Little Glady Jo

The idea is similar to when a dad goes out and buys a baseball mit for his kid before they're
even born. You want to teach your children to love camping and canoeing and all that...so get them started early.

This is our 'Little Jo' canoe paddle. Handmade from the finest cedar this wood paddle is beautiful and light. It is just over two feet long so it is great for babies, toddlers or older. We do recommend tying a string to it when you are out in the canoe:)

Below is Gladys Jo and she is holding one of our

'Little Jo' paddles that are named after her.

"Gunflint"

Product Description
The Gunflint Canoe Paddle is an extremely lightwieght wooden canoe paddle. It weighs in at 17 - 19oz. and has a 14degree bend. Western red cedar is used for its exceptional beauty and light weight. Not to worry though this is one sturdy canoe paddle. It's blade is wrapped in 4 oz. fiberglass and an epoxy tip is added to ward off rocks and debris. Satin finish polyurethane is used to better protect the hands from blisters and wear that more glossy paddles are known to produce.
Every gunflint paddle is handmade in Winona, MN. Carved from laminated cedar with spokeshave, block planes and a number of various sanders. Hard work and extreme care go into every paddle.

The Website is Up and Running

We finally have our website up and running and functional. We're working on getting more stuff on it soon, but check it out. Let us know what you think.

www.sanborncanoe.com

Pipes

One of the things we like to do best is set ourselves firmly into a lawn chair next to a Boundary Waters lake and smoke a pipe. It's very relaxing...and we're good at relaxing. Taking up the art of pipe-making was the next step and Todd, one of our very own Sanborn guys, is pretty good at it. Take a look at his pipes...

Become a fan at his facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Winona-MN/Todd-Randall-Smokin-Hot-Pipe-Co/127561032965?ref=nf

First Sale

We made our first sale! Two 'Kawishiwi" canoe paddles. We learned we had an order for some paddles about a month ahead of pick-up(Thanks Uncle Eric!!!) but we were still in the midst of developing the process of fiberglassing and finishing them with an epoxy tip...it was a challenge to complete them, a lot of trial and error but they turned out great and we learned a lot along the way!