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Broken by abuse. :-) We have a lot of shallow, rocky rivers and these two blades were snapped when they wedged between rocks during...

Jvermast, those are indeed lovely paddles. Your skills are impressive, and thanks for sharing your photos here. I have many bent shaft...

New photos and a second paddle properly bagged. Here’s the mold: Here it is prepped with PartAll PVA and sealant tape: First...

I make canoe paddles, I think I've made over 50 at this point and given away ~40 to tripping partners. After 20-25 builds I finally...

for group trips, I invite my son and his college friends - competitive swimmers, weightlifters, marathon runners, and a soccer player...

PWC, welcome to site membership! Feel free to ask any questions and to post messages, photos and videos, and to start threads, in our...

Started the Stems for the modified Pal solo. This is the 1/8 inch method, no steaming involved. Outer stem is maple, inner stem cedar...

I've sized hundreds of people to paddles over the decades and the one common factor in every case is that nothing is "common"... torso...

Yes. In fact, I usually rotate 180 degrees (palm roll) during recovery every stroke. (Obviously, asymmetrical grips won't work any...

All of the water up here is ice for another month, and I've got to start somewhere so ordered a BB 58" explorer plus. It won't be my...

Thanks for this TR, @SilentWilderness . I had about written off the idea of Bowron after covid (among other things) killed some of my...

Interesting point about the flotation. The float tanks on my Wildfire didn't stop me from adding bags, but now I wonder how much weight...

It's a tectonically active rift basin. There are several kilometers of sediment in the basin, but ongoing subsidence has maintained the...

Nova Craft Aramid Lite Bob Special on a Kubota 35 hp tractor. (Hey, it's a "vehicle"!)

Thanks for beginning to document this repair, Jeremy. This site abounds with nicely-pictured build, restoration, outfitting and DIY...