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Re: Kids in boats
By:Dan Caouette (CSFW)
Date: 7/8/2010, 2:12 pm
In Response To: Re: Kids in boats (Doug S)

: I think a tremendous part of that is the paddle. I love the
: appropriately sized greenland paddles for the girls. My
: daughter's using a Bending Branches Cattail paddle, but it's
: still obnoxiously long for her.

Thanks! I figured I might as well make some quick paddles that they'll probably out outgrow in a year. GPs are so easy to make, especially at that size. It's great practice for a full-size one. Each paddle took about 90 minutes to carve from a piece of 5/4 western redcedar. When they get older (say 6 or 7) I'm going to make them a larger SOF. Eventually I'll build them each a stripper.

=D

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 6/6/2010, 12:13 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka
Mark Seilis -- 6/7/2010, 1:13 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 6/8/2010, 12:47 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 6/6/2010, 12:30 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka
Peter Lord -- 7/7/2010, 5:08 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 7/8/2010, 12:08 am
Re: Like this! *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 7/8/2010, 12:31 am
Re: Like this!
Bill Hamm -- 7/8/2010, 1:59 am
Re: And this! *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 7/8/2010, 12:34 am
Re: One more *NM* *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 7/8/2010, 12:36 am
Awesome pictures!
Doug S -- 7/8/2010, 7:56 am
Kids in boats *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/8/2010, 12:13 pm
Re: Kids in boats
Simeon -- 7/8/2010, 5:08 pm
Re: Kids in boats *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 7/8/2010, 11:45 pm
Re: Kids in boats
Doug S -- 7/8/2010, 12:36 pm
Re: Kids in boats
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/8/2010, 2:12 pm
Re: Kids in boats *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 7/8/2010, 8:13 pm
Re: Kids in boats *PIC*
Dave Gentry -- 7/8/2010, 5:28 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 7/8/2010, 12:03 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka
Peter Lord -- 7/8/2010, 6:53 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka
Mike Hanks -- 7/8/2010, 11:17 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka
Peter Lord -- 7/9/2010, 3:43 am
Re: Layback *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 6/6/2010, 12:22 am
Re: Getting Blood on the Frame *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 6/6/2010, 12:16 am
Re: Getting Blood on the Frame *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 6/6/2010, 12:19 am
Re: Getting Blood on the Frame
Dave Gentry -- 6/6/2010, 8:37 am
Re: Getting Blood on the Frame
Mike Hanks -- 6/6/2010, 11:17 am