Retrofit hatch on a skin on frame kayak
Ok ok. I know it’s not very stylish and a deviation far from the East Greenland kayak originals, but I am not comfortable with the cheapo Polyurethane on this […]
Paulownia for kayak building
(/pɔːˈloʊniə/ paw-LOH-nee-ə) Paulowniaceae, the order Lamiales. This is from Wikipedia. All we know is that it’s light and might be nice for building a kayak. Not easy to get hold of in […]
You need a stylish deck bag, I know I do
Well, you may not need it actually, but if you’re not travelling light enough for a Greenland kayak, this is the reserve storage to save your day…or week. It […]
Lowering the Isserfik
I was not happy with my last build’s rear coaming height and felt I needed to do something about it. After careful consideration (not!) I just cut the rear […]
West/East Greenland kayak comparison
I recently happened to have my west and east Greenland kayaks next to each other where you can clearly see the difference in bow/stern height and angle. Now, the […]
Greenland Stealth Tech in the making
This used to require life long practice and be a lethal hunting vessel in the Arctic. For sea animals at least. I started this build on Christmas Eve 2021 […]
Building another kayak
This time, it’s an East Greenland design. Long, low, narrow. Good for calm waters, easy cruising and weight shift turning. Just what you need, right? It’s about 48cm wide, […]
Luciapaddling
For those of you not from Scandinavia, here are the lightbearer festivities from a kayaker’s point of view, just outside the Stockholm’s Stadshus during the Nobel Prize Week (Stockholm […]
And a jacket to go with the pants
If you checked out my previous post you may have gathered I wasn’t too impressed with the quality of today’s so called outdoor pants. Since I wondered what else […]
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 […]
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 […]