Winnipeg 
Events Description
Eric Gyselman will guide participants through the entire process of shaping a wooden canoe paddle, allowing you to create and take home your very own!
Eric Gyselman has been paddling and working with wood for more than 60 years. His passion, a combination of these skills, is restoring vintage canoes and building bespoke paddles. Favouring traditional skills, Eric will teach this course using basic edged tools: planes, spokeshaves, drawknives, scrapers and files (provided for the course).
Please note
All materials will be provided for this program.
This workshop takes place in the Ben & Rose Puchniak Woodworking Studio at FortWhyte Farms.
Workshops in the woodshop are all 18+. Exceptions can be made for those 14-17 if they are accompanied by an adult, also registered in the course.
This program has components that may present accessibility challenges. Please contact accessibility@fortwhyte.org for more information or to discuss possible accommodations.
2 Day Class. Participants must attend both sessions.
HOW MUCH
Tickets :
Non-Members: $140 + $65 Material Cost ($205 total)
FW Members: $120 + $65 Material Cost ($185 total)
How to get tickets?
Buy O4nline
WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time:
Saturday, May 2, 2026 | 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Venue:
FortWhyte Farms, 1961 McCreary Road, Winnipeg
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