Bending Branches manufactures kayak and canoe paddles for paddlers from novice to expert. If you enjoy kayaking or canoeing across calm midwestern lakes or stormy ocean passages, whether it's an afternoon with the kids or whitewater mountain streams. We make recreational, touring and high performance paddles and shafts of wood, aluminum, fiberglas and carbon. Our hardworking ergonomic paddles and blades are favorites you can rely on everytime.