Help! Anybody have a 1/2" wide stem band to spare?

[Howie]

Anybody have a 1/2" bass wide stem band to spare? I've got one - but I'll need another in 4 weeks or so. Thing is I want the type with the concave 'C' shape on the inside side - not the flat stuff sold by Jamestown. I've tried my local sources with no luck...

 

[Paul Fopeano]

Can't help you Howie! I've got a Kennebec that had the same bands - damaged beyond use. I have been looking for a while and have not been able to locate anything
just like it. If you find something let me know! I'm also looking for aluminum bands like those found on my dad's 1960 something Chestnut. I would use them to shave ounces off my lightweight solo model canoe. The Old Town outlet in Maine had them (the aluminum) but wanted much more than I willing to pay ($35 a piece, if I remember right).

Good luck with your quest!

Paul
Onlyone Maine Made Wooden Canoe