Longboatin"

Here is a new configuration for us here at BFP, a canoe paddle with a bent shaft, which has been crafted for Pittsburgh local Dan Piesik.

This paddle is basically a Yough Special rafting stick with a 14 degree bend at the throat. Building the form for this paddle was fairly straightforward, but tapering the corewood in the shaft through the blade was a bit of a trick. 

This paddle has a decal and bladewood configuration that are both new to BFP. 

The woods used in this paddle are Ash plates for the shaft with an Alaska Yellow Cedar core. Alaskan Yellow Cedar bladewood with Walnut pinstripes and Yellow Heart Bangstrips.  It has Curly Sycamore tip plates, a Walnut tgrip, 14 layer dynel edges and a marine grade finish that is extra tough and won't fade, which will keep this paddle bright and crisp for years to come.