: Look great Val! Now you need to build a new paddle

Thanks! Got the lumber for the paddle, just need to start cutting.

Of course, I could procrastinate until I get a draw knife, or power saw, or work bench, or any of those other things that make paddle carving so much easier . Got away with a drill, handsaw, cheap plane, cobbled-together saw horses, and ROS for the Chesapeake kit.

Maybe my girlfriend will let me borrow her jigsaw, at least...