Few months back I redid my kitchen table in tung oil, looks great and has held up nicely. I have a couple of paddles that I would like to redo, should I use oil or varnish. These r factory made paddles of good quality, but I feel the roughness in the finish, wanna start over, just do not know the best way to do it, all help greatly appreciated. I recently had a conversation with a friend of mine about canoes and he stated to me that , where was I getting my info on some of the questions he asked. I told him about the site here and what great info is passed along. Just to let u know the info u place on here is being read and used. I for one have learned a great deal and thankful to you the info u provide. I really enjoyed the pictures u posted of your canoes