New Kayak Paddle at Upernavik Museum – Niels Møller’s

Measured Dec 3rd, 1997

Gail Ferris

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Very shallow taper from tip to shaft and the over all shape and length is similar to Tassiusaq paddles.

Total length is 226.5 cm the height of the maker is about 5 feet or 60 inches.

Made of very fine grained fir with the edges very sharp by comparison to other paddles. 

The shaft is highly rounded into an elliptical shape.

Blades have no ridge down the center just a very soft arch.

Ends are symmetrical half circles

 

on edge taken at approx. .5 cm from edge not exact but just to estimate the sharpness of the edge

0 cm - 0.55 cm

 2.5 cm - 0.6 cm

 5 cm - 0.6 cm

10 cm - 0.6 cm

 

Flat width dimensions in cm at the following distances from the tip to the shaft:

@   2.5 cm - 6.1 cm

@   5 cm - 6.4 cm

@  10 cm - 6.3 cm

@  20 cm - 6.2 cm

@  30 cm - 5.8 cm

@  40 cm - 5.5 cm

@  50 cm - 5.2 cm

@  60 cm - 5.2 cm

@  70 cm - 4.7 cm

@  80 cm - 4.4 cm

@  90 cm - 3.6 cm

@ 100 cm - 2.8 cm

@ 110 cm - 2.6 cm

@ 115 cm - 2.6 cm

 

Maximum thickness at the middle paddle laid on edge

@   2.5 cm - 0.9 cm

@   5 cm - 1.0 cm

@  10 cm - 1.2 cm

@  20 cm - 1.4 cm

@  30 cm - 1.5 cm

@  40 cm - 1.6 cm

@  50 cm - 1.7 cm

@  60 cm - 1.9 cm

@  70 cm - 2.2 cm

@  80 cm - 2.6 cm

@  90 cm - 3.0 cm

@ 100 cm - 3.2 cm

@ 110 cm - 3.2 cm

@ 113.5 cm - 3.2 cm

 

Maximum thickness at the middle paddle laid on edge

@   0 cm - 0.9 cm

@   2.5 cm - 0.9 cm

@   5 cm - 1.0 cm

@ 10 cm - 1.2 cm

@ 20 cm - 1.4 cm

@ 30 cm - 1.5 cm

@ 40 cm - 1.6 cm

@ 50 cm - 1.7 cm

@ 60 cm - 1.9 cm

@ 70 cm - 2.2 cm

@ 80 cm - 2.6 cm

@ 90 cm - 3.0 cm

@100 cm - 3.2 cm

@110 cm - 3.2 cm

@115 cm - 3.2 cm