For this paddle I am using some blanks made (by Matty) from all the red oak trim that was stripped from the set of Parks and Recreation when the show ended. Between the windows and doors and baseboards and more . . . that was a lot of custom-milled trim that was going to end up in a landfill. That this wood should then have randomly fallen off a truck in front of my particular shop, out of all the woodshops in the world, is an astonishing coincidence for which I am deeply grateful.
