Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Paddles commonly used in canoes consist of a wooden , fibreglass , carbon fiber or metal rod ( the shaft ) with a handle on one end and a rigid sheet ( the blade ) on the other end .
Simplified: Paddles commonly used in canoes consist of a wooden , fibreglass or metal rod ( the shaft ) with a handle on one end and a rigid sheet ( the blade ) on the other end .