Saturday, November 23, 2013

Eastern Arctic Kayak - Historical Construction Photos

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I have some historical photos of Eastern Arctic kayak construction.  I have no idea where I got them.  But here they are.  Mostly what I wan...
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Friday, November 22, 2013

What Killed the Kayak? Aleut Version - Akutan, Alaska

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Akutan, Alaska is an island in the Aleutians and once a place where people paddled kayaks as a part of making a living.  Nowadays the bigges...

What Killed the Kayak? Aleut Version - Sand Point, AK

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Sand Point, Alaska is home to one of the larger fishing fleets in the Aleutians.  The pictures below show the boats which have replaced the ...

What Killed the Kayak? Hudson Strait Version

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Down in the lower left corner you can see what appears to be a rowboat.  Someone standing in a rowboat is looking on at the starting line ...
Thursday, November 21, 2013

Eastern Arctic Kayaks - Hudson Strait

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Here's a bunch of pictures of Hudson Strait kayaks.  They came to me by way of Bill Samson, I believe.  They are labeled something like ...
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Flat-Bottomed Kayaks of the Eastern Arctic

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I am about to launch off on construction of a flat bottomed kayak of the Eastern Arctic type.  Since I know nothing about these kayaks, I do...
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Yurt Design - Canvas Shrinkage

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Canvas shrinks.  I knew that. So when I designed the roof pattern for the yurt, I should have allowed for shrinkage but didn't.  Oh well...
Sunday, November 17, 2013

Baidarka Chair

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What do you do with an old baidarka (kayak) once it starts falling apart?  Why you make a chair out of it. I don't know the details ...
Friday, November 15, 2013

Wood and Canvas Canoe Restoration - Impending

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I am about to launch into another wood and canvas canoe restoration, assuming the owner is willing to spend the money.  A new one of these k...
Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Yurt Report - Wind Test

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Two nights ago, the yurt underwent a spontaneous wind test.  A front with wind gusts up to 50mph moved through the area.  The bushes and tre...
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Sunday, October 27, 2013

Yurt report - a new stove

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The fire in the yurt test went well as reported in my previous post, but the guys at the shop were put off by the burnt potato smell left be...
Saturday, October 26, 2013

Yurt Report - Fire Test

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Another update on the yurt.  As my shop mate Tim said, I liked it better when you were building boats.  Still, yurts is what you get for now...
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

A Tale of Bears, Beers and Anglers

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The Kings River, our destination at the end of a two mile hike downhill. One day while camping, we found a trail that goes down t...