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Al, the blade is 5 3/8" at the widest point, and 25-26" long depending on where you consider the blade to end. Length is 59". I typically make paddles 60" and am comfortable with them, but chose to experiment by making this one just a bit shorter. Some comparison to the previous blade and...

Addendum: Here's the typical result of card scraping. Way faster than sanding with a belt sander, and leaves a pretty smooth finish. It's great for removing tool marks prior to sanding. And.... here's some "not paddle". This paddle making is easy- just remove everything that's "not a paddle".

Progress. The effort was interrupted by a trip north to Vermont to visit my son and his family, but I'm back at it. Rough blade shaping with my most aggressive rasp. A note here; leaving the shaft square until both blade and grip are fully shaped allows the maker to firmly clamp the paddle to...

Nice variety of blade shapes there. I wonder, will you be band sawing the excess off the blades prior to finer shaping? I didn't have the experience, or nerve, to freehand the bulk of the blade waste on the band saw!

A little progress: I used a pal's nice bandsaw to cut out the paddle shape I then refined the profile with a home made disc sander on my table saw- I cut a 5/8" cabinet grade plywood disc, drilled a 5/8" arbor hole in the center, then affixed a 10" 80grit pressure sensitive adhesive backed...

Yes, please!

I think this deserves more detail. Doesn't this qualify as a lengthy approach to a canoe tripping report? I would think the planning for a long-term stay, as well as the canoe trip at break up, will be of interest.

From The Wood Database (https://www.wood-database.com/) comparative weights (dried) of wood choices for paddles : American Sycamore: 34# per cubic foot Ash: 42# Cherry: 35# Sassafras: 31# Birch: 38#-46# depending on species Spruce: 25#-28# " " " Maple: 30#-38#...

I have made four paddles, two in solid cherry (one piece) and two from laminated bits and pieces. The laminated paddles, while pleasurable to use, do not appeal to me aesthetically. I think they look a bit out of place in my traditionally built wood/canvas canoes. For fun I picked up a piece...

Here is my Sassafras paddle from Woodstrip Watercraft, adjacent to my own Cherry paddle: Sorry about the orientation of the last photo- it was a vertically oriented shot, but reproduces here sideways.

I have a couple of thoughts. Your Litelift appears to be identical to my Bobs Special. For most of my rib tip repairs I used a belt sander to accomplish the scarf cut. First I square-cut off the damaged portion of the tip, then hand-held the sander arriving at the longest possible scarf angle...

Boreas Ponds perhaps. I haven‘t been there but apparently it affords excellent views of the Great Range. I have read that a leanto has been completed for public use but no established campsites are open as of March, 2023; perhaps that has changed. However, camping 150’ away from water is...

For what it's worth... I belong to another forum, for collectors and fans of old Mercury outboard engines; johnsoldmercurysite.com. I know, that seems the antithesis of canoeing and tripping but I own and maintain a 1956 Barbour mahogany runabout and 1958 40hp Mercury outboard motor in...

Thanks all for your comments. Robin, the seats were caned with 3mm Medium cane. These seats are my 4th & 5th seats which I have caned, and it’s remarkable how much faster it goes with each seat! It can be tedious but rewarding at the same time. Bob, how’s that Peterborough Lightweight project...

Update: For those who may be following this long saga... I recently caned the new seat frames, installed them along with the center thwart, then canvassed and subsequently filled the canvas with Kirby's canoe filler. Traditional filler requires 6 weeks of cure time, and since my shop is...

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This… precisely! I also prefer a Prolite 4 for the same reason. Mine is a women’s version, 66” long and higher R value than the men’s version.

Just my opinion... I don't see these marks as crampon scratches. Having done lots of winter trips with crampons in the ADKs and White & Green Mountains you usually see an abundance of shorter scratches, usually on the crest of rocks rather than down the face - unless some poor guy took a spill...

Thanks for the report! I like the look of that campsite on St. Regis. Kudos to you for portaging your 90# wood canvas canoe! Mine is nearly 30 pounds lighter... and still too heavy, but then I'm probably significantly older than you!

On my last trip, to the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association assembly and a couple of days in the adjacent St. Regis Canoe Area, ripped out the center strap buckle and broke one of the flap strap tails. Don't tell Uncle Sam I used a couple of pennies as flat washers.... the one that shows is...