pic shows one paddle that is what the builder calls "pagailles indiens" ( Indian paddles,) and the one below it is supposed to be a traditional pirogue paddle.
Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL
The second pic shows one paddle that is what the builder calls "pagailles indiens" ( Indian paddles,) and the one below it is supposed to be a traditional pirogue paddle.
Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL
bee i assume it was white pine or fir? i have made one out of this before .it is really light weight.
fla mike i thought it was just me the last few weeks ? i know the spring fling was going on but it sho was dead on here. yea enjoy reading all of you geezers post. yea some of the geezers havent posted in a while. i guess they working on knives and boats? :?: :roll: :lol:
fla mike i thought it was just me the last few weeks ? i know the spring fling was going on but it sho was dead on here. yea enjoy reading all of you geezers post. yea some of the geezers havent posted in a while. i guess they working on knives and boats? :?: :roll: :lol:
catfish
It was white pine. HD store has a cut off/reject bin that has 2"X4"X4' for $.50. Can't pass them up. I keep thinking I can make something useful from them. Most of the time it would be easier to start with better wood.
Mike S.
There may be a "traditional" pirogue paddle. I really don't know. I would guess there are many variations. About as many as there are paddle makers. The shape is probably determined as much by what the wood the maker has. A scrap piece of lumber, or old fence post 4" wide 28" long will only make a paddle 4"X28" long or less. A cut off 12" wide plank could make a wider one. Time and experance may disreguard, or leave behind designs or sizes that don't work well.
beekeeper
It was white pine. HD store has a cut off/reject bin that has 2"X4"X4' for $.50. Can't pass them up. I keep thinking I can make something useful from them. Most of the time it would be easier to start with better wood.
Mike S.
There may be a "traditional" pirogue paddle. I really don't know. I would guess there are many variations. About as many as there are paddle makers. The shape is probably determined as much by what the wood the maker has. A scrap piece of lumber, or old fence post 4" wide 28" long will only make a paddle 4"X28" long or less. A cut off 12" wide plank could make a wider one. Time and experance may disreguard, or leave behind designs or sizes that don't work well.
beekeeper
Well, at least we got a conversation going!
I wouldn't have had much to say if I hadn't forgotten what the thread title was. . .
Now, I have some ideas about making a pirogue paddle, something I can do even if I can't get the boat build started just yet.
Mike S.
Spring Hill FL
I wouldn't have had much to say if I hadn't forgotten what the thread title was. . .
Now, I have some ideas about making a pirogue paddle, something I can do even if I can't get the boat build started just yet.
Mike S.
Spring Hill FL
After 7 years of hot water and crawfish seasoning this one needed retiring, so I made a couple new ones. Made from pine "box store" 2 X 4 but I like the figure in the wood.
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Stirring Crawdads , Sausage , Corn on the corn , Potatoes and a little garlic. If my memory serves me correctly from the rendezvous we had at Pipers back then. Plus the two 55 pound bags of the crawdads they cooked .
They are "over designed/made" for what is needed to stir crawfish but that would be too easy. A little longer here or a little wider there and they would work fine for boat paddling.
I can make the most simple project into a bigger undertaking. Borrowed a 2X4 from my neighbor. After cutting out the paddles I realized the wood was treated lumber. It worked out for the best because the board I bought looked much better. The simplest thing would have bought two stir paddles or at most cut out a board to the generic shape of a paddle. That would have been "good enough" but I like "better" or things others are not able or willing to do. Hopefully my son and his friend will like and appreciate the extra work. If not that is OK. I know what they are and that make me happy.
I can make the most simple project into a bigger undertaking. Borrowed a 2X4 from my neighbor. After cutting out the paddles I realized the wood was treated lumber. It worked out for the best because the board I bought looked much better. The simplest thing would have bought two stir paddles or at most cut out a board to the generic shape of a paddle. That would have been "good enough" but I like "better" or things others are not able or willing to do. Hopefully my son and his friend will like and appreciate the extra work. If not that is OK. I know what they are and that make me happy.