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 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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