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Our fine, handcrafted, carbon-fiber-cored SUP, canoe, and kayak paddles are designed and built by lifelong-woodworker Tim Deppen.
Welcome to Deppen Paddles.
Our wooden paddles are crafted with a carbon-fiber core, a fiber glass wrap, and hand-selected woods. With our shaft finger grips, award-winning design, and passion for premium paddles, you'll fall in love with a Deppen Paddle.
"Deppen Paddles’ stunning wood works are functional art at its finest.​"​​- Men's Journal
Browse our paddles:
See the design behind our bespoke paddles
It takes dedication and passion to meld beauty and functionality. Tim Deppen does just that by treating each handcrafted wood paddle as fine art — holding them to the highest standards of paddle design.
See how we design our paddles
Functional art with
no shortcuts taken.
Superior standards.
Standard features include our revolutionary shaft grips, protective fiberglass coating and edge guards, gorgeous wood designs, and customer service you can only get from a devoted and passionate small business.
Our adjustable paddle reveals the carbon fiber inside all of our SUP and kayak paddles.
Every Deppen Paddle has a carbon fiber core inside.
Our core provides your paddle the beauty and flexibility of wood and the lightweight strength of carbon fiber.
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Our travel and adjustable paddles use a carbon-fiber core to move without sacrificing strength or performance.
