Re: [Paddlewise] Wooden Paddles. . .

At 05:32 AM 6/2/00 -0700, Sailboat Restorations, Inc. wrote:

>
>I guess my question is rather general: why do some people prefer wooden
>paddles?  As I said, I do like mine, but I just don't know why.
>
It's a fairly simple response for me: here we are, paddling around in
plastic or composite boats, wearing rubber or goretex or recycled milk
bottles. There's got to be something with a natural soul in the picture.
Wooden paddles have a considerable mana -- and it helps keep the plastic
gods at bay.

-- Wes

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