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The Most Expensive Canoes and Paddles in the World

Glenn MacGrady

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I went off on a tangent in the adjustable sliding seat thread to show off some of Phil Greene's stunning Wood Song canoes. There is a whole page of his masterpieces on ETSY, in addition to the website and Facebook links I provided in the other thread.

Here is likely the most expensive solo canoe ever built at $155,000 U.S. It is made of the oldest wood in the world (50,000 years), kauri, plus 45,000 year old ancient cypress excavated from deep sand mines in South Carolina.

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The Gabon chameleon ebony tandem is a mere $140,000 U.S.

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You can get a pair of inexpensive S-blade bent shaft paddles for only $1,790,

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or a nice collection of three paddles for $2,985,

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but an ancient kauri and cypress paddle will cost $2,650:

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A 15'-2" SOF canoe can be had for chump change -- $8,500:

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Phil told me that one of his $100,000+ tandems was bought by a zillionaire in Connecticut simply to hang as a decoration from the teak beamed ceiling of the giant boathouse where he houses his yacht.

There are rumors that some of the paddlers on this site don't yet own a Wood Song, even those septuagenarians with 15+ canoes, so you'd all better get on the stick to fork over some farthings.

Oh, he also makes $16,000 bar stools out of Pommelle Sapele and Ebony with a Maloof Oil finish for those beer and wine sipping trippers who like to tote along a wilderness chair.

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Well I suppose if nearly priceless woods should be used to make something, they may as well be made into canoes. The craftsmanship looks stunning, but wowsers those prices!!!
 
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