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Sawyer Stories

  • East Bound and Down – Smoker Bandit Oars

    Sep 6th 2018

    East Bound and Down – Smoker Bandit Oars

    Smoker Oars have been 100% Made in the USA since 1921. Over the years, Smoker Oars has built some of the toughest oars on the planet from solid Northern White Ash. Smoker Oars were part of U.S. Marine…

    Published by Sawyer Paddles and Oars

  • Opening the Gates

    Jun 6th 2018

    Opening the Gates

    23 stitches. That’s how many were needed to patch up one of our oarsmen and solo boat trip members before we even left the launch, and coincidentally the same number of years of marriage my wife…

    Published by Sawyer Paddles and Oars

  • Artist Profiles – Link Jackson, Sawyer Artisan Series Oars

    May 31st 2018

    Artist Profiles – Link Jackson, Sawyer Artisan Series Oars

    Sawyer is proud to partner with artists and Save Our Wild Salmon conservation efforts to protect and restore wild salmon, steelhead and the healthy river systems they depend on. “Save Our Wild S…

    Published by Sawyer Paddles and Oars

  • Sawyer Artisan Series Oars

    Mar 19th 2018

    Sawyer Artisan Series Oars

    Oars as art? Protecting wild salmon, steelhead, and the healthy rivers systems they depend on? Yes, I’m in. The unique partnership between Sawyer, Save Our Wild Salmon, Link Jackson Art, Landsca…

    Published by Derek Young

  • Middle Fork of the Salmon, ID

    Mar 16th 2018

    Middle Fork of the Salmon, ID

    Permit season. Not the line-reeling salt water version of a Siamese Tiger, but the nervous anticipation of the Four Rivers Lottery for multi-day trips through millions of acres of publicly-owned wilde…

    Published by Sawyer Paddles and Oars

  • The Feel of Water

    Mar 15th 2018

    The Feel of Water

    A week ago, I was covered in sawdust, industrial-strength adhesives and varnishes, using power tools, wearing ear, eye, and breathing protection. Why? To understand the process by which hand-crafted o…

    Published by Sawyer Paddles and Oars