Performance Profile
What this tool is built to do.
Physical behavior changes with species, grain, finishing, and selected upgrades. Where a measured finished weight or balance point is recorded for this product, it appears below. Relative handling notes describe the established SSB profile rather than pretending every board behaves identically.
Why it behaves differently
The 3-inch face removes width and mass from the striking end. That makes the Slim quicker to accelerate and recover while concentrating contact into a narrower area. Species choice changes finished mass, balance, and rebound.
Profile comparison
Compared with the Full Paddle: faster handling, narrower contact, less face mass, and a sharper, more sting-forward character at a comparable build.
SSB Standard
Ownership Standard
Choose the wood offered in this product tier and the available standard upgrades here. Move into the Custom Builder when you want alternate layouts, unusual material combinations, custom placement, or the entire tool resolved as one personal build. Build Terms and Tool Care stay visible before commitment.
Listed Piece
The displayed price applies to this product record as listed.
Custom Work
Choose the listed wood tier and standard upgrades above. Use the Custom Builder for alternate layouts, custom placement, unusual material combinations, or work outside the standard menu.
Care + Terms
Review Build Terms and Tool Care before ownership or custom build submission.
Product Record
Slim Paddle Record
