Subject: Re: [baidarka] I finally made a Greenland paddle!
From: Tony Toscano (antnvc@ritvax.isc.rit.edu)
Date: Thu Oct 25 2001 - 08:48:29 EDT
Did you sign a non-disclosure agreement with the folks who offered the course?
If not, you can make your $200 go a long way by sharing the "how-to(s)" you
have learned with the Baidarka Mailing List
Keep paddling!
Paul Raymond wrote:
> What a difference 7 months makes. In March, the price of a paddle making
> course was $500 ($375 for members). Last weekend I took the course at the
> same place, taught by Eric Shade of Shearwater Boats for $160 (after
> becoming a member, $200 non member). This one was made of cedar. It took 5
> hours on Sat, and 2 on Sunday to complete, with fiberglass tips, and boiled
> linseed oil finish. Nice piece of wood, and neat way to reinforce tips.
> Can't believe it looks so good. Could have done better in the shoulder area,
> but maybe next time!
>
> Here's the comments from the family.
> 1. From Son on arriving home with paddle. "That's all you did ?!"
> 2. From daughter commenting on linseed oil finish (I hope) "It stinks!"
> 3. From wife, "one sides longer than the other!", and "where are you going
> to put it, on the living room wall?"
>
> Yes, I think it would look nice on the wall. Might as wll leave a spot for
> the baidarka as well.
>
> Original post:
>
> March 17 Saturday
> Build a Kayak Paddle Course
> Create a unique keepsake gift for yourself or someone special by making a
> beautiful 8-foot double-bladed kayak paddle from Alaska Sitka spruce. 10
> a.m. - 4 p.m. Program fee $500 . Reservations required. The Maritime
> Aquarium at Norwalk, 10 North Water St., Norwalk, Ct. Runs thru 3/18 (203)
> 852-0700 x206
>
> I called hoping the price was wrong. It wasn't. It's only $375 for members
> (single yearly membership is $75). Isn't this awfully expensive for a paddle
> making course?
>
> If my wife thought it was okay to spend $500 on a paddle making course, do
> you think I can talk her into another kayak for say $2000 if it came with
> paddles?
>
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