MADE IN CANADA
Badger® Paddles designs and builds premium, made-to-order traditional wooden canoe paddles.
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Handcrafted from cherry, ash, walnut, sassafras, and other specialty woods, our paddles are available with custom options and signature finishes, including our combination finish, Watercolours™, along with our hand-rubbed oil and varnish. We also offer Badger Paddle Socks and 100% natural Badger Wood Oil for paddle care.
BADGER‘S CLASSIC COLLECTION
Compare Badger’s full range of canoe paddle styles, including beavertail, ottertail, and modified blade designs. Each handcrafted paddle is shaped for performance on rivers, lakes, and backcountry travel. Be sure to use our complete canoe paddle spec sheet for a quick side-by-side comparison.
FOREST EDITION CANOE PADDLES
Our Forest Edition canoe paddles are handcrafted from specially selected hardwoods, showcasing premium aesthetics across classic blade styles like the beavertail and ottertail, with each one giving back to the wilderness. For every Forest Edition paddle built, one tree is planted to support global reforestation efforts. Blending traditional canoe craftsmanship with environmental impact, each paddle features a unique engraved “paddle tree” that reflects the wood species it was made from.
BADGER‘S SIGNATURE SERIES
Our distinctive Signature Series is a collection of premium canoe paddles designed in collaboration with legendary Canadian paddlers and wilderness travellers. These handcrafted wooden canoe paddles blend real-world experience with refined design, offering high-performance options across traditional blade styles like tripping beavertails and versatile ottertails. Built for those who see paddling as a way of life.
Some Traditions Endure For A Reason
``There is magic in the feel of a paddle and the movement of a canoe, a magic compounded of distance, adventure, solitude, and peace. The way of a canoe is the way of the wilderness and of a freedom almost forgotten. It is an antidote to insecurity, the open door to waterways of ages past and a way of life with profound and abiding satisfactions. When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known.`` ~ Sigurd F. Olson
Badger® Paddles designs and builds premium, made-to-order solid wood traditional canoe paddles. We’re a husband-and-wife team based in Muskoka, ON, running a cottage-industry business from our home and an off-site workshop in a combination with Swift Canoe. Every paddle is handcrafted with a commitment to excellence. After more than 15 years of paddle making, we remain grounded in tradition and driven by a spirit of innovation. From our signature finishes to our thoughtful shaping process to our reforestation initiative, every detail reflects our passion for the backcountry—and the gear that gets you there.
We believe time spent in nature and the wilderness is essential, and its benefits invaluable. The canoe connects you to that wild world, by way of lakes and rivers, while your paddle links you to the canoe and the water itself. A well-balanced, handcrafted Badger canoe paddle deepens that connection, bringing you even closer to nature and tradition.
Badger Paddles is named in honour of Fiona’s great-grandfather’s wood finishing business, Badger & Son. Today, Mike and Fiona continue to use many of the same recipes and wood finishing techniques that Sidney Badger relied on back in the 1940s.
We handcraft our traditional canoe paddles from Cherry, Ash, Walnut, and other specialty woods. Badger offers customizations and unique finishes, including our signature Watercolours™ and hand-rubbed oil and varnish combination finishes. In addition to paddles, we distribute the one-size-fits-most Badger Paddle Sock and our 100% all natural Badger Wood Oil for canoe paddle maintanence.
Let your next adventure begin with a Badger paddle. Browse our collection today.
CUSTOM CANOE PADDLES
Customize your canoe paddle with Badger’s personalization options. Choose from premium hardwoods, finishes, and traditional paddle styles, then make it your own with laser engraving, hand-painted artwork, names, or custom designs. Built to order, each custom canoe paddle is a one-of-a-kind piece that reflects your story on the water.
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