Ward, 10, examines a wooden paddle she is decorating as her father, Jack Ward of Port Angeles, works on his own paddle during ...

"There's a small grove out in Washington that this stuff comes from," Lyons said. He also made two wood paddles, one sized for himself and one for his wife to go with the board. The board was too ...

Most wooden canoe paddles are finished with marine spar varnish, ... work your way up the shaft, using a small amount of varnish—ideally what’s remaining on your brush after completing the blade.

Further research inspired him to try his hand at building a small wood paddleboard for his then nine-year-old daughter. It turned out beautifully, he said -- plus, "it was an accomplishment ...