I ran across this seller on eBay. I have no affiliation with him. I thought his paddles looked really great and were super affordable so I sent him a note encouraging him to keep at it despite the fact that many of his auctions received no bids. He doesn't have anything listed right now, but if you search his completed auctions you'll see some examples. They are all bent shaft but he said he can do straight shaft and T-grips, reinforced blade, etc in a whitewater-oriented paddle.
Again, I don't know the guy, just thought I'd help him out. Here's a link to one of his auctions:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Lightweight-Handcra ... 2a0857d059
Tell him I sent you and maybe he'll send me a free paddle .
-Ray
Handcrafted Paddles
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