Only once in nearly 30 years of paddling have I found myself facing a familiar adage in real life. I couldn't help but ...

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.

It only takes about 25 minutes of labor to make a canoe paddle at Sanborn Canoe Company, but it can take up to three weeks between gluing the first strips together and painting the final colors.

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 ...

GRAND JUNCTION — She’s a 15-foot-9-inch-long, lost-art beauty, all graceful curves and elegant flowing lines. She only needs a few bits of fancy trim — and a name — and she’ll be good to go. “She” is ...

MURRAY, Ky. – Wedged between a produce stand hawking tomatoes and squash and another showcasing an enormous pile of sweet corn going fast at $4 a dozen, Alonzo "Lonnie" Carver is showing a man a ...

Fall is a great time to go canoeing; the bugs are gone, and the colors are out. It also is a time for sensible precautions. Fall temperatures often are cold, and that can be a hazard, even on sunny ...

“When we started out, we didn’t know a thing about woodworking”, Todd Randall says as he switches on a table saw and dons some ear protection. “We learned as we went and got a lot of advice from our ...