Yes. It’s in the works. When I get the go ahead from the boss.

Darren

Man up
Simon

@Dave — no groupies, they’re my adopted nieces. My kids are all grown up now. Sweet kids–they always come over when I’m in the front yard.

@Statikpunk — cool. Ray is a wicked smart dude. I think he could build a flintlock rifle from a chunk of ore, a cherry limb and a rock. And he’d grind his own gunpowder from charcoal and the bones of lesser men.

@Trevor — yep, the way to do it is to get three or four guys together and piece meal them. It’s just as easy to make three or four of something as one. I think there were three of us that made six of them.

@Everyone else — if there’s a call for it, and it seems there is, and the fine proprietor of this online magazine (it’s far more than a website, I think) deems it a worthy topic, then heck, I’ll do it. :-)

I’m actually making two more paddles (I cheated and used three different paddles to take the pictures for this article in different stages of completion — sorta like when Julia Child put something in the oven and took the finished one out ten seconds later). One might end up as a prize here…I dunno. Thanks for the feedback, y’all are awesome men.

If you can find yellow cedar (sometimes called yellow cypress or cypress), it’s easier to work with than red cedar, and holds together better. It’s got a really buttery feel and loves the curved knives. But granted — I’ve never made one, just seen about a thousand made, as they were a primary gift and craft done by the Natives or those that knew natives in the area.