Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Andrew's boat

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This year, Andrew Abyo built an Alutiiq kayak with us. He decided to take the urban kayak approach and go with the plastic ribs. That's...
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The urban baidarka

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This year at culture camp, we built an urban kayak. The idea for this boat was hatched by Mike Livingston. The premise was that a modern A...
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Speed vs. Comfort

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Lately, I have been building wider kayaks, both for reasons of comfort and for potential use in sailing. If you want to hang a sail off a b...

Did you say wood?

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Yeah, wood. I'm starting to be of the opinion that with world population pushing on toward 7 billion people, wood is no longer a renewab...
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Appropriate Technology???

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Every year, the magazine Scientific American puts out a special issue devoted to a single topic. This year's issue is entitled the end....
Monday, August 23, 2010

Shark Bites

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Duane Strosaker, our paddler friend down in Southern California had a run in with a great white shark. Go here for pictures and Duane'...
Friday, August 20, 2010

Mask Burning Ceremony

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The people of Kodiak had a mask burning tradition which like most things native was at one time suppressed in an effort to force the native...
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Thursday, August 12, 2010

Aleut Bent Wood Hat Making

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Bent wood hat making at the APIA Culture Camp was once again being taught this year by Patty Lekanoff-Gregory. Bent wood hats come in many ...
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Third annual Urban Unangax^ Culture Camp

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For the second year in a row, I was invited to participate in the Urban Unangax^ culture camp put on by the APIA, the Aleut Pribilof Islands...
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Monday, July 19, 2010

How did the Aleuts hold their paddles?

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Did I already address this issue once before? Maybe. Well, I'm addressing it once again. The question is, did Aleuts hold their paddles...
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