I heard back today from Werner Paddles. Last week I posted a note about how the ferrule in the paddle shaft was starting to wear and wiggle around. I'm very pleased to report that they are going to replace it under warranty! I'm very excited about it. Normally the warranty period is 1 year from the date of purchase but they extended it by a couple of months since I bought it 15 months ago. Thanks for your fantastic support Werner!

Talking to Liz in repairs, she said that they have redesigned the ferrule so that it doesn't wear the same way as mine did. I guess when you have 23 inch pythons like I do, things wear out quickly...