diff --git a/extras/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolox/util/PFixedWidthStroke.java b/extras/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolox/util/PFixedWidthStroke.java
index 3d42e8f..b15820c 100644
--- a/extras/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolox/util/PFixedWidthStroke.java
+++ b/extras/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolox/util/PFixedWidthStroke.java
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * This should be "public" and the "main" constructor.
+     * Making this constructor public would break encapsulation. Users don't
+     * need to know that they are dealing with an adapter to an underlying
+     * stroke.
      * 
      * @param stroke stroke being used by this PFixedWithStroke
      */
@@ -99,8 +101,6 @@
     /**
      * Constructs a simple PFixedWidthStroke with the width provided.
      * 
-     * @deprecated in favor of PFixedWidthStroke(BasicStroke stroke)
-     * 
      * @param width desired width of the stroke
      */
     public PFixedWidthStroke(final float width) {
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@
     /**
      * Constructs a PFixedWidthStroke with the stroke properties provided.
      * 
-     * @deprecated in favor of PFixedWidthStroke(BasicStroke stroke)
-     * 
      * @param width width of stroke
      * @param cap cap to use in stroke
      * @param join join to use in stroke
@@ -123,8 +121,6 @@
     /**
      * Constructs a PFixedWidthStroke with the stroke properties provided.
      * 
-     * @deprecated in favor of PFixedWidthStroke(BasicStroke stroke)
-     * 
      * @param width width of stroke
      * @param cap cap to use in stroke
      * @param join join to use in stroke
@@ -137,8 +133,6 @@
     /**
      * Constructs a PFixedWidthStroke with the stroke properties provided.
      * 
-     * @deprecated in favor of PFixedWidthStroke(BasicStroke stroke)
-     * 
      * @param width width of stroke
      * @param cap cap to use in stroke
      * @param join join to use in stroke