It has been a long time coming but the epoxy work is done and we plan to take it out after work on Monday for a wet test before we varnish. It is looking pretty good, I hope it will paddle half as well as it looks. I give it an A for artistic design, a B for contruction, and performance is yet to be determined. It came out at 42 lbs and built to take the abuse of college life. I think 35 lbs would be a realistic weight for a board that is taken care of. Glass and foam boards of the same size are closer to 30-32 lbs. I have not finished the blade for the birds mouth paddle yet so we will have to use this heavy monster paddle I found on the south shore of Antelope Island.