Swanson Boat Company

This is Oarsman's flagship product. They are the only US producer of traditional marine tallow and have been making it for 37 years. Tallow is a superior treatment and preservative for oar leathers, gaff jaw leathers and the like--essentially any full...

These traditional style bailers are made up with:cherry backplateslatheturned white oak or black locust handles (depends on the offcuts in the shop at the time)vegetable tanned shoulder leather for the"scoop,"copper slate nailsinstructionsand a tin of...

Protect your spars These spar kits were inspired by the Oar Leather Kits that we get from Rodger Swanson at Swanson Boat Company. The leather in each kit is 5-6 oz. top grain, vegetable tanned cow hide. Marine tallow is included as the...

Everything needed to leather your own oars Blackburn Kit: with Pete Culler-style "Old School Long Oar Leathers" this kit is an ideal choice for oars rowed off standard oarlocks and oars rowed off thole pins. Top grain vegetable tanned** 4 - 5...