Info on this old paddle

[206]

Was cleaning the garage today and found this old paddle (pics below) It was found by my daughter and I a few years ago.

We recovered it from the bottom of the Scugog river. We were fishing and spotted it on the river bed, It was covered with green slime and zebra muscles. I dragged it home much to the disapproval of my wife lol.

 

Anyway any thoughts or do you know anyone who might know much about paddles? I assume its of no significance but who knows, worste case it makes a cool wall mount.

 

Sorry pics aren't great

 

 

 

[farsider]

It kinda looks like one Moose hunters would use to draw in a Bull.

 

Cheers,

Mark

[aplumma]

I have seen ones with a reversed notch in the end to help dock but this is a new one on me. A good rub down with mineral oil would make it ideal for your mancave.

 

Art

[Joeytier]

Looks ready for action! Cool find...surprised you can see anything other than algae and goose turds on bottom of the bog riv

[fishing n autograph]

No idea but it looks like a nice find

[NAW]

Good call farsider. That's a feasible option.

[pidge]

I can't help I.d the paddle, but that's pretty neat I gotta say. Google serch "Peterborough Canoe Museum" Perhaps they may point you in the right direction. Cool find.

[Fishnwire]

I wonder if the little notches are just ornamental. Never seen anything like it.

[206]

I can't help I.d the paddle, but that's pretty neat I gotta say. Google serch "Peterborough Canoe Museum" Perhaps they may point you in the right direction. Cool find.

 

 

Ha never thought, guess they would have as good of idea as anyone.

[nofish4me]

Well, here's the reply I got from someone I thought that might know; "Just artistic I think.Nice!"

[Fisherpete]

Pretty sure that paddle was bit by a muskie.

[Richie Razor]

Actually it's not a canoe paddle, it's for cutting fresh bread slices off large loaves.

[206]

here's email from the Canadian Canoe Museum. http://www.canoemuseum.ca/

 

Hi Mark,

Thanks for sharing these photographs of your paddle with us. What an interesting find and a great story for you and your daughter.

As you suggest, the fact that it is of laminated construction of contrasting woods suggests a more recent manufacture. I too have never seen any other examples of paddle blades with a coarsely serrated edge like this. It doesn't fit with any of the classic deliberately-modified paddles, such as beaver trapping (eg. long shaft and metal hook on blade for lifting out trapset, etc) and I'm at a loss.

I do appreciate your offer to donate this to our museum. Given its apparent recent manufacture and that we have nothing to attribute to its shape, we'll decline your offer with thanks. It would end up buried and forgotten here, among our 500+ paddles and I think that it will be better appreciated in your rec room.

I'm happy to have seen it and, if I ever come across a possible explanation of this blade modification, I'll be sure to let you know.

[Roy]

Good of them to give you a reply on this. Shine it up and use it as a coat rack!

[Dave Bailey]

Place it scalloped side up, those will be waves. Then paint, or print, an underwater scene on it, preferably with a big bass about to take a lure.

[pidge]

Nice 206. Nice to hear back from them and get to the bottom if the mystery. Nice display item you and your daughter can laugh about for years if anything. Good on ya for tryin.