wood paddles?

[Mike Gardner]

I have a friend who paddles with a Cricket Designs paddle(Salida CO.). Really nice wood paddle and seems bomb proof-had it for years . $225 for standard and $250 for the lightend version

[Flip756]

I'm spoiled, a close friend hooked it up with a Bailey wood shaft carbon blade for my first paddle. I've tried a few other paddles when the opportunity has come up but I haven't found one I liked more. It's 54 inches and has what was described to me as a "creeking spoon blade". It's roughly 7 7/8 inches at its widest before it tapers back to the shaft. The pictures are too big to attach and I'm feeling too lazy to resize them. If someone wants pictures I can email them.

[PAC]

All are good...
and send that Silver Creek to Walt at Polar Paddles for a re-build. Can have enough quality wood around!

[driftwood]

Fritz orr paddles will rock your world. Call him and tell him what you want to do with it he will build you what you want. Unlike some of the other companies Fritz is a canoe paddler (decade on the US wild water team) and makes canoe paddles, he gets the cboat mentality.

Also he is not fast, I mean this as a compliment. He has another job running an instructional program and therefore is not pumping out paddles which means every one is top quality.

J

[ncdavid]

Have you looked into repair of your Silver Creek? I seem to recall Mitchell will repair paddles built by others...probably other paddle builders will, too. Also, this guy seems to specialize in wood paddle repair:

http://polarpaddles.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Roy

I sent two Galasport paddles to Mitchell for some work. Peter did beautiful work on them at a very reasonable price.

[Craig Smerda]

Can we see pics of those Bailey sticks??
Cheers

Upper one (clear shaft) is a short, light C1 stick he made me.
The Lower (dark shaft) is my 'Gladiators Mace' for OC1

[arhdc]

I've used Craig's

Gladiators Mace

and it is indeed hefty, in a really nice way : )