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Wood But.....
Posted by: gibsonra on Sep-28-12 8:07 AM (EST)

I have three carbon paddles that I love. For racing or extremely long distances where weight becomes and issue I like carbon. For feel in my hands I like wood best. Specifically sassafras. It is springy and soft that is super comfortable. It also stays cool in the sun and warm in the winter.

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Your Favorite Paddle Material? - NewbTastic - Sep-27-12 9:18 AM
- Foam core carbon - Celia - Sep-27-12 9:32 AM
- carbon double blade - kayamedic - Sep-27-12 9:52 AM
- Carbon...and you'll never go back - MCIMES - Sep-27-12 10:20 AM
  - Another vote - mvbrando - Sep-27-12 10:26 AM
- cedar, for now - willowleaf - Sep-27-12 10:32 AM
- Wood - dc9mm - Sep-27-12 11:41 AM
- carbonb haft, glass blades - Peter-CA - Sep-27-12 11:45 AM
  - colors are an option with carbon fiber - willowleaf - Sep-27-12 12:53 PM
- Full carbon, probably with foam core - Yanoer - Sep-27-12 1:17 PM
  - I prefer carbon - RedCrossRandy - Sep-27-12 1:35 PM
- Wood or carbon...or both (nm) - openboater - Sep-27-12 3:59 PM
- Western Red Cedar - radskierman - Sep-27-12 4:50 PM
- WRC in an Aleut - bartc - Sep-27-12 5:08 PM
- Western Red Cedar - Kudzu - Sep-27-12 5:16 PM
- carbon - Andy_Szymczak - Sep-27-12 5:28 PM
- wood - CapeFear - Sep-27-12 5:29 PM
- ZRE carbon for canoe paddles - Glenn_MacGrady - Sep-27-12 6:27 PM
- I like wood - PJC - Sep-27-12 6:33 PM
- not plastic - radiomix - Sep-27-12 7:13 PM
- Which is your favorite child? - yknpdlr - Sep-27-12 7:26 PM
- If you have never broke a paddle ... - seadart - Sep-27-12 8:58 PM
- carbon - baldpaddler - Sep-27-12 9:25 PM
- Q on carbon weight... - NewbTastic - Sep-27-12 11:14 PM
  - most - radiomix - Sep-28-12 8:24 AM
  - If - jbernard - Sep-28-12 10:14 PM
- Black willow - rblturtle - Sep-28-12 6:21 AM
  - My plastic paddles, bought in the early - shirlann - Sep-28-12 7:14 AM
- Wood But..... - gibsonra - Sep-28-12 8:07 AM
- Soylent Green - tsunamichuck1 - Sep-28-12 10:24 AM
  - i WAS eating. - radiomix - Sep-28-12 10:54 AM
- Hmmmm, Tough Question - wildernesswebb - Sep-28-12 11:30 AM
- Wooden paddle for me ....... - pilotwingz - Sep-28-12 7:21 PM
- Carbon/Foam Core - jbernard - Sep-28-12 10:07 PM