Dana

My sisters and I in 1965. I still own this canoe.

When looking for something else I pulled a box of photos out of the attic and found this... it's my sisters and I in 1965 in the very...

Two black snakes doin' the wild thing near the path to our cabin::

This is my candle lantern, owned originally by my great grandfather. It's got a thin metal/soldered seam case with a dedicated tube...

I really can't understand how you could NOT go out and use a paddle like that, even only once. Sam

It's killing me that I won't be able to ski this year... due to a torn rotator cuff from lifting my ancient heavy canoe this past...

Wow! I remember paddling the Current River, has to be 48 years ago... it was an annual "float trip" for the students, put on by the...

The old mountain men said that cougar meat was the best of all. Then there's this...

For years, our family had a summer cabin at what was then the "Masonic Camp", a family group camp in NY's Harriman State Park. Most...

My first canoe was the family canoe that I first paddled when I was 5. It was a very early fiberglass canoe that weighed over 100 lbs...

Or who sees it.

Years ago I was camping in Harriman S.P (NY). I was bivouacking about halfway up the side of the mountain, off trail, all alone. There...

Below are some photos of the completed paddle that y'all have been following the build of. Tomorrow it will get crated and shipped.

Ultra High Density Polyethylene (UHMW) might work, but as you said it might be too slippery. Polyurethane is (or can be) a bit softer...

Polyurethane is one of the most abrasion resistant materials out there. It comes in formulations from super soft (think pencil eraser)...