Three coats of varnish, e.g. Zspar Captain's, has always held up well on my paddles. The first paddle I made several years ago as a prototype for myself, out of white cedar and a bit of Phillipine mahogany, is still my favorite with just the right springiness and lightness. Still using it though I've worn at least 1/4" width off each blade edge from punching through ice and shoving off beaches. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Feb 25 1999 - 19:05:17 PST
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