: Just finished my latest Greenland paddle, using the Ponderosa Blue Stain Pine
: I asked about early last week. It really came out nicely. As I learned,
: the blue stains are a two-step process. First, tiny boring bugs eat very
: small tubes through the wood, and then a fungus grows in the tubes and
: stains the surrounding wood. The information I found indicated that there
: was little or no loss of strength, which is what I saw in the finished
: paddle.

: The new paddle is a little stiffer than my WRC/Redwood laminated paddle of
: the same dimensions, and much stiffer than my all WRC storm paddle. I can
: hardly bear the thought of getting it all scratched up like my other
: paddles, but we'll see.

: I'm building up quite a paddle collection. Not much more room in the shed
: storage area. I may just have to go into business selling GPs, just so I
: can continue to indulge my building obsession;-)

: Mark

Looks cool. Did you use the Chuck Holst plans?

Kurt