Cargo pants
Recently I bought two pairs of hiking/outdoors pants and was surprised at how quickly one pair wore down. It took me a few days in the workshop to make a black pair of Urberg pants look like they were five…
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Yet another mad hatter
Got an order for a hat by my mate Rickard. This time I remembered to take some photos.
Laminated paddle
This time it’s a laminated aspen and fir paddle. I know aspen wood can be brittle but it’s knot free, doesn’t take on much moisture and easy to work with so I want to give it a try. If you…
Carbon greenland paddle?
The other night I had the peculiar feeling of one paddle becoming two under water. It had become pretty dark so I couldn’t see anything upside down in the murky Lake Mälaren, so I used one paddle half as a…
West Greenland kayaks
Both kayaks here are based on a West Greenland Kayak from the early 1900, situated in the Canadian Museum of history. Plans courtesy of Brian Schulz at Capefalcon kayaks. The dark one is a slightly shorter, lower volume and flatter…
BIB FTW
Packed with acronyms here… So, you drink some Bag In Box wine. Or in my case, my neighbours do and leave me a little for cooking 🙂 You recycle the inner container and use it for some kayak touring and…
Ghosts in the closet?
I found these two Tuiliqs in my closet the other day, hovering around like ghosts from the past. They are my first jackets, made out of canvas and quite nice winter parkas. They are ok for paddling and fully wax…
Storm paddle again
Still haven’t come across clear and straight grained Cedar that I can make a normal Greenland paddle out of, so I am making another storm paddle. Started out on the bandsaw to do a rough cut, but quickly switched to…
Deck line toggles
I recently had the opportunity to get fu***d and pay for it. Having searched everywhere around the net for local suppliers, all I found who could deliver what I wanted was this plastic supply company which shall be unnamed. Anyhow,…
All you need is a Norsaq
Ever wondered what that wooden thingy is on top of a rolling nerd’s kayak? It’s a throwing stick used since the stone age to throw sticks, like harpoons, further. A Norsaq. This is my first home made one. It probably…
Whiskey sticks
Or as we say in Swedish: whiskypinne 🙂 I wanted to find out what all the hype about maturing alcohol rapidly is all about, so today I started my own liquer experiment. To get some taste in plain ol’ 100…
Hurling honey at Greg’s
Your typical summer activity, right? We had some time to goof around while shaving the storm paddle thinner and thinner.