Paddle making: using draw knives to shape the blanks Paddle making: using draw knives to shape the blanks. Hand tools, process not product. Tim Smith May 12, 2015 Photos Previous: Beginning the canoe paddle-making process: tracing a blade onto a paddle blank Next: Back, a week on the river Featured In: Life Member – MPGA Life Member – MWGO MWGO Quality Endorsement Academic Partner – UMPI Academic Partner – WSCU