Testing four canoe paddles (from Bending Branches, Mitchell, Sanborn and Grey Owl) to answer one question: What if I could only own a single canoe paddle… Recently I was musing about what a tragedy it ...

The kit for this kayak was purchased from Pygmy Boats of Port Townsend, Wash. Pygmy s kayaks are made from thin panels of marine plywood glued together with epoxy and reinforced with fiberglass.

Photo Provided Six Marietta High School students spent spring semester hand building a wooden kayak through the school’s art program, under the direction of art teacher Heath Rader. Sophomores Emma ...

Bending Branches Angler Plus is the best balance of weight, materials and construction at the best value. Werner’s Camano Bent Shaft cuts weight with full carbon construction and minimalist ferrule.

June Ward, 10, examines a wooden paddle she is decorating as her father, Jack Ward of Port Angeles, works on his own paddle during a craft-making session on Friday at the Elwha Klallam Heritage Center ...

A wooden paddle, one of a pair, dating from the 19th century. Maori canoe paddles were often elaborately carved. The paddles are displayed in the Boyd Dawkins Study at Buxton Museum and Art Gallery.

PORT TOWNSEND — There is still one more day to explore the world of wooden kayaks during the annual West Coast Wooden Kayak Rendezvous at Fort Worden State Park. The rendezvous, which began Friday, ...