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#71 “Goonies Never Say Die”
Canoe Paddle – Height ?cm/Length ?cm/Depth ?cm
In Progress – ?? hours of labor – For Sale
#70 “The MR-Tree40”
Canoe Paddle – Height ?cm/Length ?cm/Depth ?cm
In Progress – ?? hours of labor – Donated
#69 “Richard”
Canoe Paddle – Height ?cm/Length ?cm/Depth ?cm
In Progress – ?? hours of labor – For Sale
#68 “Cambrian Era”
Stand-up Paddle – Height ?cm/Length ?cm/Depth ?cm
Finished April 2024 – 70 hours of labor – For Sale $1,400
#67 “Donte’s 340”
Touring Kayak Paddle – Height ?cm/Length ?cm/Depth ?cm
Finished March 2024 – 100 hours of labor – For Sale $2,000
#66 “Doug’s Dogs”
Canoe Paddle – Height 160cm/Length 23cm/Depth 3cm
Finished February 2024 – 60 hours of labor – SOLD
#65 “Gandalf the Grain”
Canoe Paddle – Height 150cm/Length 30cm/Depth 8cm
Finished February 2024 – 425 hours of labor – For Sale $8,500
#64 “Mario Raft”
Whitewater Kayak Paddle – Height 20.9cm/Length 198.1cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished April 2023 – 100 hours of labor – For Sale $2,000
#63 “The Last of Us on the Cheat”
Canoe Paddle – Height 160cm/Length 23cm/Depth 3cm
Finished April 2023 – 60 hours of labor – For Sale $1,200
#62 “Racer’s MR340 Story”
Canoe Paddle – Height 155cm/Length 23cm/Depth 3cm
Finished February 2023 – 60 hours of labor – SOLD
#61 “Skull Rock”
Canoe Paddle – Height 155cm/Length 23cm/Depth 3cm
Finished December 2022 – 55 hours of labor – SOLD
#60 “My Wedding Guest Book”
Canoe Paddle – Height 145cm/Length 23cm/Depth 3cm
Finished July 2022 – 50 hours of labor – SOLD
#59 “Critters on the MR340”
Greenland Paddle – Height 12cm/Length 194cm/Depth 3cm
Finished July 2022 – 60 hours of labor – Donated
#58 “Pony Paddle”
Kids Canoe Paddle – Height 60cm/Length 16cm/Depth 2cm
Finished April 2022 – 20 hours of labor – SOLD
#57 “Pickle Rick”
Canoe Paddle – Height 147cm/Length 26cm/Depth 3cm
Finished March 2022 – 80 hours of labor – For Sale $1,600.00
#56 “Francesca”
Canoe Paddle & Stand – Height 157cm/Length 66cm/Depth 66cm
Finished February 2022 – 540 hours of labor – For Sale $10,800.00
#55 “St. Julie”
Whitewater Kayak Paddle – Height 22cm/Length 194cm/Depth 3cm
June 2021 – 70 hours of labor – SOLD
#54 “Faces of Pandemic”
Greenland Storm Paddle – Height 12cm/Length 160cm/Depth 3cm
Finished July 2021 – 55 hours of labor – SOLD
#53 “Joshua Tree Wedding”
Stand Up Paddle – Height 193 cm/Length 23 cm/Depth 3cm
Finished June 2021 – 80 Hours of Labor – SOLD
#52 “Ground Crew’s MR340 Story”
Mini Canoe Paddle – Height 33cm/Length 9cm/Depth 2cm
Finished January 2021 – 7 hours of labor – SOLD
This is a customer order of five canoe paddles, four full-sized and one mini paddle, all made to have the same wood pattern with different blade designs.
#51 “Racer’s MR340 Story”
Canoe Paddle – Height 142cm/Length 19cm/Depth 3.5cm
Finished January 2021 – 60 hours of labor – SOLD
This is a customer order of five canoe paddles, four full-sized and one mini paddle, all made to have the same wood pattern with different blade designs.
#48-49-50 “Racer’s MR340 Story”
Canoe Paddle – Height 142cm/Length 19cm/Depth 3.5cm
Finished January 2021 – 60 hours of labor for each paddle – SOLD
This is a customer order of five canoe paddles, four full-sized and one mini paddle, all made to have the same wood pattern with different blade designs. The paddles are made from repurposed cedar, oak, white/yellow pine. One half of the paddle is made with a chaos cut design, taking 8 dayside of cutting, glueing, cutting, glueing, cutting, glueing, and cutting some more.
#47 “Midnight Mushies”
Canoe Paddle – Height 144cm/Length 21.5cm/Depth 3.5cm
Finished February 2021 – 65 hours of labor – SOLD
#46 “Last Slice”
Pizza Paddle – Height ?cm/Length ?cm/Depth ?cm
Finished May 2020 – 40 hours of labor – SOLD
#45 “Rib-burp”
Ocean Canoe Paddle – Height 164cm/Length 20cm/Depth 3.5cm
Finished April 2020 – 56 hours of labor – For Sale $1,000
“Betty the Beetle Board”
Longboard – Height cm/Length cm/Depth cm
Finished March 2020 – 95 hours of labor – For Sale $1,900
#44 “Racer’s MR340 Story”
Touring Kayak Paddle – Height 20cm/Length 230cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished February 2020 – 90 hours of labor – SOLD
This touring kayak paddle is made of repurposed cedar and pine. The shape of the blade is made for high angle paddling, keeping the paddle blade close to the boat and deep in the water. Depicted on this paddle is the story of a Missouri River 340 racer who competed in 2016. The MR340 Starts in Kaw Point just out side Kansas City and goes through the Missouri River to St. Charles just before St. Louis. Wood burned on the paddle are small details of the racer’s story, like getting caught in a storm near Miami, and not having coffee at Jeff City. Many of the iconic landmarks along the river are within the paddle, and the racer and his partner finishing at the Luis and Clark Boathouse.
#43 “Hallucinations on the MR340”
Touring Kayak Paddle – Height 15.8cm/Length 240cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished February 2020 – 105 hours of labor – Donated
This touring kayak paddle is made with a solid piece of pine wood. This is a longer paddle best used for a sit on top kayak. The blade shape is a low angle paddle, keeping the paddle low and with a little distance from the boat. In 2018 I collected the hallucination stories of the the racers after they finished the Missouri River 340. This race starts in Kaw Point outside Kansas City and ends in St. Charles before St. Louis. Racers have 88 hours to complete the race during the summer heat and sleep deprived causing some racers to hallucinate, many seeing things while paddling at night. I collected 71 stories from racers, some where repetitive of other racers, and some could not physically be drawn, but I ended with 50 original stories on the paddle.
- Thought I was paddling the wrong direction around before Washington
- Brick wall behind me
- Comfy chair behind me
- Lions paw grabbing at my paddle out of the water
- Graffiti letters in the trees
- Giant lily pads
- Treadmills on the water
- Large pigs holding light in the trees near Chamois
- Thought a steam train was on the water coming towards me
- Whirlpool eating boats
- Ghost boats
- Giant alligator
- Giant snake
- Toucan hopping around on the shoreline
- Dude chill’n in a swing chair on the shoreline
- 18 wheeler driving up stream
- Giant Teddy Bear
- Submarine surfacing out of boils
- Jesus walked across the river
- Mt. Rushmore in the trees near Jeff City
- Ship-wreckage of boat parts and flames
- Seeing a building growing out of the water
- Tapestry of Aztec motif in the trees near Jeff City
- Giant camper driving towards me on the water
- Praying mantis in the trees
- Werewolf towering over the trees
- 50 foot chicken walking around
- School bus depots at Hermann
- Lord Voltimort’s face in the sky from Harry Potter
- Monkeys in the trees
- Optimus Prime in the trees
- Koala bear holding a guitar near Weldon Springs
- The eye of Sauron in the trees
- Armadillo jumping on a rat on the shoreline
- Buoys jumping out of the water
- Elephant drinking water on the riverbank
- Giant Santa hat on the casino at St. Charles
- Paddling on snow drifts near Franklin Island
- Though driftwood was a shark fin
- Eight foot lizard outside Hermann
- Tree line made of Lego figures
- The fiery gates of hell
- Dirty styrofoam became a duck, then transformed into a snake, then a turtle.
- Giant book in front of me
- Octopus in the water
- Saw the legs of a kayaker wering a tutu and doing ballet
- Rock ledge looked like Bart Simpson
- Race partners sunhat turned into the Sorting Hat from Harry Potter
- Nuclear Power Plant was Melting
- Gorilla in the tree line
#42 “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Arkansas”
Canoe Paddle – Height 143cm/Length 38cm/Depth 3cm
Finished April 2020 – 112 hours of labor – For Sale $2,000
This canoe rafting guide paddle is made from repurposed Cedar, Pine, and Oak lumbar. The shape of the handle and blade was formed into shape using an angle grinder and hand sander. There is a clear epoxy finish on the canoe paddle.
42 is the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy has for a long time been one of my favorite book series. The idea for this paddle came to me the first year I started making paddles, and I have had to wait 5 years to make my 42nd paddle themed to the book. On the front of the paddle is the iconic emblem carved into the paddle blade of a ringed planet and hitchhiker thumb. Wood burned on the front is the bowl of petunias and whale hurling towards the planet Magrathea. The handle is made to be “The Heart of Gold” spaceship from the series. Down the shaft are the words DON’T PANIC which is the best advise for traveling the universe or going down whitewater rapids. The back of the paddle depicts the map of the Arkansas River in Colorado breaking down all the whitewater sections with put-ins and take-outs labeled down the shaft, ending at the Royal Gorge. On the back of the blade are the main characters of the book rafting down the Royal Gorge. There are multiple references to the book hidden within the back of the blade.
#41 “Poseidon on the Missouri”
Greenland Paddle – Height 7.6 cm/Length 210 cm/Depth 3.8 cm
Finished January 2020 – 50 hours of labor – Race 4 Last Place Award 2020
This Greenland paddle is made with a single piece of repurposed cedar. The round center handle smoothly transitions to the blades on each side, and the blades come to a triangular shaped tips. There is a teak finish and epoxy resin for protection on the paddle. In the summer of 2019, the Midwest and Missouri River was struck with heavy rains and torrential flooding devastating the region. The Missouri 340 Race (Kaw Point to St. Charles) was rescheduled 4 times due to the flooding in and officially canceled in November 2019; thou there were a few brave soles that attempted the race late November. The wood burning across the paddle shows the Greek/Roman God Poseidon wielding his trident flooding the Missouri River. The left side of the paddle shows Roman warriors paddling towards St. Louis, and the flooded Kansas City skyline with all the building transformed into greek and roman architecture. Behind Poseidon is the night sky and St. Louis skyline with the arch. Along the handle is all the checkpoints to the MR340 race and mile markers written in roman numerals. The Checkpoints are written in different directions depending on which side of the river the checkpoint is located (if the Kansas City blade is in the water the visible checkpoints are on the left river bank, and vice versa).
#40 “Hollow Head Harold”
Stand-up Paddle – Height 205.7 cm/Length 19.6 cm/Depth 17.7 cm
Finished January 2020 – 250 hours of labor – For Sale $5,000
This Stand-up paddle is made with a mix of cedar, pine, oak, and willow of all repurposed wood. The blade of the paddle is hand chiseled to create the body of the giraffe and a scooped back with an exposed tail. The shaft of the paddle took the majority of the time to create the hair down the spin with a lower profile spot for a grip. The Handle of the paddle is in the hollowed out head of the giraffe with a drain hole to the giraffe’s mouth.
The smiling giraffe is named Hollow Head Harold, and is covered in pastel spots from head to toe. The spots have wood burned borders with an acrylic stain paint to give the pastel colors. The hand carved and wood burned hair down the spin has an oil based dark walnut stain.
#39 “The Abyss”
Ocean Canoe Paddle – Height 157.4cm/Length 20.3cm/Depth 5.7cm
Finished September 2019 – 88 hours of labor – SOLD
This ocean canoe paddle is made from multiple scrap wood parts from previous paddles and various projects that I have made. This paddle took multiple days to wood glue all the different sized chunks of wood together and form it into a paddle shape. Once the paddle shape was cut, I used a grinder for the first time giving the paddle it’s warped wave like shape on the blade and handle. The blade is fiber glassed and adhered with an epoxy resin to give it better strength and protection.
The Abyss is a piece that has to be viewed at the correct angle to see a clear view with the warping of the paddle. This paddle is wood burned and multi-stain painted to give it the deep ocean look. On the blade you see a scuba diver reaching out with an angler fish attacking within the deep ocean. Up the shaft are air bubbles and the breathing tube with the light getting brighter to the surface. on the handle is the dark shadow of a shark swimming overhead.
#38 “Baby Falls”
Mini Canoe Paddle – Height 51cm/ Length 8.9cm/Depth 1.9cm
Finished September 2019 – 6 hours of labor – SOLD
Made with a scrap piece of cedar this miniature canoe paddle has a scooped back and squared blade. Wood burned on the paddle is the iconic Baby Falls a 14-foot drop on the Tellico River in Tennessee. This paddle is treated with mineral oil and can be used as a kitchen spoon.
#37 “Mouse & Starfish”
Canoe Paddle – Height 142.2cm/Length 20.3cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished August 2019 – 28 hours of labor – SOLD
#36 “Nantahala Cascades”
Whitewater Kayak Paddle – Height 20.9cm/Length 198.1cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished July 2019 – 102 hours of labor – For Sale $2,000
Cascades of the Nantahala River, NC. Cascades section depicted on the paddle blades, upper and lower sections along the shaft of the paddle.
#35 “Hinkson Creek”
Canoe Paddle – Height 139.7cm/Length 20.3cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished April 2019 – 48 hours of labor – Donated
Hinkson Creek Map, 48 hours of labor, Donated to Rainbow House Masquerade Ball 2019.
#34 “Racer’s MR340 Story”
Canoe Paddle – Height 144.8cm/Length 20.3cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished December 2018 – 61 hours of labor – SOLD
#33 “Chattooga IV”
Canoe Paddle – Height 134.6cm/Length 20.3cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished November 2018 – 58 hours of labor – SOLD
Chatoogga River Paddle Section IV, 58 hours of labor (Sold – Custom Order)
“Giant Squid”
Canoe Paddle – Height 142.2cm/Length 20.3cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished September 2018 – 31 hours of labor – SOLD
Giant Squid Anatomy and Genome
#32 “Racer’s MR340 Story”
Canoe Paddle – Height 132cm/Length 20.3cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished July 2018 – 70 hours of labor – SOLD
MR340 Race paddle
#31 “The Ozark’s”
Touring Kayak Paddle – Height 17.1cm/Length 232cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished June 2018 – 78 hours of labor – SOLD
Lake of the Ozark’s
#30 “Alice in Gauleyland”
Whitewater Kayak Paddle – Height 18.4cm/Length 191.7cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished April 2018 – 103 hours of labor – For Sale $2,000
“Racer’s MR340 Story”
Canoe Paddle – Height 142cm/Length 20.3cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished December 2017 – 34 hours of labor – SOLD
Art Only, racer’s paddle used and cracked in the MR340
#29 “You Can Call Me Al”
Canoe Paddle – Height 157.5cm/Length 20.3cm/Depth 10.1cm
Finished August 2017 – 200 hours of labor – SOLD
The American Alligator
#28 “Hallucinations on the MR340”
Canoe Paddle – Height 116.8cm/Length 24.1cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished September 2017 – 66 hours of labor – SOLD
MR340 Race Map with actual stories of Racer’s Hallucination’s
#27 “Methuselah”
Stand-Up Paddle – Height 203.2cm/Length 22.8cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished June 2017 – 89 hours of labor – For Sale $1,400
“Do I dare disturb the universe? -T.S. Eliot” and “Methuselah” the oldest living organism onearth a bristlecone pine tree twisted with a starry night
#26 “Mother’s Day”
Canoe Paddle – Height 134.6cm/Length 17.8cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished May 2017 – 43 hours of labor – SOLD
Family sitting around a campfire along a Ozark river pointing towards the constellations of family members in the sky.
#25 “The Burr Oak”
Canoe Paddle – Height 141cm/Length 20.3cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished March 2017 – 60 hours of labor – Donated
“Big Tree” the bur Oak tree in Columbia, Missouri, Rainbow House Masquerade Ball 2017
#24 “Racer’s MR340 Story”
Touring Kayak Paddle – Height 16.5cm/Length 230cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished February 2017 – 68 hours of labor – SOLD
#22 & 23 “Ground Crew”
Miniature Kayak Paddles – Height 10.1cm/Length 45.7cm/Depth 1.9cm
Finished December 2016 – 6 hours of labor each – SOLD
MR340 Race Map and ground crew symbol
#21 “Flowers & Birds”
Canoe Paddle – Height 137.1cm/Length 20.3cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished December 2016 – 62 hours of labor – SOLD
Cardinal and Blue Bird tying together 60 flowers for a 60th Wedding Anniversary
#19 & 20 “Racer’s MR340 Story”
Touring Kayak Paddles – Height 15.2cm/Length 230cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished December 2016 – 62 hours of labor – SOLD
#18 “Hallucinations on the MR340”
Touring Kayak Paddle – Height 16.5cm/Length 230cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished September 2016 – 70 hours of labor – SOLD
MR340 Race Map with actual stories of Racer’s Hallucination’s
#17 “The Life Aquatic”
Stand-Up Paddle – Height 224.8cm/Length 15.9cm/Depth 7.6cm
Finished July 2016 – 84 hours of labor – SOLD
O’mage to the film “The Life Aquatic”
#16 “Rainbow Storm”
Greenland Storm Paddle – Height 8.9cm/Length 185cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished June 2016 – 33 hours of labor – Donated
Race 4 Last Place 2018
#15 “Whoops!”
Miniature Canoe Paddle – Height 38.1cm/Length 14cm/Depth 6.3cm
Finished May 2016 – 15 hours of labor – SOLD
#14 “Lester Fat-tongue”
Stand-Up Paddle – Height 196.8cm/Length 26.7cm/Depth 24.1cm
Finished April 2016 – 108 hours of labor – For Sale $2,100
#13 “Guinness & Tiger”
Miniature Kayak Paddle – Height 7.6cm/Length 76.2cm/Depth 1.9cm
Finished December 2015 – 12 hours of labor – SOLD
#12 “Racer’s MR340 Story”
Touring Kayak Paddle – Height 17.7cm/Length 220cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished December 2015 – 74 hours of labor – SOLD
#11 “Carp Attacks!”
Canoe Paddle – Height 139.7cm/Length 21.5cm/Depth 20.3cm
Finished July 2015 – 58 hours of labor – Donated
MR340 Race Map themed to “Mars Attacks”, Race 4 Last Place 2016 Award
#10 “MOre Fish’n”
Greenland Storm Paddle – Height 8.8cm/Length 180cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished June 2015 – 67 hours of labor – Donated
MR340 Race Map and Fish of Missouri, Race 4 Last Place Award 2017
#9 “The Saint”
Whitewater Kayak Paddle – Height 18cm/Length 194cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished April 2015 – 71 hours of labor – SOLD
#8 “Land of OZ”
Canoe Paddle – Height 140cm/Length 22.8cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished March 2015 – 60 hours of labor – Donated
Upper St. Francis River Whitewater Map, Missouri Whitewater Association 50th Anniversary
#7 “Wisdom from a Boater”
Whitewater Kayak Paddle – Height 17.8cm/Length 192cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished December 2014 – 70 hours of labor – SOLD
St. Francis River Whitewater Map
#6 “St. Francis Tree”
Miniature Canoe Paddle – Height 30.4cm/Length 7.6cm/Depth 2cm
Finished December 2014 – 7 hours of labor – SOLD
#5 “Benny”
Miniature Canoe Paddle – Height 30.4cm/Length 7.6cm/Depth 2cm
Finished December 2014 – 6 hours of labor – SOLD
#4 “Mizzou Tigers”
Touring Kayak Paddle – Height 12.7cm/Length 232.4cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished November 2014 – 64 hours of labor – SOLD
#3 “Roast of Chris”
Canoe Paddle – Height 142.2cm/Length 22.8cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished October 2014 – 55 hours of labor – SOLD
Long-time state representative canoeing the Missouri River, CASA Heart of MO Roast
#2 “Map of the MR340”
Stand-Up Paddle – Height 203.2cm/Length 22.8cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished May 2014 – 75 hours of labor – SOLD
#1 “Map of the MR340”
Greenland Kayak Paddle – Height 10.1cm/Length 230cm/Depth 3.8cm
Finished June 2013 – 160 hours of labor – Donated
Depicts the MR340 Race Map, Race 4 Last Place 2015 Award, made with all hand-tools, 160 hours of labor (Donated)