Re: [Paddlewise] Greenland paddles

On Sun, Sep 15, 2002 at 06:09:01PM -0500, Mike O'Byrne wrote:

> JWD! I built a Pygmy Coho last winter to the tune of about 120 hours
> in my "spare" time. I was using a very nice Swift paddle, but the
> more I paddled my beautiful boat, the more I realized something was
> off kilter. I finally discovered what was wrong! I had a boat that
> had a lot of "me" in it, but I was paddling with a store bought
> (albeit very nice) paddle. Aha! I purchased a stick of Port Orford
> Cedar and carved myself up a beaut of a Greenland paddle in about 6
> hours with an antique draw knife. I now paddle in serenity, probably
> never to go back to "the spoons!" Hey, if you're going to build a
> boat, try the paddle! Best wishes!

Thanks for the helpful suggestions Mike.

I forget what boat caught my eye in the Pygmy line, but in the CLC
offerings, one of the two I would like to build is a Pax 20.  If
you've seen the boat, it probably would be most "comfortable" being
paddled with an Epic Wing :-)

But your suggestions have an interesting ring to them.  Besides,
antique draw knives are something I have at least a dozen of, as I
started collecting old hand tools when I was a teenager, after reading
and looking at the pictures in Eric Sloan's books.  Of course, that
was 20+ years ago, and I'm sure at least 2 or 3 of the planes in my
collection would, at today's prices, would individually pay for my
entire tool collection.  Obviously, I don't collect anymore -- too
bloody expensive (just like everything else old that people with too
much money and too little appreciation of what they're buying do to
the market).

.. end rant ..

-.- jwd

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