Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Low Entropy Boat Building

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Entropy has generally had a lot of bad press.  Entropy is seen as something undesirable, as a general increase of disorder in the universe. ...
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Why Aleuts don't build kayaks any more

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Aleuts build kayaks up to about WWII and maybe a little after.  Today, the practice of building kayaks in the Aleutians has stopped.  There...

What is possible, contd.

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On our last day in Sand Point, we found some dry suits airing out on the railing of the motel we were staying at, the Anchor Inn. At first w...
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Monday, August 22, 2011

What is possible?

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The current boat I am working on is yet another iteration of what I like to think of as my version of the perfect bay boat, bay kayak, that ...
Saturday, August 6, 2011

Polynesian Boats in SF Bay

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 There's a bunch of Polynesian boats that have just showed up in SF Bay this past week.  I went to visit them yesterday and here'...

the amazon book store

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I notice I still have the Amazon book store banner up at the top of my page.  Some of my readers have software that blocks that sort of thin...
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Friday, August 5, 2011

Sand Point bent wood hats

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Here's a few photos of bent wood hats made in Sand Point.  Bent wood hat instructor for the camp was Peter Devine.  He had inherited som...
Thursday, August 4, 2011

Aleutian China

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 Sand Point has one restaurant and two cafes, both of which seem to be closed more than open, at least when we needed them.  Above, the sign...

Sand Point, Alaska

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 I've just gotten back from Sand Point Alaska where I spent the last two weeks at the Sand Point Culture Camp.  I had hoped over the per...
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Thursday, July 14, 2011

2011 Urban Unangax^ Culture Camp in Anchorage - Update

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Just a few photos from this year's culture camp.  Just finished up yesterday.  Days have been long.  9 am to 9 pm. Trying to catch up on...
Thursday, June 30, 2011

More Boat Strength

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I got my copy of Boat Strength in the mail.  Gosh, it's hardcover.  Editing has gotten looser than it used to be.  In cursory reading I ...
Thursday, June 23, 2011

Strength of Materials

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I just ordered a copy of this book and hope to report on it in more detail later.  I have read most of Dave Gerr's other book, The Natur...

Don't Let Others Plan Your Future

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I've been reading the latest article at Low-tech Magazine . I read that kind of stuff because skin of frame technology is relatively low...
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Sunday, June 5, 2011

Wooden Boat Building Books

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I've listed a whole bunch of wooden boat building books in my Amazon book store. Not that I'm interested in traditional wooden boa...
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Native Art at the Alaska Native Medical Center

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The largest assemblage of contemporary Alaskan Native Arts and Crafts that I've seen is not at any museum but at  the Alaska Native Med...
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2011 Urban Unangax^ Culture Camp in Anchorage

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Should you find yourself in Anchorage during the week of July 7-13 stop by the Urban Unangax^ Culture Camp at the APIA headquarters.  Lots o...
Friday, June 3, 2011

Deep Thought

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I created a subject category in my Amazon book store called "Deep Thought." I thought it might be worth explaining what I mean by...
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Further Kayak Musings

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In the process of selecting books for my Amazon sub store on this blog, it became apparent to me that I wasn't picking any stitch and gl...
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Skinboat Journal Store

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I've added an Amazon.com store to my blog.  It's a subset of stuff that Amazon sells.  For now it's mostly books about kayaking ...
Monday, May 23, 2011

unimak.us

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A new website called Unimak Area has been erected. Lots of info on the Eastern Aleutian region. Enjoy.