The strongest canoe paddle ever! Author/craftsman Nick Engler builds a wooden paddle with a reinforced tip, reinforced grip, and a unique spine that buttresses the blade for those occasions when you need to push off. Just what you need if you must occasionally use your paddles for poling as well as paddling. Additionally, this is (mostly) a hand tool project that you can make from scrapwood. Nick glues up the paddles from small bits of contrasting hardwoods, then shapes them with planes, rasps,