Nah - use the tools you have, it makes it easier to justify investing in more! Merry Christmas Val!

: 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...