Werner Paddles: Construction

All Werner Performance and Premium blades are carefully hand crafted using a pressure molding process of high quality fiberglass or carbon weave materials and epoxy resin. Our pressure molding process has proven superior to other processes in achieving the right balance between light weight and durability. Each of our Performance Core, Performance and Premium blade designs has a carefully engineered lay-up that is molded around a light performance core rib or a full performance core center. For added durability specialized materials are molded into our full performance core blades. Our Recreational lines combine our advanced blade designs with carbon or fiberglass reinforced nylon to offer kayakers the only recreational priced paddle to be recognized for its’ light swing weight, performance and smooth stable stroke! Werner’s commitment to be technically innovative has allowed us to be the only paddle company to manufacture its own shaft in-house. We’ve developed proprietary new processes using high quality carbon fiber or fiberglass and resign epoxy, resulting in the strongest shaft to weight ratio for the varying demands of whitewater and touring. Werner paddles excel in strength and are rightfully known as "bomber"!
Our Shaft - is legendary for its strength!
	Straight Shaft Legendary in the paddling community as the "bomber" shaft, our straight shafts are constructed in house using a composite of fiberglass or carbon and epoxy resin. Werner is the only paddle company to manufacture it's own shaft in house, offering both Small and Standard diameter.
	Neutral Bent Shaft Newer to our line up is our Neutral Bent Shaft and Neutral Bent Shaft Small diameter. This unique and popular shaft is also manufactured in-house combining a proprietary new process with a blend of high quality carbon fiber or fiberglass and epoxy resin. Our new process optimizes weight and strength for the varying demands of whitewater and touring. Living up to our "bomber" reputation our Neutral Bent Shaft is the strongest bent shaft for it's weight anywhere.

Werner Paddles are warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. Within the warranty period all paddles found to have defects will be repaired or replaced at no charge.

Pictured are Co-founder Werner Furrer, Sr. and long time Werner employee Ryan Hanegan	We test paddles in controlled environments as well as in the field. Sensors attached to the paddle shaft feed information to a computer program that graphs blade flutter and shaft torque during a simulated paddle stroke. This valuable information helps us refine our designs to minimize flutter and torque. We also test our paddles for buoyancy and perform several durability and strength tests during our research and development process. All new products start as an idea formed from your input. Many of these ideas are carefully transformed into a quality product by combining sophisticated CAD software with controlled environment tests as well as on the water field-testing. When a new product fulfills our performance and quality expectations, it moves into production and is introduced to you. To ensure each paddle continues to meet our high quality standards several components of our paddles, as well as the finished product, continue to be randomly tested and inspected before it reaches its final inspection by you.
	Each component of our paddles are weighed at several stages in the development and validation process. Shown here, a blade is weighed to ensure it is within our weight specifications before it can proceed to the next step.
	The right combination of handcrafting and computerized technology ensures consistent quality. Don McClain, Werner’s Director of Manufacturing, calibrates tolerances into one of our shaft presses.
	Each blade is held to a light to inspect for contamination and cosmetic blemishes. An unexpected strand of hair pressed into a blade may cause it to be rejected and not proceed to the next stage.
	Further blade inspection and throat preparation prior to painting our trademark throat.
	A trademark of our Performance and Premium Touring paddles is the throat. Each Performance and Premium Touring paddle throat is carefully treated and painted with a special paint resin mixture. Look for the throat to identify a Werner touring paddle.