Paddle 4
Next to where your hand is fat and slims to flat like pancake.
That is interesting since there must be something about silent paddle entering the water and mid section being what it is to avoid fluttering.
Paddle 1
There are a lot of paddles here. The link
1. Inland Chukchi: L.99-1/2"x 6-1/4"
2. Kodiak: 62-3/4"x 4-5/8"
3. Norton Sound: 64-1/2"x 4-1/4",
4. Bering Sea Yuit: 60-3/4"x 4-1/4"
5. Norton Sound: 88-5/8"x 3-5/8"
6. MacKenzie River Delta: 99-1/4"x 4-5/16"
7. Copper Inuit: 86-1/2"x 5-5/8"
8. Caribou Inuit: 107-7/8"x 3-5/16"
9. Labrador: 137-7/8"x 2-7/16",
10. Polar Greenland: 103-3/8"x 2-7/8"
11. Upernavik Greenland: 92-1/8"x 2-7/8"
12. Illorsuit Greenland: 94"x 3-3/8",
13. 17th C. West Greenland: 84-3/8"x 4-5/8"
14. 17th C. West Greenland: 86"x 3-3/8",
15. West Greenland (17-1800s): 86-3/8"x 3-5/8"
16. West Greenland (17-1800s): 79-7/8"x 2-7/8"
17. West Greenland 17th C.: 81-1/8"x 3-1/4"
18. East Greenland: 83-1/4"x 3-1/16"
1. West Greenland (20th C.): L. 6'4-5/8" x 2-3/8"
2. Koniagmiut: same as no. 2 above.
3. Nattilingmiut: L. 8'4-5/8" x 4-1/2"
4. Norton Sound: same as no. 5 above.
5. Bering Straits: L. 65" x 4"
6. Koryak hand-paddle (1 of 2 per kayak): L. 14-1/2" x 4-7/8"
From Harvey Golden's traditionalkayaks website.
Paddle 4 by Shaman Kayaks
These are so delicate that I could bring myself using them digging into sand and dirt.
Paddle 3 by Shiojima
They look good but I wonder if they have any lift at all. They look a bit like chopsticks than paddles.
Maligiaq's Paddle
See his paddle and it has ribs which splits water and a lot less abrupt where handle meets blade.
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