Category Accessories

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…

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…

Making a storm paddle

I wanted to make an all Cedar storm paddle with a friend, for another friend as a present. I started out by making stupid sawing mistakes and what not, but documented the process and the end result. Here you see…

Paddle material

holms trävaror martin truck

I recently heard about this company called Holms Trä which keeps prime quality Western Red Cedar. Here. In Stockholm. It’s situated at Kungens Kurva but even with map coordinates it was difficult to find. Nevertheless, when I got there I…

Never stop

Well, why should you? I couldn't help myself but took the sewing to the next level (not that it is so hard) and made myself a suit for representation :)