[Paddlewise] GPs

I just recently carved my fourth Greenland Paddle and I'm pretty happy with
it. Took it out on Sunday for our local recovery practice and it rolls like
a dream. High braces with a GP seem like a piece of cake compared to a Euro
and I'm about 9 for 10 on offside rolls with it!!! A few people tried it and
really liked it, although it's a bit on the heavy side, but then I make 'em
a bit beefy! Might have to get some more time on the water with it to see if
I want to switch to the dark side. I've surfed with a GP in the past, that's
how I broke my first, but I think I'd stick to Euro for rock garden fun

Anyway, I plan to lend this one to a friend to try out the GP experience, so
I headed to Ganahl lumber to try to find a new piece to carve. I was pretty
lucky with my last two hunks of wood, both had pretty tight grains, if
slightly angled. But today I found a piece with really straight grain, but
not super tight. I bought it and wondered about how many rings per inch
would be deemed acceptable for a decent GP. Seems like an easy way to
quantify at least one aspect of choosing wood. Thought I'd see what the
experts out there think! The wood is redwood, which might make a difference.

Mark
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