Sounds like our movie, Willie-O, and our LimberJack, too, Sourdough. The chap who was then making them for us in his garage workshop advertised in several publications like Vermont Life. When this fellow moved on to greater things, he turned the actual production over to a sheltered workshop in Vermont. They made them for us for many years. Now our models are produced for us by a woodworking "novelty" company, still in Vermont.

We gave up using solid woods for the paddle board some time ago, Sourdough. They were pretty classy, but they tended to split along the grain when sat upon by wiggly youngsters (and fat oldsters on curved-bottom chairs). Now we use a three-ply board with a maple surface, sort of like the wood of a good old-fashioned T-square. Gives a nice hardwood sound and is flexible enough to provide plenty of bounce. Any decent building supply outfit should be able to provide you with a small piece of it. Just cut and sand.

Sandy