tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43201385006405593682024-03-06T12:00:24.770-08:00Kajakkspesialisten NorwayKayak paddling and creativity are the key words when Anders Thygesen, professional kayakbuilder and paddler, designs and uses Inuit style seakayaks and paddles. He is the founder and owner of Kajakkspesialisten and Norwegian Wood Paddles. Kajakkspesialisten resides in Vestfossen, Norway. Blog posts er mainly written by Anders but from time to time other people sometimes contribute as well.Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-58688763942156095522023-10-31T05:48:00.003-07:002023-11-02T01:41:32.369-07:00Kayakbuilding at Delmarva Paddlers Retreat 2023 part II<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Frames are finished now. They are oiled in order to make them resistant to fungus, rot, dirt and age. With the right storage, a skin-on-frame kayak can last a lifetime. After oiling, the kayak frames are skinned with a heavy duty fabric. In this case, we used nylonpolyester, <a href="https://www.yourvismawebsite.com/kajakkspesialisten-as-1/lang-EN/kayakbuilding-paddlemaking-diy/kayakbuilding" target="_blank"><b>Kayakskin</b></a>, from the "Kajakkspesialisten" webshop. The advantage of the nylonpolyester mix is that it doesn't get loose, when being stored in a humid environment. The Kayakskin stays really tight over the years. This is also due to the stretching method that we use, which Anders has perfected through many test and trials. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7o8wIUw81DH3LFQVNkTOczVxlrjXf3jgtMabQdffZLxf5y0zu6pI5ureWZ2fyn2j5MYO8zAcELogobYkAbJDbIn9uceNDokcGjBhUvQkzhgDBQPffYdei5j5XJSUr3O8sDXPopSkF6lcX408ixX-tk2h-lx86Chgd1MMl1Wcb4YWBVEWahH1_sC7wuO0/s3077/22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2006" data-original-width="3077" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7o8wIUw81DH3LFQVNkTOczVxlrjXf3jgtMabQdffZLxf5y0zu6pI5ureWZ2fyn2j5MYO8zAcELogobYkAbJDbIn9uceNDokcGjBhUvQkzhgDBQPffYdei5j5XJSUr3O8sDXPopSkF6lcX408ixX-tk2h-lx86Chgd1MMl1Wcb4YWBVEWahH1_sC7wuO0/w640-h418/22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The King Island is getting ready. Not it's last, but first oil! In the background, varnished cockpit coamings are hanging out to dry.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOR5r2kC_N3LYR-WPXqxIMoBMBGa1KekCrib3j_6wiid-Lw3LwOD5sVCKb5c31RoCRxIsih9aVqNGvjOjiwaKjhxYpDzP8katI8qnTmMlK8rbtTGVUInf11dSUcE-JYdecC_GfBJj6VrpIfxM8MUQ_SWS0WxnHylmMMbO-KebJ907snl1wMs_FoPqfKo/s3350/24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2341" data-original-width="3350" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOR5r2kC_N3LYR-WPXqxIMoBMBGa1KekCrib3j_6wiid-Lw3LwOD5sVCKb5c31RoCRxIsih9aVqNGvjOjiwaKjhxYpDzP8katI8qnTmMlK8rbtTGVUInf11dSUcE-JYdecC_GfBJj6VrpIfxM8MUQ_SWS0WxnHylmMMbO-KebJ907snl1wMs_FoPqfKo/w640-h448/24.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">More oiling, here, the Greenland style kayaks are oiled.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIZ-OQ29XwVAM6ydaT8VW0KdA3l10kQ3PWiQEBO6tzM_NsHstGkEGcFzoaCQdh8VasjcVJNAGTfKBbfNAwemxFkRHweKoRyUtallnBKv-mJ1DveeMuLR2Sg-G2Nknrpg0wVYxi1Vjo8BxY93x0ozGK384tL5jNMyCIdnZRb2fH6FoBXwikqfDOrjkrC4/s3423/25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2537" data-original-width="3423" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIZ-OQ29XwVAM6ydaT8VW0KdA3l10kQ3PWiQEBO6tzM_NsHstGkEGcFzoaCQdh8VasjcVJNAGTfKBbfNAwemxFkRHweKoRyUtallnBKv-mJ1DveeMuLR2Sg-G2Nknrpg0wVYxi1Vjo8BxY93x0ozGK384tL5jNMyCIdnZRb2fH6FoBXwikqfDOrjkrC4/w640-h474/25.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Leaving the birdcage late at night after the oiling. Peter Gengler leaving the Birdcage.</div></div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZPKqsmQTmCk6-qEX-IIPSWIoECTcfI0Dyb9HfmCs9EaLQbeYK_bOqnAqYfX_bjCFZqOdb4yUg0W_UaiQRQlwV-Vk3DLdekKLBPCTPHljAp4YXCXmX2wzfldGcblT-B1nPAk4ipNfqp2H-hWm5MQhfOLd7bo3ChDiSfLajuY6ooT2td6IBLYZ5ItDETM/s3078/26.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1975" data-original-width="3078" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZPKqsmQTmCk6-qEX-IIPSWIoECTcfI0Dyb9HfmCs9EaLQbeYK_bOqnAqYfX_bjCFZqOdb4yUg0W_UaiQRQlwV-Vk3DLdekKLBPCTPHljAp4YXCXmX2wzfldGcblT-B1nPAk4ipNfqp2H-hWm5MQhfOLd7bo3ChDiSfLajuY6ooT2td6IBLYZ5ItDETM/w640-h410/26.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="text-align: justify;">After all the frames are dry the skinnig begins, They are skinned with a nylon polyester mixed fabric. We call it "Kayakskin". It is very strong and stays tight in wet and cold conditions. The Kayakskin can be stained or painted.</span></div></div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQL9jJzQLHRErwWWGFCzZ8DiP1YDzuMiIn-cGmsun7f0MvLdBnlLaf6aM-uqUzgTL68r_Ow13z7r1YswEjFF3zRyYkjRxFqV35smmHyI7mLVvVX0Gv1pREMclLNGG6MYyK2bNDbn83UJDbN3uSaW6YcoCGV38pM1CgngeDDNKRgf8uYaPxRNkr0GdkFQ/s4452/27.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3083" data-original-width="4452" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQL9jJzQLHRErwWWGFCzZ8DiP1YDzuMiIn-cGmsun7f0MvLdBnlLaf6aM-uqUzgTL68r_Ow13z7r1YswEjFF3zRyYkjRxFqV35smmHyI7mLVvVX0Gv1pREMclLNGG6MYyK2bNDbn83UJDbN3uSaW6YcoCGV38pM1CgngeDDNKRgf8uYaPxRNkr0GdkFQ/w640-h444/27.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">More skinning. We got some extra helpers and quite a few spectators.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhcP3PLGcqyIEiY2YUKACRCuSE5HzGVkz5goSKo8m17Zf7NnbSU7FJzoNsKBjt_kYzLs_TeeeDnL3hxlH6LTCidPHj7NdQO-2ch9VHxp7Cm61jQUm_VlUfhPNDb9N25BRFj-eh3B22bACUxwri9RDRvmrCQlgTSZnoqADk8DGAxNFMFRpfPRFiYpekwM/s4570/28.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3259" data-original-width="4570" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhcP3PLGcqyIEiY2YUKACRCuSE5HzGVkz5goSKo8m17Zf7NnbSU7FJzoNsKBjt_kYzLs_TeeeDnL3hxlH6LTCidPHj7NdQO-2ch9VHxp7Cm61jQUm_VlUfhPNDb9N25BRFj-eh3B22bACUxwri9RDRvmrCQlgTSZnoqADk8DGAxNFMFRpfPRFiYpekwM/w640-h456/28.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is the fold that covers the stitching. It is made with the curved needle. The thread is braided fishing line.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGuGJQoowWRynAjNqV1DCqCLjJqUMj2fHWMdCK0R9EPegebcjlS2aigq-tN6Cw3gOVY5AFnA8dM8XayeA6cD5rMjTsAuMdyXPo6GE9RsMF9DrnccC7PR8r620AgE6HSwUpI0B5xy06CMDjPCgAZCTMB4Og1L1fpX4TxOMY_sCino6IudIuiYPP7Ela7I/s3326/29.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="3326" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGuGJQoowWRynAjNqV1DCqCLjJqUMj2fHWMdCK0R9EPegebcjlS2aigq-tN6Cw3gOVY5AFnA8dM8XayeA6cD5rMjTsAuMdyXPo6GE9RsMF9DrnccC7PR8r620AgE6HSwUpI0B5xy06CMDjPCgAZCTMB4Og1L1fpX4TxOMY_sCino6IudIuiYPP7Ela7I/w640-h588/29.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is Peter Strands baidarka in the afternoon light. We are working on sewing the cockpit coamings to the kayaks and are finishing the bow.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6spoEiqcWqHpmTilV-dbwCnvRX-j6ZtUmZRtd-f_NUhA56XVoYKjnFuxVoi7GT_niYez25xjb4L33kVJWZAQWP8K7C5F-pgnipRi_p0WX8yG-8BbaHniWJ3WaAUqh56GgOy-BfL0qoCG8M5oT8xrsg-gyuVyQ3mfE1aLYKlTAm_C8IWjZnxMYS6b_uqI/s2247/30.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1690" data-original-width="2247" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6spoEiqcWqHpmTilV-dbwCnvRX-j6ZtUmZRtd-f_NUhA56XVoYKjnFuxVoi7GT_niYez25xjb4L33kVJWZAQWP8K7C5F-pgnipRi_p0WX8yG-8BbaHniWJ3WaAUqh56GgOy-BfL0qoCG8M5oT8xrsg-gyuVyQ3mfE1aLYKlTAm_C8IWjZnxMYS6b_uqI/w640-h482/30.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rick working on his coaming.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRFAInPDdupRmVyQf-PPvTMOTQq97oBJj6CZsxcy5gPLCJyvLhgW5I34O6D_jez9wYsnGP6-o4mlkTB_EdwE5q1ZmTc-v4el3zYU8tML6vqTYavPu4Sks9aO7zfjOPIQPqD3lJYZvKMYRm07LZh375iyCdu-LmbCGXAtiNTlvnj9bCvoBBDDtswGnfn0/s2048/40.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRFAInPDdupRmVyQf-PPvTMOTQq97oBJj6CZsxcy5gPLCJyvLhgW5I34O6D_jez9wYsnGP6-o4mlkTB_EdwE5q1ZmTc-v4el3zYU8tML6vqTYavPu4Sks9aO7zfjOPIQPqD3lJYZvKMYRm07LZh375iyCdu-LmbCGXAtiNTlvnj9bCvoBBDDtswGnfn0/w640-h360/40.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Terrys baidarka after staining. He has used 2 colors - brown and grey/blue.</div></div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqF-lqVddLTFLuPvbCpLhDeUJUT8IutBYRifL9ZY16ZTVASpw55CO3kZFbF0Anfgef9CSgb1PIJ2PCd4HSydGs_-kBaByguO8_WpiQcfGxjXirVKB0X8FA38ATGYBrlUaeZ2VFqormUEEjbvdo4M28rPC4SWyEdpuf_gfHuMb_tdkQ3Hl3dBScaUAWQOs/s4140/41.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2975" data-original-width="4140" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqF-lqVddLTFLuPvbCpLhDeUJUT8IutBYRifL9ZY16ZTVASpw55CO3kZFbF0Anfgef9CSgb1PIJ2PCd4HSydGs_-kBaByguO8_WpiQcfGxjXirVKB0X8FA38ATGYBrlUaeZ2VFqormUEEjbvdo4M28rPC4SWyEdpuf_gfHuMb_tdkQ3Hl3dBScaUAWQOs/w640-h460/41.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A cockpit coaming on a finished kayak. Notice the groove in the top of the coaming. That is meant for fastening the seasock. The sea sock is a watertight compartment, much like bulkheads in a modern kayak. Ut keeps the kayak clean inside, and prevents the kayak from being flooded in case of capsize.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELK3HoB3Cd9ekkVhMZFf7T5ON9S7AgqUcRDuqpS5YApaJSIbje-o2p6a5jl-P-jkyTQp30qrdoWcq8bADTV6FQXj11_lTZNcBzh1qrKSvL7r1IkIeU5DGwSlMAQ8H_yy7mB2W9rHuwby9kOq2KQtw4GYSkAw2TQOVRDVTdZKuS4-0ihEjpKqguhhAfho/s3580/42.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1884" data-original-width="3580" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELK3HoB3Cd9ekkVhMZFf7T5ON9S7AgqUcRDuqpS5YApaJSIbje-o2p6a5jl-P-jkyTQp30qrdoWcq8bADTV6FQXj11_lTZNcBzh1qrKSvL7r1IkIeU5DGwSlMAQ8H_yy7mB2W9rHuwby9kOq2KQtw4GYSkAw2TQOVRDVTdZKuS4-0ihEjpKqguhhAfho/w640-h336/42.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The inside of the same kayak. This is a Greenland style kayak. Since it is extra wide, we added a, extra pair of side stringers, so the span between keel and stringer does not get too long.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByMFuXauruwN-PXGXaWHt-z2kyUgeq5uqRTe1ESDcl7fiOmYpYx_veUV-E9-N4QFvADanFNqavl5zVh96hDsnwerI8bzWBxqCnx5t8JvkZ1x2UJRq3arMaHfG55jV0lb-VBxaBeZSMohXCaW3ioyka4ckEPRIKSkSr6DaaiogDvaldlOQiLVzNZvpBhs/s3445/44.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="3445" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiByMFuXauruwN-PXGXaWHt-z2kyUgeq5uqRTe1ESDcl7fiOmYpYx_veUV-E9-N4QFvADanFNqavl5zVh96hDsnwerI8bzWBxqCnx5t8JvkZ1x2UJRq3arMaHfG55jV0lb-VBxaBeZSMohXCaW3ioyka4ckEPRIKSkSr6DaaiogDvaldlOQiLVzNZvpBhs/w640-h410/44.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For baptizing the kayaks before their first launc, we usually have beer or liquor. Not everyone drinks, so in this case we got en evil looking can of mineral water, called " Liquid Death". Terrys baidarka is missing in the photo - the varnish was not 100% cured yet.</div></div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSI1Hr9mmaG0sKX8xHnqMwWv1L5XiUWc1vH45hyphenhyphen3m9uyHHOla_mly4jEqaHOyWwCjtgfqvl_JmRNCNs7c2wA09RFhVTq9U6vXV0Y22hZgHNEndYjsJ5LdRtMru1igZ7_SYqlySxfDNHUZFazXMtKn99HSqpHDBS8O_ADyGM0XpNhM8OGJOptr82_PEqm0/s3821/45.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2513" data-original-width="3821" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSI1Hr9mmaG0sKX8xHnqMwWv1L5XiUWc1vH45hyphenhyphen3m9uyHHOla_mly4jEqaHOyWwCjtgfqvl_JmRNCNs7c2wA09RFhVTq9U6vXV0Y22hZgHNEndYjsJ5LdRtMru1igZ7_SYqlySxfDNHUZFazXMtKn99HSqpHDBS8O_ADyGM0XpNhM8OGJOptr82_PEqm0/w640-h420/45.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lots of happy campers!</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQWkTgCpuut7CpE5XOCHTLchfvlHQiPuAEmstudBt7HZHkFZi3O6Isnu2g_YA3BMwcmvCY8OfjrEaiP_EZz2FclcGvAdre9iohtnDByyl4o5Ivcz4NnrLI4hrO5W_tnsp9yqdhs6bQvIQOfVDuRcUDZcXaeejgzogbjFOvRS_XniNAAJn2rmJ5_qoTpA/s3224/46.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="3224" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiQWkTgCpuut7CpE5XOCHTLchfvlHQiPuAEmstudBt7HZHkFZi3O6Isnu2g_YA3BMwcmvCY8OfjrEaiP_EZz2FclcGvAdre9iohtnDByyl4o5Ivcz4NnrLI4hrO5W_tnsp9yqdhs6bQvIQOfVDuRcUDZcXaeejgzogbjFOvRS_XniNAAJn2rmJ5_qoTpA/w640-h396/46.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Everybody getting out on the water, testing their newborn kayaks. During the afternoon the wind picked up and we had some great fun in wind and waves.</div></div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xlhl-F2rT7Ay4DjMTgNuHtoy9Lttql5pPH4AbdBEIe0_ibvm5c4mM_n76AZP5OrZ8YNs6ya9MIVoIE2osYnB41ad1BIqauMVSVYJrsv3X7Q7yRWzRcy-NY4H9Dv7jz3SN0WU5jt_cwA0OhTTzRcEibowZEYMkUwszRnIBFzzIOazXzKtpPyvj1dD2wo/s3641/47.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1837" data-original-width="3641" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xlhl-F2rT7Ay4DjMTgNuHtoy9Lttql5pPH4AbdBEIe0_ibvm5c4mM_n76AZP5OrZ8YNs6ya9MIVoIE2osYnB41ad1BIqauMVSVYJrsv3X7Q7yRWzRcy-NY4H9Dv7jz3SN0WU5jt_cwA0OhTTzRcEibowZEYMkUwszRnIBFzzIOazXzKtpPyvj1dD2wo/w640-h322/47.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Goodbye Delmarva, thank you for everything. We miss you already. Great thanks to all the students, the organizors and all the helpers. Especially big thanks to Sue Burley, Mike Hamilton, John Huber and Peter Gengler.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Photo credit: Jannie Heegaard </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div> <p></p></div>Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-90086921565070840772023-10-21T00:27:00.006-07:002023-10-21T00:57:34.855-07:00Kayakbuilding at Delmarva Paddlers Retreat 2023 part I - authored by Jannie<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Going to <a href="https://www.delmarvapaddlersretreat.org/" target="_blank"><b>Delmarva Paddlers Retreat</b></a>, the biggest <a href="https://www.qajaqusa.org/" target="_blank"><b>Qajaq USA</b> </a>event in October has become a good habit of ours. It is allways a great pleasure to cross the pond and join our big kayakfamily abroad. We love to go there and for us it's like an extended summer because the weather can be really warm and nice on good days. Anders has been there seven times and Jannie five times. This year it was a kayakbuilding year. Anders has held three classes there, 2015, 2019 and 2023. The classes run smoothly now and previous years Anders and Chris Beckman has found a good way of doing things. This year Chris has retired and was replaced by Mike Hamilton, who took over coordinating with style! Delmarva is a real grown up event and has run for 33 years. This year seven people joined the build class. Three built Greenland style kayaks, two built Alaskan style baidarkas, one built a King Island kayak and one built a rolling kayak. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As usual the event is at Camp Arrowhead, and the class was held at our favourite site - the Birdcage - with it's spectacular octogon shape. Crambed in between huge pinetrees, squealing squirrels and chirping birds we spent most of the daylight hours (12 hour workdays) at this wonderful site.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7cwllPq0DRIywSOOl2GhS8OLEWgN_PByptjhRtuKQz7ImdBQLrfpd518uUXfNM_0W-eFAxrBbMss9XR7RpFudoW_qovb2tcBTEem1tfY4xq9IG15RrlosiAzmHN_As4Th2BPx1vPIsWcmxRvHaBPHWoUgfnIqM2pHHxQiT-2QfCEBgqBDNg6cD8JCkM/s3918/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2764" data-original-width="3918" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7cwllPq0DRIywSOOl2GhS8OLEWgN_PByptjhRtuKQz7ImdBQLrfpd518uUXfNM_0W-eFAxrBbMss9XR7RpFudoW_qovb2tcBTEem1tfY4xq9IG15RrlosiAzmHN_As4Th2BPx1vPIsWcmxRvHaBPHWoUgfnIqM2pHHxQiT-2QfCEBgqBDNg6cD8JCkM/w640-h452/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The Birdcage! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0S64nuZ2OdjhJp69VdtnfNwdcgjUjWFWdEhb1ypMFzMcEfqNhKk22wbP-k82w02EBRffdMZLK45jE3mJO5NCBCseg3y1Hno-UhCbe1BWhcN9KvF7cs33XB6GLHm_QdbRHyDoxMJMLIGxkZpj4xLTDncUYEA_1wYXWKtTR1kx0RrtHy7o038FLXvqXGE/s4084/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2774" data-original-width="4084" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0S64nuZ2OdjhJp69VdtnfNwdcgjUjWFWdEhb1ypMFzMcEfqNhKk22wbP-k82w02EBRffdMZLK45jE3mJO5NCBCseg3y1Hno-UhCbe1BWhcN9KvF7cs33XB6GLHm_QdbRHyDoxMJMLIGxkZpj4xLTDncUYEA_1wYXWKtTR1kx0RrtHy7o038FLXvqXGE/w640-h434/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Birdcage at night - even more mysteroius!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTfr9SqTQIrco4jydaE4uSPxf_oepx2gQ7Vbj1b3AaZg88i08K535PvXp8P32gaxrRjph3xVPGOS2fhaGWzpkUhIRvYjRgZ879GmVKWt9EDa4g9pXwv39Dr9GTaKSB9VtfX61gRfri8DKGVVXMyxWEOIHC4KY75NP7L6YZLw_dkHXG1bDmHIJdj8poro/s4401/4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3255" data-original-width="4401" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTfr9SqTQIrco4jydaE4uSPxf_oepx2gQ7Vbj1b3AaZg88i08K535PvXp8P32gaxrRjph3xVPGOS2fhaGWzpkUhIRvYjRgZ879GmVKWt9EDa4g9pXwv39Dr9GTaKSB9VtfX61gRfri8DKGVVXMyxWEOIHC4KY75NP7L6YZLw_dkHXG1bDmHIJdj8poro/w640-h474/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The first day. Everybody gets the two pieces of wood that are to become the gunwales of the kayak.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS6DuMfpMsf_rO348Hia1CIpGpLl2hdY9PnEMdfSYs8iDU_ghiG1qb_8T0wjzp2OEhLB1WZ93dtd-CMNp7tGzZpMGbkEq5v2mJlZXa8kXVuX8uEb-XD0uffkRM39zt7hcoE60uTgcl5TeN48VgPJBNr8xD4L8bLlvbNRgtLVa_5egYk1SrEQ6zWEDk0bU/s3071/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2439" data-original-width="3071" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS6DuMfpMsf_rO348Hia1CIpGpLl2hdY9PnEMdfSYs8iDU_ghiG1qb_8T0wjzp2OEhLB1WZ93dtd-CMNp7tGzZpMGbkEq5v2mJlZXa8kXVuX8uEb-XD0uffkRM39zt7hcoE60uTgcl5TeN48VgPJBNr8xD4L8bLlvbNRgtLVa_5egYk1SrEQ6zWEDk0bU/w640-h508/5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Scott working at what will become the stern.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2bazPvRw8yYCe7et9P04brh2aokOOcpUD3J2Eb2Wc1528wPbG4h0mGdqZzTU03fmgarPH5nghpVd72iq7MKtzmrQPumrmc6yMve87sPDG9-F1KFn6kSXWapR0ewQnLCsCr7weEWsauLIQaN_AGwcb9sudY31gu6CVA_1jkKqf3bdWK4Mpg0GRUqZWJo/s3266/6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2492" data-original-width="3266" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2bazPvRw8yYCe7et9P04brh2aokOOcpUD3J2Eb2Wc1528wPbG4h0mGdqZzTU03fmgarPH5nghpVd72iq7MKtzmrQPumrmc6yMve87sPDG9-F1KFn6kSXWapR0ewQnLCsCr7weEWsauLIQaN_AGwcb9sudY31gu6CVA_1jkKqf3bdWK4Mpg0GRUqZWJo/w640-h488/6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lashing the frame is a part of making the wooden frame solid and fleksible at the same time. This lashing ties the gunwale and the deck beam together. Here you also see a rib mortise, made with a drill and a pocket knife.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQaK2RkY45Gl94e-kcmBO04QvzwJdLhvIrap1d-O588o79lT0tOPpWX0-I9eSFlYVwKz9x5Y2vbJZNsK5_0tH9HPcNp-ppNCKSpLdGr77sugczBhhOgCWGeRi1HbjC1Ejhh4O7FPcynq2CDVQtNbh8MnoIT3hgzALhdtQWlYN5masqq2hVUVe2VCYLb1k/s3510/7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2661" data-original-width="3510" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQaK2RkY45Gl94e-kcmBO04QvzwJdLhvIrap1d-O588o79lT0tOPpWX0-I9eSFlYVwKz9x5Y2vbJZNsK5_0tH9HPcNp-ppNCKSpLdGr77sugczBhhOgCWGeRi1HbjC1Ejhh4O7FPcynq2CDVQtNbh8MnoIT3hgzALhdtQWlYN5masqq2hVUVe2VCYLb1k/w640-h486/7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Shaping the decks and getting ready for cutting and fastening the deckbeams.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03BixsYJrofdZcy9IAHR4Ef9cRvBDutMjfLLjZCotuBSip_HB_VeS9Xy3yzR24ZQSqOY0ATruxX_lQ1vHvh0cN0B-Je9Sh7_JirykTxFdf6o4P2VemBOK5ZphxdNdTAX1QaMFrjvukjbOF4UI6KG8Bnnbz_n_DOjea6hp6V298WZ9xe0aRxcAmXf2M5Y/s3624/8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="3624" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03BixsYJrofdZcy9IAHR4Ef9cRvBDutMjfLLjZCotuBSip_HB_VeS9Xy3yzR24ZQSqOY0ATruxX_lQ1vHvh0cN0B-Je9Sh7_JirykTxFdf6o4P2VemBOK5ZphxdNdTAX1QaMFrjvukjbOF4UI6KG8Bnnbz_n_DOjea6hp6V298WZ9xe0aRxcAmXf2M5Y/w640-h452/8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The deck has taken shape, and next we start building up stern- and bow pieces that will support the keelson.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40K28jp_ukG4ZKqMxeB73d34vmmSJziD0dRoHYxGgB3Iigx2hIpsQJVmAUJjmkVQ-wjNQSAkSy4c9AkLUSmHtlC8ILuNAnaaszlIoIyHubUFejodEyyQAWkG6lZWp148K_NIfW9Sfo4RgcL3ywy6dwdktiso339W5iQ675ON4qMpmHyraYzXyRvFu5ww/s3098/9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2271" data-original-width="3098" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40K28jp_ukG4ZKqMxeB73d34vmmSJziD0dRoHYxGgB3Iigx2hIpsQJVmAUJjmkVQ-wjNQSAkSy4c9AkLUSmHtlC8ILuNAnaaszlIoIyHubUFejodEyyQAWkG6lZWp148K_NIfW9Sfo4RgcL3ywy6dwdktiso339W5iQ675ON4qMpmHyraYzXyRvFu5ww/w640-h470/9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dowels, dowels and dowels... we make hundreds of dowels by hand i different sizes. We use dowels in the stern, the bowpiece, the ribs, the masiks and deckbeams. Well in almost everything. Here dowels are used in the ribs. Yes they can be lashed also. Terry did, but unfortunateliy we did not get a photo of that.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzzlvO1MyEhGznS57l_KLsKI8KrVZxLi5MJO8HyJbQzfJNC09xUWBUqPzZxMTC4EvsuiafKCObQvFwTHFsrhDqZv5a6b1J3LOx6Dx8kJRei__vwobOx-bCF9ydG2bsfSXcKAGV_3nCIdkEFqfzz7jpQR7yzDW-pcYp1aIwSQJHTacob4Mx6bp2X0Y9vU/s3508/10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2297" data-original-width="3508" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzzlvO1MyEhGznS57l_KLsKI8KrVZxLi5MJO8HyJbQzfJNC09xUWBUqPzZxMTC4EvsuiafKCObQvFwTHFsrhDqZv5a6b1J3LOx6Dx8kJRei__vwobOx-bCF9ydG2bsfSXcKAGV_3nCIdkEFqfzz7jpQR7yzDW-pcYp1aIwSQJHTacob4Mx6bp2X0Y9vU/w640-h420/10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fastening the Masik to the deck. Dowels and lashings.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7mlO6UbLwr-mcte_o8Xjt2dG-MVgHH01M1KAx_YFOZe7mhWB9_lT1VZrk7p1Y8lG9OZ-nkoGNFi_mEvP8FyHZueDxIfVmXYvNVh3zZY0m5sBwYsugyWQRvQyl_bCxxa0GUCxZg9N-VhYxCuIm0BeBuLwl6Mp-f5AYOwEa1pZZXVSMAgCYoLb1Gw8nUU/s4624/11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="4624" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7mlO6UbLwr-mcte_o8Xjt2dG-MVgHH01M1KAx_YFOZe7mhWB9_lT1VZrk7p1Y8lG9OZ-nkoGNFi_mEvP8FyHZueDxIfVmXYvNVh3zZY0m5sBwYsugyWQRvQyl_bCxxa0GUCxZg9N-VhYxCuIm0BeBuLwl6Mp-f5AYOwEa1pZZXVSMAgCYoLb1Gw8nUU/w640-h480/11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Beginning the prosess of making the bow and stern. Here is the amazing bow with "an eye" on the King Island kayak.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6MTEGFQ6gWykR0CE3TtMfWAftOOAtAnhk2vvoeomy7tRsf5BO1q7bu7RbbWTu-MH6YNDVIUoJuz0IGyoms-95uLbig9AZxr7BoBDroAByArGWsWUwfy16yHJ0mdWwapLlwEJmAVykPUegpKp8irwb9Yu3oRARQPhVLAlQP5sUrfEa_HYdmmiLBiPe0k/s4303/12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2947" data-original-width="4303" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6MTEGFQ6gWykR0CE3TtMfWAftOOAtAnhk2vvoeomy7tRsf5BO1q7bu7RbbWTu-MH6YNDVIUoJuz0IGyoms-95uLbig9AZxr7BoBDroAByArGWsWUwfy16yHJ0mdWwapLlwEJmAVykPUegpKp8irwb9Yu3oRARQPhVLAlQP5sUrfEa_HYdmmiLBiPe0k/w640-h438/12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Normally we don't use drawings. In this case we had some visual guidelines to make a King Island kayak.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjHK2dIPYe-CndwQ-evd_EBQy4oYN1ypmtWZj81yZLNR-Qv8FOSdZcdvBx9L6PiMimIve2QUXVO1SMYzMNbSwT0rChcf4l9TVO5M-uRzDyfv7u2_WwqH4_OMh77qpoKiIi7kEXw0_kc7eTmhQbxUmiXqTI9h_oBrFQt75yzcHwMTvhOS_1l1YP5Dv-J4/s3753/13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2645" data-original-width="3753" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjHK2dIPYe-CndwQ-evd_EBQy4oYN1ypmtWZj81yZLNR-Qv8FOSdZcdvBx9L6PiMimIve2QUXVO1SMYzMNbSwT0rChcf4l9TVO5M-uRzDyfv7u2_WwqH4_OMh77qpoKiIi7kEXw0_kc7eTmhQbxUmiXqTI9h_oBrFQt75yzcHwMTvhOS_1l1YP5Dv-J4/w640-h452/13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I see you! The eye...!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBZbdmvtWa-TCo0D68xPs0LnrHijo3TkhelFdQZ2zLsghVZjQqN8dfiveNvBGQ7qLGiOZwtCkrhN9EYgIuUZUc9SWKxZ4UbqQMWq0G1PZ_IGbykFQCwbHv2Mt1jm-0ozc7pocc472cesOJyodnK0uPi24JoXFVJOkGAmOVikx31kJj6j_T4K7lk1dI3E/s3211/14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2115" data-original-width="3211" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBZbdmvtWa-TCo0D68xPs0LnrHijo3TkhelFdQZ2zLsghVZjQqN8dfiveNvBGQ7qLGiOZwtCkrhN9EYgIuUZUc9SWKxZ4UbqQMWq0G1PZ_IGbykFQCwbHv2Mt1jm-0ozc7pocc472cesOJyodnK0uPi24JoXFVJOkGAmOVikx31kJj6j_T4K7lk1dI3E/w640-h422/14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A baidarka - or iqyax frame, laying up the deckbeams - eyeballing as a true craftsman.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8XUhdjhEzXjLvGyZa0Q0e1eF4Dd0517za_zRc19VAtuHNZjZWMh-q9J0ajSaIe104z1oHxLmKGt1FXtdVVhqDNX6M8162a_8wdiC5XwzDydUKk1JhbC4xvxLbCLc7UylvHjpeSLPxQVXRctbBzuslxL6_9Ih-QU3EITZ8wKURmFbZFQgRUmiRh7jjKA/s3523/15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2323" data-original-width="3523" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8XUhdjhEzXjLvGyZa0Q0e1eF4Dd0517za_zRc19VAtuHNZjZWMh-q9J0ajSaIe104z1oHxLmKGt1FXtdVVhqDNX6M8162a_8wdiC5XwzDydUKk1JhbC4xvxLbCLc7UylvHjpeSLPxQVXRctbBzuslxL6_9Ih-QU3EITZ8wKURmFbZFQgRUmiRh7jjKA/w640-h422/15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bows getting ready. Pegged and lashed.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jrW4w2V-MillGvmN7mvBMp_duZ0LV7Z59wrgIYqDm2bMlqO4RWGn0ZheCiuGxC8GVBY3Z5VRxh-wdmA8zv_t0AsX5jTyMzqMSVD2SW7ar3Fs2nX7kBmWCxxk89hXVuud8DxhDHXvJWWI2OCFjy0sGsPjL4ikY78yEj4ag3P5m_Wul14pssIu_XVvgXE/s4159/16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3031" data-original-width="4159" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jrW4w2V-MillGvmN7mvBMp_duZ0LV7Z59wrgIYqDm2bMlqO4RWGn0ZheCiuGxC8GVBY3Z5VRxh-wdmA8zv_t0AsX5jTyMzqMSVD2SW7ar3Fs2nX7kBmWCxxk89hXVuud8DxhDHXvJWWI2OCFjy0sGsPjL4ikY78yEj4ag3P5m_Wul14pssIu_XVvgXE/w640-h466/16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The baidarkas beautiful holey stern.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFezSN-cLW8UVbZo6yXZJrtI7VVZLFjWnLpJ3ijUtoGVNRgKa7EMSTB3oHkGguaNrYOS0jZQUVz-CoRyN48nuPnMWoFfC0lOsWKX2IgDQV2kTYwLzsFE7bUhEbOrB3wun3lsgc86URzYWdbdR7uVEe2vpBKi9GPmVeYp41yTLkK_zh4T9pgiaTVQ43yc/s3571/17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2351" data-original-width="3571" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFezSN-cLW8UVbZo6yXZJrtI7VVZLFjWnLpJ3ijUtoGVNRgKa7EMSTB3oHkGguaNrYOS0jZQUVz-CoRyN48nuPnMWoFfC0lOsWKX2IgDQV2kTYwLzsFE7bUhEbOrB3wun3lsgc86URzYWdbdR7uVEe2vpBKi9GPmVeYp41yTLkK_zh4T9pgiaTVQ43yc/w640-h422/17.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bending ribs. Anders did the bending the ribs in record time! He has tacit knowledge of a lifetime bending thousands of ribs.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV85sO0UnC7vYdGUETC6__amqd6UozfN8TLc-o2ZX5r27URF3GoSyaKJA-hW76Dex28jJdya5wQ6IWRtlxB1Qn6WjSUjFKaDIpPELfWq2wkBiN6xAynyUxE1ZFLWVzXb6quJ9DZ27RiSUzS2w-A6aCZezyux7iVsMO49pqJk4XKLAQOgARsABw-dChXDo/s3400/18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2437" data-original-width="3400" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV85sO0UnC7vYdGUETC6__amqd6UozfN8TLc-o2ZX5r27URF3GoSyaKJA-hW76Dex28jJdya5wQ6IWRtlxB1Qn6WjSUjFKaDIpPELfWq2wkBiN6xAynyUxE1ZFLWVzXb6quJ9DZ27RiSUzS2w-A6aCZezyux7iVsMO49pqJk4XKLAQOgARsABw-dChXDo/w640-h458/18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The ribs are soaked. These little guys needed some ekstra soaktime in the tub. But it all turned out good in the end. The oak ribs are tough, but once bent, they last a lifetime without changing their shape.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmvmcybDnEbKo6-Qa_tEK0XWRbRfJRozPF3EQyxyCbiRvX79TqZK8qgOa44pZS8KuqTGbzt75sRV0NobXV8hHmgLdoik-S3_z_Bfe5qDkxq5-eGbGYmvs4NxWXidll11HuHmnWuf0ZS8htXEBTtNHWOpYOl52YAUZXJs85xFGMTbjlx1EqMMC2cns47s/s3552/20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2135" data-original-width="3552" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmvmcybDnEbKo6-Qa_tEK0XWRbRfJRozPF3EQyxyCbiRvX79TqZK8qgOa44pZS8KuqTGbzt75sRV0NobXV8hHmgLdoik-S3_z_Bfe5qDkxq5-eGbGYmvs4NxWXidll11HuHmnWuf0ZS8htXEBTtNHWOpYOl52YAUZXJs85xFGMTbjlx1EqMMC2cns47s/w640-h384/20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bending ribs and others working at mounting the keel - getting the right rocker and depth. It takes a little work, but it's fun and incredible to see the kayaks taking shape.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTOrxOE9gJWuJQFlipZyVUVvBIYfoQgPsq3VFFkrlhWvtNh2KTBf9eSLzcpzM-2Z7nxBqAI_aE2MJNbiEGWNH56U9Qk4fipFMu5B5SyhKIFYZGtSqxcmNZi8FOcReAjIH0scdeQb9UZxRBLPIBxNQuQdNObvJgB4ulRKKTKlZSLIa0FJeyVb6QzY86pA/s3468/21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="3468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTOrxOE9gJWuJQFlipZyVUVvBIYfoQgPsq3VFFkrlhWvtNh2KTBf9eSLzcpzM-2Z7nxBqAI_aE2MJNbiEGWNH56U9Qk4fipFMu5B5SyhKIFYZGtSqxcmNZi8FOcReAjIH0scdeQb9UZxRBLPIBxNQuQdNObvJgB4ulRKKTKlZSLIa0FJeyVb6QzY86pA/w640-h640/21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The kayak frames are done, ready for oiling. Here is Chick from<b> <a href="https://www.islandspiritkayak.com/" target="_blank">Island Spirit Kayak </a></b>holding her rolling kayak. Her company is based on Marthas Vinayard. Did anyone mention JAWS!!! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Photos: Jannie Heegaard</div> <p></p></div>Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-15514089656171512022023-09-06T01:19:00.000-07:002023-09-06T01:19:22.923-07:00Late summer travel<p style="text-align: justify;">It has been a very busy spring and summer, and suddenly the summer is over. We've had kayak build classes, rolling classes, rolling instructor classes, and the summer sales of fine wooden paddles has been overwhelming. We missed travelling North this summer, but we finally had the chance, when we had an opportunity to do some classes in Brønnøysund. To us Southeners, Brønnøysund is way north, but it is actually only halfway up the long Norwegian coastline.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDf9-NUuQLzzm_GIZFTRdan3h9ymGs8RRTlNRDu1azf7iPyqA5YiGZbNLJaVSawywb_2Zbe-bqCOglVbYMURdQq237UN9KFX5fo8dSsOPUVl6y0Tq4eihnNUllPrT6lXaCc7THcs09yYt40TdZbrQtqYJx2kzTi26IuDlJIe2Fe60POgZS8jk2MVCU49I/s4501/20230902_202833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3224" data-original-width="4501" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDf9-NUuQLzzm_GIZFTRdan3h9ymGs8RRTlNRDu1azf7iPyqA5YiGZbNLJaVSawywb_2Zbe-bqCOglVbYMURdQq237UN9KFX5fo8dSsOPUVl6y0Tq4eihnNUllPrT6lXaCc7THcs09yYt40TdZbrQtqYJx2kzTi26IuDlJIe2Fe60POgZS8jk2MVCU49I/w640-h458/20230902_202833.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Over the past 25 years Anders has had 100's of people attending paddling classes here, and quite a few kayak build classes as well. It's all thanks to our good friend and paddling colleague Kurt Fagerland and his supportive wife Anne. We got to take a few days off, and had a very pleasant stay at Kurt's family cabin in Innervika.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBDO5VjsXeXNfb2tT1RBGGLObRrXCIYuWIuE2t7ZcoI_QK6Y19kJ-1-DkCQC0icCBTkDlEXFL1XaxLlXddyDzUQNqnroUWnt2ofSW14zVJHBmFpjMEoRUe12trOhSXqHDQNQzBXOAVm-apycpU-iHuxt0tIQHEntfwmUAJ-F1EN2Mm1y91Y53jTgPgOs/s3569/20230905_093627.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2349" data-original-width="3569" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBDO5VjsXeXNfb2tT1RBGGLObRrXCIYuWIuE2t7ZcoI_QK6Y19kJ-1-DkCQC0icCBTkDlEXFL1XaxLlXddyDzUQNqnroUWnt2ofSW14zVJHBmFpjMEoRUe12trOhSXqHDQNQzBXOAVm-apycpU-iHuxt0tIQHEntfwmUAJ-F1EN2Mm1y91Y53jTgPgOs/w640-h422/20230905_093627.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Kurt seems to know "everyone" and when we first spoke of a possible trip to the North, It didn't take him long to arrange a paddle building and a rolling class. So Noth we went.. On Friday Anders did a talk with slides about paddling skin on frame kayaks on the Norway coast. It was accompanied with very delicious seafood from Joakim and Brønnøy Havopplevelser, a local outfitter, kayak instructor and cook.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWJDCIOJef_IkjHZNOvIFIGL6vOWcudKy2C33h1hT1lGm3NMTBWl6UxcE8HMYMMRoF4KkpWxT7yBArXz_N3JE4LNyNQ50FQeKPSCpptNmoIFrsQ8u5wkumCwlRTal9IBShzij3FwIEj10jBbDwpIoF1syVc1250md40z6R5XZEr_eeFUOuT8CkaqdS9c/s4548/20230901_182453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2876" data-original-width="4548" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWJDCIOJef_IkjHZNOvIFIGL6vOWcudKy2C33h1hT1lGm3NMTBWl6UxcE8HMYMMRoF4KkpWxT7yBArXz_N3JE4LNyNQ50FQeKPSCpptNmoIFrsQ8u5wkumCwlRTal9IBShzij3FwIEj10jBbDwpIoF1syVc1250md40z6R5XZEr_eeFUOuT8CkaqdS9c/w640-h404/20230901_182453.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;">Saturday was rolling practice day... </span></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2326" data-original-width="3157" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdV_thqkZkyWwFEWLKm3AyPKTH9Hv7QJJ7_a7waG9HHpjLl8DK99q9RvuytxUxOUJ641zjSzCs7TxdjgtGW0MsE10wh0ui9go-PYFiyxndAwgsa8vnkImNDey8pHtWmwR27Uusgr2Z3WVX7fpZ0vWQXeE3KWbEnx7OKZxIF5IVPCoguYevynusd6XAIEE/w640-h472/IMG_20230902_114825.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;">...and sunday was paddle making day.</span></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ybI6b_aZxTL2Jx2iiZmiuhJC6AcXXH74J6XfSRdzhamAFVqcDucPaIVqQvxFUSA7X7jhGO-KxXZW1qsC6UnqeqTTvrWCIDvB2_arXB1Dy0X-QKsbGArW6QuOYpTZpeoQCoPSjF7YdYySLeEXixAZSVwj4tlb8ZbPnWqBcOO0Ws68JYd5QKeX1FKCHuk/s3798/20230903_144453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Easy to catch from a kayak.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_552fkqjWmmBuUwXU-8nyg0bry-slNLUwt4AaKO6eYecUtsLguwJfujib36kaWNNrAisWuUlXv9tcSG-QqxmdYHEQjifnyIrCKF_1AA1RX_nz3i5A4GUoXkIhinUk4vX2WKsn1BGcVaYk9ENXvDLcE9IBCHRqK6o9DQDPC3LN5qpPoBPDv5F65uN6o2M/s4049/20230905_113817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2823" data-original-width="4049" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_552fkqjWmmBuUwXU-8nyg0bry-slNLUwt4AaKO6eYecUtsLguwJfujib36kaWNNrAisWuUlXv9tcSG-QqxmdYHEQjifnyIrCKF_1AA1RX_nz3i5A4GUoXkIhinUk4vX2WKsn1BGcVaYk9ENXvDLcE9IBCHRqK6o9DQDPC3LN5qpPoBPDv5F65uN6o2M/w640-h446/20230905_113817.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: justify;">The mountain "Torghatten" in the background. Brønnøysund's most famous landmark!</span><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVr6c4RT3XesreNH8UXDMiA--Pm7WGfnABq7wgMuLqqmp78yoCPa2oqM7VQleBjQ24AIbfDIc69JJcDIt0AxeUYYJ0tHM5mVbggeoP95LUFjQLhHah2OeksCtggz26Lyu3k7w6dw-USjz_Py0zHIMJCy_6RGrcJtg4_Pu-DIgkgK2j1h9TvsOp7bXPJdE/s3219/20230905_115157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2435" data-original-width="3219" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVr6c4RT3XesreNH8UXDMiA--Pm7WGfnABq7wgMuLqqmp78yoCPa2oqM7VQleBjQ24AIbfDIc69JJcDIt0AxeUYYJ0tHM5mVbggeoP95LUFjQLhHah2OeksCtggz26Lyu3k7w6dw-USjz_Py0zHIMJCy_6RGrcJtg4_Pu-DIgkgK2j1h9TvsOp7bXPJdE/w640-h484/20230905_115157.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMwwW7gH7_ZGIFt7ayhzUgnBjBOWBy5BkZ82EQJQ1MNAbLpigS3QVXJu0lE_dUQmyFSCMqxDvu6Pi4eYbcBMZFopx81DEUEWNXfLT5FQ6YT2c2QTt7zHEXoiq-KEcyGGlwvYXgorbZssqXQVlYR-6QniTEAOQ6FNX5AkBHGeBx3gfDv5VGdrqJq1Gngs/s3080/20230905_120136.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2306" data-original-width="3080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMwwW7gH7_ZGIFt7ayhzUgnBjBOWBy5BkZ82EQJQ1MNAbLpigS3QVXJu0lE_dUQmyFSCMqxDvu6Pi4eYbcBMZFopx81DEUEWNXfLT5FQ6YT2c2QTt7zHEXoiq-KEcyGGlwvYXgorbZssqXQVlYR-6QniTEAOQ6FNX5AkBHGeBx3gfDv5VGdrqJq1Gngs/w640-h480/20230905_120136.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p></div>Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-78558725870207398802023-03-12T12:48:00.002-07:002023-03-12T12:48:47.348-07:00Paddle making class<p style="text-align: justify;">Again, I had the pleasure of inviting a group of people to participate in a one-day paddle making workshop. Each year, I have more than 100 students in classes like these - still it's as fun and inspiring every time. People came mainly from not too far away. The expection being Michael from Denmark, who spent 10 hours of travelling one way to get here - pretty amazing with such dedicaton! Not surprisingly, with highly motivated and dedicated student, we saw very beautiful results by the end of the day. 8 proud and exhausted students took home 8 very nicely carved greenland paddles with them home after 8 hours of work.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkQD9AybpaBJVfRBU1zkTD1CVki4-PqEDxupTeFLTUSTV532JH6uza9rZGsGNcCVaKqHYcSVk4PWdSyLJKfutSYmL4JYe5sgqx3wUnySIXCjc6iXzXi-CFPgqYNFh_2nd_2t2NVxFEJeUh-A2IN0ZBqy0goYoLLLDC7PfFmJnPzJiYHnXnqXvAjCX/s4664/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="4664" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkQD9AybpaBJVfRBU1zkTD1CVki4-PqEDxupTeFLTUSTV532JH6uza9rZGsGNcCVaKqHYcSVk4PWdSyLJKfutSYmL4JYe5sgqx3wUnySIXCjc6iXzXi-CFPgqYNFh_2nd_2t2NVxFEJeUh-A2IN0ZBqy0goYoLLLDC7PfFmJnPzJiYHnXnqXvAjCX/w640-h464/6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Almost last task: shaping the shaft from square to 8-sided to 16 sided, ending up oval.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVQOtBhKIX-2ZsThx57ucFY0k7L1M35g_QOsX4SSHA6VOkS9Tcscb9e_rMB1W4ysUZAreHz-Lxl9TQAXaYMJvm0ZCWQQr-G667gsBnQcasCzMgDCNr9wAIjUoB-vtNssosjDUZ3JQG3ijLHbKAD8G9NLKeIijbi4l8tcaVBlDqVdwqHrJeeWMuHO_/s4376/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4376" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVQOtBhKIX-2ZsThx57ucFY0k7L1M35g_QOsX4SSHA6VOkS9Tcscb9e_rMB1W4ysUZAreHz-Lxl9TQAXaYMJvm0ZCWQQr-G667gsBnQcasCzMgDCNr9wAIjUoB-vtNssosjDUZ3JQG3ijLHbKAD8G9NLKeIijbi4l8tcaVBlDqVdwqHrJeeWMuHO_/w640-h456/5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Planing the blade. The spokeshave is essential here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUti5VohFp2GbnIglswvVI4lA47pAOL5m7Y6BqOHpWA2YrKeVYJICkM2JKJmPj3lfglH9dvmuQCMWOXNYtNlYO5Xv81wT98kHhlLRpSQJQlh8aNoSd8aYa1jpGpdu4XSciJw0OK6C-zDgTTgKtJcWp2haBX-wiUW9ezv17lGQLT1rKQZyaOJ4xhevT/s4920/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="4920" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUti5VohFp2GbnIglswvVI4lA47pAOL5m7Y6BqOHpWA2YrKeVYJICkM2JKJmPj3lfglH9dvmuQCMWOXNYtNlYO5Xv81wT98kHhlLRpSQJQlh8aNoSd8aYa1jpGpdu4XSciJw0OK6C-zDgTTgKtJcWp2haBX-wiUW9ezv17lGQLT1rKQZyaOJ4xhevT/w640-h388/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Sanding. Most of the paddles are made entirely of Norwegian spruce. Anne who had made a few paddles before, took the challenge of a take-part paddle of spruce, alder and oak.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftOoNAw84IBw8o5uyPsRg_Wvji7pzw_Q_yZ8FdYsIBZEMuBoO7LZ_XDLk-WFKff6QZM9FF_2xaox0dng6lavKEk2gsxF-7tbRmuSCvRdT5_HLrYRx9UC-Mh5_w37EZ6M5JgfRPw2QcozQxlO5h2L3sxn7geogMk1Aq1xcOOX1dzDPYcNJGpWZZzaI/s4548/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4548" data-original-width="2928" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftOoNAw84IBw8o5uyPsRg_Wvji7pzw_Q_yZ8FdYsIBZEMuBoO7LZ_XDLk-WFKff6QZM9FF_2xaox0dng6lavKEk2gsxF-7tbRmuSCvRdT5_HLrYRx9UC-Mh5_w37EZ6M5JgfRPw2QcozQxlO5h2L3sxn7geogMk1Aq1xcOOX1dzDPYcNJGpWZZzaI/w412-h640/3.jpg" width="412" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Shaping the shoulder. More spokeshave..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcTEhf40IiUXlPU8p5mueWv_Mta3NprvumFNDfMXFSGUBFkufPL5YtV8W1kuKoaNZ1Xw0BSRvnjThXYa5ls2OgCPpnQRzMHDpPveFsWzR2kVI8xpBs9d8Q1iF6wXvlSjOPIotfMXHhzxyqQR2jRkNgXcEf5KvKjJ78eaKil7unZoGTdX8-T32B6k0/s4216/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3032" data-original-width="4216" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcTEhf40IiUXlPU8p5mueWv_Mta3NprvumFNDfMXFSGUBFkufPL5YtV8W1kuKoaNZ1Xw0BSRvnjThXYa5ls2OgCPpnQRzMHDpPveFsWzR2kVI8xpBs9d8Q1iF6wXvlSjOPIotfMXHhzxyqQR2jRkNgXcEf5KvKjJ78eaKil7unZoGTdX8-T32B6k0/w640-h460/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">..And the tips.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPrQ2eNjzzejriMc3iZ7GEUxtOiKSawW7ybG0qdIRkfmE572ylTYfjdINAlkxgt_SqRvPFjLbUrrq5x_xea3GyG8o4qQOCGtjpcDVxZmfw4p9_Mbold9v_af_RAJlTfl-XHNwxr4tpF7WkC2xwgIqMCymLuCQjfeftoaymKCg0DK88l0I82_oYiDA/s4572/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4572" data-original-width="3204" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPrQ2eNjzzejriMc3iZ7GEUxtOiKSawW7ybG0qdIRkfmE572ylTYfjdINAlkxgt_SqRvPFjLbUrrq5x_xea3GyG8o4qQOCGtjpcDVxZmfw4p9_Mbold9v_af_RAJlTfl-XHNwxr4tpF7WkC2xwgIqMCymLuCQjfeftoaymKCg0DK88l0I82_oYiDA/w448-h640/1.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We do produce a lot of shavings also.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9NTiIQmeUT-jmvm5_tcC8a2rFaAu219RdwlWWb06-I9pDxFBpqBEAoGNWhx4FCHRksIEgmNX1KrfvIDm8z-ruNwt3UlTMwbYyefsXnavLBzrOSNqqc1ZhkdM1LRDqgRELSH_O1tZO6O5ScCfy8gdQShrfcPFZgdvc1kOiZUhB_jx3OT5cQLuHxQ7/s4992/klassebilde.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3304" data-original-width="4992" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9NTiIQmeUT-jmvm5_tcC8a2rFaAu219RdwlWWb06-I9pDxFBpqBEAoGNWhx4FCHRksIEgmNX1KrfvIDm8z-ruNwt3UlTMwbYyefsXnavLBzrOSNqqc1ZhkdM1LRDqgRELSH_O1tZO6O5ScCfy8gdQShrfcPFZgdvc1kOiZUhB_jx3OT5cQLuHxQ7/w640-h424/klassebilde.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-53475889395748655492023-02-22T03:42:00.007-08:002023-02-22T12:06:55.055-08:00Modern invetions for ancient kayaks<p style="text-align: justify;"> I wouldn't call the skeg a modern invention, not really...</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The kayak skeg or rudder, was invented late in the 19.th century by a Greenlandic seal hunter named Jens Reimer. It was further refined and developed by his hunting mates to the skeg we still see in Greenland today: A narrow wooden fin tied underneath the kayak's rear end. The reason for the invention was the introduction of rifles in kayak hunting. The hunter needed a little more time to get the rifle out of it's watertight case and in position to shoot, than what was needed when only hunting with the harpoon. In that time, the kayak could drift a bit, and the hunter could miss his shot. Or worse, the rifle's recoil could cause capsize.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1-cDsLkB3aONS7EzV1dSXZuSWXaGacMg1FYNBoql1-2Qc2EA8svpd0OG7NoTcaA5bwZ_EO_dh_BabuyT7jYZXizS12fhI_4BK-3f4-olxeisau4Pl3Nr0249ukE1VEdZAA-RFinZLlFj-TI6LqizjsOoaCb8eOjKwuf5f9DzW292mao3ERj99QZv/s5184/skeg%20bilde.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1-cDsLkB3aONS7EzV1dSXZuSWXaGacMg1FYNBoql1-2Qc2EA8svpd0OG7NoTcaA5bwZ_EO_dh_BabuyT7jYZXizS12fhI_4BK-3f4-olxeisau4Pl3Nr0249ukE1VEdZAA-RFinZLlFj-TI6LqizjsOoaCb8eOjKwuf5f9DzW292mao3ERj99QZv/w640-h426/skeg%20bilde.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I've been using a very similar patent for all my years of kayaking: 2 stainless steel fittings that secure a wooden fin to the wooden wear strip underneath my kayak's rear end. Simple and reliable and easy to make for any kayak. I'm not hunting, but the skeg do come handy when paddling for distances in side winds, as it neutralizes the "weathercocking" that is normal with most kayaks, Greenland style kayaks included. I must also confess that I have always envyed the modern sea kayak one thing: the retractable skeg. It seems so easy and convenient. Also very hard to craft yourself. I have tried a few times, with OK result, but it's just too much work. However, some things change for the better.. Recently Kayaksport, Finland came with their new "pro" retractable skeg kit. It caught my interest because one of the new features is that they have skipped the steel wire that most modern skegs use. The steel wire sometimes causes problems. It is also rather heavy, but worst for mounting in a skin-on-frame kayak: it needs to work in a pretty straight line without too sharp bends. The new system seems super well thought out. A dynema string replaces the steel wire. And the skeg is spring loaded, so very little effort is needed to let it down and pull it up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The kit can now be purchased in my webshop. <a href="https://www.yourvismawebsite.com/kajakkspesialisten-as-1/lang-EN/shop/product/kajaksport-senkekjol-sett?tm=&sm=kayakbuilding-paddlemaking-diy/kayakbuilding" target="_blank">link</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSObpH61zr_glJ9hvs8N9x9L-r267wFOqvbAS2wC42SyEH6kK-OSQp0SEhfQdeoKH1CnTJbOt9DkcPhA49lHxBizINnbiFnPJ6Y0ct27N8mWqVrHIK90hUz8ed0GNKdR09wsmZzFQNhqAgaX_1G8QzB6vQENVuM3HYzBrLqIYYLTI4mOtw-SeCmeS/s4264/7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2512" data-original-width="4264" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSObpH61zr_glJ9hvs8N9x9L-r267wFOqvbAS2wC42SyEH6kK-OSQp0SEhfQdeoKH1CnTJbOt9DkcPhA49lHxBizINnbiFnPJ6Y0ct27N8mWqVrHIK90hUz8ed0GNKdR09wsmZzFQNhqAgaX_1G8QzB6vQENVuM3HYzBrLqIYYLTI4mOtw-SeCmeS/w640-h378/7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Now to the project... My sister's 20 year old greenland style kayak needed new skin, so I thought I would give it a try with the new Kajaksport skeg.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejWpn7ZpMnTQAuB5roz6axdccwGgGdxp86dSrIuIyzuAraAMFPepkhyl5L0AKFC14Dtjezo274pBzZ1RNdDPA9Eg0p9l-o5r2V-c_y9NUgkSXQK6JuhtTBkjinoUGiXErMdgj_wg8gdrK2mqVNSuFcNNj0gOSU5ubv7ge3vpYSemRA4ZmDjU7k-fk/s1334/11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1082" data-original-width="1334" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejWpn7ZpMnTQAuB5roz6axdccwGgGdxp86dSrIuIyzuAraAMFPepkhyl5L0AKFC14Dtjezo274pBzZ1RNdDPA9Eg0p9l-o5r2V-c_y9NUgkSXQK6JuhtTBkjinoUGiXErMdgj_wg8gdrK2mqVNSuFcNNj0gOSU5ubv7ge3vpYSemRA4ZmDjU7k-fk/w640-h520/11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I did read the instruction manual first... It says nothing about skin-on-frame kayaks, though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjek99MIXcFkq0Kx5SuogJIdanHvScWE31WqQIYZ7yEXqdhaOdpvYbZkma0kPEg1fBgJ3BSt9ArHCM3PUpeHfAJmZGgAgQlcqiFX4jXyFq0oHh1nA1oCZrhjtxw94Nzn2ckDS1N1zY8J0dAsyEGzMqn3VAZHd0yZAsQ494Vv21FopmwvgopqEqqfV2H/s4008/6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><img border="0" data-original-height="4008" data-original-width="2640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjek99MIXcFkq0Kx5SuogJIdanHvScWE31WqQIYZ7yEXqdhaOdpvYbZkma0kPEg1fBgJ3BSt9ArHCM3PUpeHfAJmZGgAgQlcqiFX4jXyFq0oHh1nA1oCZrhjtxw94Nzn2ckDS1N1zY8J0dAsyEGzMqn3VAZHd0yZAsQ494Vv21FopmwvgopqEqqfV2H/w422-h640/6.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">First I glued some extra material around the keelson. Then I took a 12 mm. router bit and cut through the keelson and one of the ribs to make space for the skeg box. I made everything ready, but did not glue it in place. I wanted the skin on first.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_lcWmu1jxlTT5fhBhCeGBVx1aPdi6agNIDeVlClm-XmgXFdf9AJe3jhJKWh7zA02Rih59Dd6HMMljDqtJKuN6phywnFh5VSZ49qB_H2OD3OQr46aLNSsuxgsMx9kUv9IWVcCZoXxwvBxW0uKCV8DWYpdH9QD6AlGWXrZ8OhMcx2T-wLtOtigB5QW/s3984/5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2800" data-original-width="3984" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_lcWmu1jxlTT5fhBhCeGBVx1aPdi6agNIDeVlClm-XmgXFdf9AJe3jhJKWh7zA02Rih59Dd6HMMljDqtJKuN6phywnFh5VSZ49qB_H2OD3OQr46aLNSsuxgsMx9kUv9IWVcCZoXxwvBxW0uKCV8DWYpdH9QD6AlGWXrZ8OhMcx2T-wLtOtigB5QW/w640-h450/5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">With the same router bit, I cut out for the control unit in a block of wood. It was then glued in position on the inside of the gunwale. Again all made ready, but not to be mounted before the skin.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgo7kkDHABAumpy4eBGIXmvY5uXG7yXQOQBWsbVq_t0EG4q00hMlnnXIwSEKAQd4RxTfiG0UggKmUGZk73QrOaTMhXOT9TANLC7c6IJ5Tg_G0xzry0oZY6oHcHeAnjzk93MKfoYMFxsbFJKw47EawEH1Sls6l7l3O5azJ42yuSGH3AS7uV6tQnRHG/s2856/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="2856" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgo7kkDHABAumpy4eBGIXmvY5uXG7yXQOQBWsbVq_t0EG4q00hMlnnXIwSEKAQd4RxTfiG0UggKmUGZk73QrOaTMhXOT9TANLC7c6IJ5Tg_G0xzry0oZY6oHcHeAnjzk93MKfoYMFxsbFJKw47EawEH1Sls6l7l3O5azJ42yuSGH3AS7uV6tQnRHG/w640-h414/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Drilling holes for the cable was super easy.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDd2B8DENkOV2WrMOs4k93H0HkHlOL-Vi7s6czDuh89g8-xx0Su5HmB68zBDgs42CO0X8g8aD3XG5aZUKKUoMKuClbR_g_Vv3fKyq-84j2yVaW5pRSsohEeFLf6P0b-6KC8VklMMaDT0befjagV4FQM9Nyze-Q96ZV4T7dlo2U9o_CRCYEzsV-Tg9c/s4568/8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2888" data-original-width="4568" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDd2B8DENkOV2WrMOs4k93H0HkHlOL-Vi7s6czDuh89g8-xx0Su5HmB68zBDgs42CO0X8g8aD3XG5aZUKKUoMKuClbR_g_Vv3fKyq-84j2yVaW5pRSsohEeFLf6P0b-6KC8VklMMaDT0befjagV4FQM9Nyze-Q96ZV4T7dlo2U9o_CRCYEzsV-Tg9c/w640-h404/8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I stretched the skin over the frame, and stapled it in place around the skeg box and the control unit. That allowed me to mount the whole thing and make it work BEFORE sewing the skin together around the frame.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrhfZjEcI3dRRcfqXut-oj-4j7CPYqz1ZM7WvfO4QXeXb6fuzcgmvGn5tvJdlRpVNi5Pb0fmejqzaBb3DVNMejIkXKheFCel5nkwD1hKC-LVxZPzs7VB00HbAWoAuyYv6dzTqUy2bu5ib924UhsnQOkC6mDFgjoqywftJA5YVlfvInpQhKvfL2S-t/s3096/9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1736" data-original-width="3096" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrhfZjEcI3dRRcfqXut-oj-4j7CPYqz1ZM7WvfO4QXeXb6fuzcgmvGn5tvJdlRpVNi5Pb0fmejqzaBb3DVNMejIkXKheFCel5nkwD1hKC-LVxZPzs7VB00HbAWoAuyYv6dzTqUy2bu5ib924UhsnQOkC6mDFgjoqywftJA5YVlfvInpQhKvfL2S-t/w640-h358/9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Control unit.. Stainless staples and epoxy hold these things in place and seals them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxo8zbFf9Y5n_yuTEWr-_iZ4BHK_SWScIu4hAfePXMipPYNCkwywqp9zipoAZqvftWUeKOcntMQJoTrAXkMtiYPZ4M1plo7mT_dlhr7Lxh02QCT3Z1EG19jxQqjzK_nAB61UF6HKgjwTYKyXkg46AJ4vhAnUjCcwZ0xidYP2lCnTlNXRHtcCLy1Nty/s3936/10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2952" data-original-width="3936" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxo8zbFf9Y5n_yuTEWr-_iZ4BHK_SWScIu4hAfePXMipPYNCkwywqp9zipoAZqvftWUeKOcntMQJoTrAXkMtiYPZ4M1plo7mT_dlhr7Lxh02QCT3Z1EG19jxQqjzK_nAB61UF6HKgjwTYKyXkg46AJ4vhAnUjCcwZ0xidYP2lCnTlNXRHtcCLy1Nty/w640-h480/10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Skeg box is mounted now, with sealer. The skin is in this case primed with white paint.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-RaFdwYwufxq0_Z8G7J9KTY32GQGFZxTINkIQ2VNwbPRIAKSkgbFSMIGpmfc3lBD69tShWZ05HN4rJQdPh71pNiZYowFOPWkdNYRRRsr_mz-ruMtFw3WuZZc_pUdykUNZjFwBSDXGuGQOPycD-FJdWGOZv3Gr66CBmZ5fplkjPWNA2bVOzYd2tT3/s4760/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="4760" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-RaFdwYwufxq0_Z8G7J9KTY32GQGFZxTINkIQ2VNwbPRIAKSkgbFSMIGpmfc3lBD69tShWZ05HN4rJQdPh71pNiZYowFOPWkdNYRRRsr_mz-ruMtFw3WuZZc_pUdykUNZjFwBSDXGuGQOPycD-FJdWGOZv3Gr66CBmZ5fplkjPWNA2bVOzYd2tT3/w640-h350/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The top of the kayak is dyed in a brown color, then primed with varnish. Control unit in place and working!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WV0Gsf8zHTIExIbpjPHaSglCA5WoWYtSmkS-8r8eV8L5E7qqsNqkkX24P6HYY77K3TgVjjFV1ksZsppOWoUDRVQiUnABhhk17uY3r2nnPlGrS_lpiZyUZvqaH2GjVmio3CB_mURS5pUwwju02Mr33aNE3MqZglIprSZBPQ-EL-QNOneue2dGeX57/s5064/2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="5064" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6WV0Gsf8zHTIExIbpjPHaSglCA5WoWYtSmkS-8r8eV8L5E7qqsNqkkX24P6HYY77K3TgVjjFV1ksZsppOWoUDRVQiUnABhhk17uY3r2nnPlGrS_lpiZyUZvqaH2GjVmio3CB_mURS5pUwwju02Mr33aNE3MqZglIprSZBPQ-EL-QNOneue2dGeX57/w640-h330/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It goes up and down easily, and it is 100% watertight. It seems like a good idea. This could be a great project for any handyguy, and I can easily see myself doing this on a custom built kayak, once in a while.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-63043761595015934912023-01-21T06:30:00.003-08:002023-01-21T06:30:57.973-08:00January 2023 so far...<p style="text-align: justify;">So far January has been all new projects. There has been 2 classes of paddlemaking, I have been preparing the February building class and a few new items has showed up in the webshop so far. Last I have been restoring another of the old 1930's Norwegian recreational skin on frame kayaks. This one was in rather good shape.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So first things first. The new products. I must say I think they look really good. I have made a new Norsaq and a new split paddle,2023 version. Both made of spruce and beautiful alder. You can find them in the webshop<a href="https://www.yourvismawebsite.com/kajakkspesialisten-as-1/shop/product/delbar-gronlandsare-2023?tm=&sm=norwegian-wood-paddles/gronlandsarer" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> <b>here.</b></span></a> Below is a few photos. The first three is the new split paddle. The composit ferrule is from the Finish company <a href="https://kajaksport.fi/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Kajak Sport.</span></b></a> The cool paddlebag is made by Karen - my mom. We also sell those in the webshop.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqZaIYyyppcx6LqjwUUsRelXtSN2tp3RWjTXWXrOSJCpaWjE6TtjZ84304h1kdoVrUMUGDJZ4LjAW89j-Npcc0c-CAHIeI4mPkgovxRMqI0OosrnOVYW8u0ZRaa-35a3uuT0VjCkZ2nqlDvoTq1w8sSzaDPuvs-zF_cHYua-gA_z73t6PfQWsqGtM/s4771/reklame.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3167" data-original-width="4771" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqZaIYyyppcx6LqjwUUsRelXtSN2tp3RWjTXWXrOSJCpaWjE6TtjZ84304h1kdoVrUMUGDJZ4LjAW89j-Npcc0c-CAHIeI4mPkgovxRMqI0OosrnOVYW8u0ZRaa-35a3uuT0VjCkZ2nqlDvoTq1w8sSzaDPuvs-zF_cHYua-gA_z73t6PfQWsqGtM/w640-h424/reklame.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><i>New paddle and paddlebag on the edge of the ice.</i></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPHkroxBglyeAc6uaTItaX8wL6DznGCf7HE9xAoJeL8Rlp5AG1Zo8Rk_Vz_TYwgxFChZRmmG2MlLhK9GPGXRbPZ7iPL9G5pbqiHkZk2IDiRQysMoVwfKOy97o-ojlkzcO6EZfhTlYipqWt6sx77LZLMx43yEDlP6gZFuCGDOjULgDmaaujF4WcicO/s4874/reklame%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3442" data-original-width="4874" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPHkroxBglyeAc6uaTItaX8wL6DznGCf7HE9xAoJeL8Rlp5AG1Zo8Rk_Vz_TYwgxFChZRmmG2MlLhK9GPGXRbPZ7iPL9G5pbqiHkZk2IDiRQysMoVwfKOy97o-ojlkzcO6EZfhTlYipqWt6sx77LZLMx43yEDlP6gZFuCGDOjULgDmaaujF4WcicO/w640-h452/reklame%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><i>The new composit ferrule from Kajak Sport.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEielkUQ9jS-A8fmZiKWqnm43f-dR1baCnOZwhCuHjUpty3YNCi7YdIESGotNP7_5TVTvjdk1CpvlRy1AlZ3uWjtZ6a_N_otSlw7umWkCiQ_9rdzv9W32u12L3PSV72eexk04-8BXlBxCrnNN4GFY9ZOvBZ8X23zBo6nrcYGbJD7nlVqDMjIwkdi5gY_/s4235/reklame4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2680" data-original-width="4235" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEielkUQ9jS-A8fmZiKWqnm43f-dR1baCnOZwhCuHjUpty3YNCi7YdIESGotNP7_5TVTvjdk1CpvlRy1AlZ3uWjtZ6a_N_otSlw7umWkCiQ_9rdzv9W32u12L3PSV72eexk04-8BXlBxCrnNN4GFY9ZOvBZ8X23zBo6nrcYGbJD7nlVqDMjIwkdi5gY_/w640-h406/reklame4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><i>Paddle.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Here comes a few photos of the Norsaq as well.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIq9lVkYQj80FFsYcVOqnR3re3DaHrLmzL0NJ1_XRii3JA7JWNAHCCI6K5f3sMUK29N-sKOA2zjONmpb53hI41OnifNykF4XZMvqw5xbEamlC_Qsvp4rgCyjXtT92q4uR-cuY1svKJtYslsRlo0KmQCOdkJzgTn2ZiYs51mp26VrgxJWb4oPiaXBMn/s3353/20230119_084122.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3353" data-original-width="3353" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIq9lVkYQj80FFsYcVOqnR3re3DaHrLmzL0NJ1_XRii3JA7JWNAHCCI6K5f3sMUK29N-sKOA2zjONmpb53hI41OnifNykF4XZMvqw5xbEamlC_Qsvp4rgCyjXtT92q4uR-cuY1svKJtYslsRlo0KmQCOdkJzgTn2ZiYs51mp26VrgxJWb4oPiaXBMn/w400-h400/20230119_084122.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6w-mUQubIwv6cqbh2A0qvDr7Q4W-q92XLM9WOmnp6SKuEugoiL5Ka9AN1UA6jm-5aKjdmI-poyxoBjGNznasoyqkHLj7KWk3h3dNhV4ry4pfBlhQX5fz21gnU7xT2CLEtDGCsH4B7NCpayQ7b4uORHcWFtijYlFbIUQjGD-gqC-IIHqj2rQOWdWGt/s3169/20230119_084148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3169" data-original-width="3169" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6w-mUQubIwv6cqbh2A0qvDr7Q4W-q92XLM9WOmnp6SKuEugoiL5Ka9AN1UA6jm-5aKjdmI-poyxoBjGNznasoyqkHLj7KWk3h3dNhV4ry4pfBlhQX5fz21gnU7xT2CLEtDGCsH4B7NCpayQ7b4uORHcWFtijYlFbIUQjGD-gqC-IIHqj2rQOWdWGt/w400-h400/20230119_084148.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The old Norwegian skin on frame kayak. I usually restore a few of these every year. They were built by the thousands back in the day, mostly by amateurs. They started the paddle sport in this country.<div><br /><div>A few black and white photos... just to give the whole prosess a historical dusty touch.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPHOJHzarUB3slYb7wxrotchprvcODdj1W-T2FoqARgm0KKU7bba0VAzuYaevzADQ_lB7ZuLwUIYxCSApRg7DIapIFoQ4R80E8JLJ30EiHq8kfKD6KiUuDuF882zTCVrBfQnnwpon3O9ndszp8cp_0weDLGqWtyCa7vPeW00E_ZeBEr5hHUluJb9K/s3494/P1180005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2558" data-original-width="3494" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPHOJHzarUB3slYb7wxrotchprvcODdj1W-T2FoqARgm0KKU7bba0VAzuYaevzADQ_lB7ZuLwUIYxCSApRg7DIapIFoQ4R80E8JLJ30EiHq8kfKD6KiUuDuF882zTCVrBfQnnwpon3O9ndszp8cp_0weDLGqWtyCa7vPeW00E_ZeBEr5hHUluJb9K/w640-h468/P1180005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><i>The frame with the old skin removed.</i></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0H7-rFRbteiBoEqbqnLQVKbq8vNIj0miwo26aHmfIdRxudG2nz5GSmpWLe8BQ6_UNnqhR3NXnQrG6j3hbPb95G6Hppczvmb2S4wNIrj5XwMu7ROgrj07HWo8vy1yrS4Ie_3KYPv2oZqexxRNYxEQgFPHBOmzyYfpgGx0RzTHBo6wRsuS2fjctpFY/s3981/P1180001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2645" data-original-width="3981" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0H7-rFRbteiBoEqbqnLQVKbq8vNIj0miwo26aHmfIdRxudG2nz5GSmpWLe8BQ6_UNnqhR3NXnQrG6j3hbPb95G6Hppczvmb2S4wNIrj5XwMu7ROgrj07HWo8vy1yrS4Ie_3KYPv2oZqexxRNYxEQgFPHBOmzyYfpgGx0RzTHBo6wRsuS2fjctpFY/w640-h426/P1180001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><i style="text-align: justify;">The cockpit, the frame and the 'seat'.</i></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgd2tU0AsO4EQntCkS4FOMAN_0WBtjLivxT0oa63SQQ95r0iio24_LZyYTFgXwRhPrqVgO4JzaS1T3Tsc1W1JqOQjx4VVRS2W47334T9uRJmD236eR9JwfcnM81aOBBDK-NxqLG6YU_RlS3LcuraDs8CcwG6vK1qBng6K2M4Gezo2LUs4WMVDkhx3/s3490/20230119_083915.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2614" data-original-width="3490" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgd2tU0AsO4EQntCkS4FOMAN_0WBtjLivxT0oa63SQQ95r0iio24_LZyYTFgXwRhPrqVgO4JzaS1T3Tsc1W1JqOQjx4VVRS2W47334T9uRJmD236eR9JwfcnM81aOBBDK-NxqLG6YU_RlS3LcuraDs8CcwG6vK1qBng6K2M4Gezo2LUs4WMVDkhx3/w640-h480/20230119_083915.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><i>Covering the frame.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2a4WbyAVpjcEb7gPXsEfMyg7PvBJLH6nipcP8IxVNd5o_7B4s9sUhOwKtRCqo-sWioClAzVLhd-JEEY8c4Z_7Wx-s06rMMqpWmYO1gg88SVKar0FT81kzmto2Vc3tmGcVb47EvWULN04iokDCDIGxg8xvDeKS2gE-cTnFQAtDYZ18pRDjJHOA3C54/s4216/20230119_083925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2611" data-original-width="4216" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2a4WbyAVpjcEb7gPXsEfMyg7PvBJLH6nipcP8IxVNd5o_7B4s9sUhOwKtRCqo-sWioClAzVLhd-JEEY8c4Z_7Wx-s06rMMqpWmYO1gg88SVKar0FT81kzmto2Vc3tmGcVb47EvWULN04iokDCDIGxg8xvDeKS2gE-cTnFQAtDYZ18pRDjJHOA3C54/w640-h396/20230119_083925.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><i>The inside of the frame.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMWQonTHPc2RbEGEt450laAPm3AepyVZgmrHtx8fu7YpWrEOU68JMQgJZj5HXtVKZ3RNKUH1PyGr6e5vPf_5OHdiMYgBPWxE4HRAO_hynTbB7hYuMRSY7RObV1Ov0dzMnXHvmNq1Vl5lj51A0usJtcUDo3jLjJb9equpfTDijoGR6wmdqMX7gDuEB/s4076/20230119_083934.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3195" data-original-width="4076" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMWQonTHPc2RbEGEt450laAPm3AepyVZgmrHtx8fu7YpWrEOU68JMQgJZj5HXtVKZ3RNKUH1PyGr6e5vPf_5OHdiMYgBPWxE4HRAO_hynTbB7hYuMRSY7RObV1Ov0dzMnXHvmNq1Vl5lj51A0usJtcUDo3jLjJb9equpfTDijoGR6wmdqMX7gDuEB/w640-h502/20230119_083934.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><i>Stapling. </i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRPuj0FOS1ew7ozD-eQCUv-esMnmZyfwG11DAnmVYmCYguXX4l8Tj30HGr0_Q7OQOUfD7ix5-HtOWC-UFUpvSX2hEg1xsZfyRAUS8WQnUiRRylFBzBP2ugAdxDlKUOuCft-kdZsXl7H4oLVeltfJG3Lag2rLQ287_3F_MNpdsxTQtOf2UdLMsASjH/s4252/20230119_085359.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2810" data-original-width="4252" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRPuj0FOS1ew7ozD-eQCUv-esMnmZyfwG11DAnmVYmCYguXX4l8Tj30HGr0_Q7OQOUfD7ix5-HtOWC-UFUpvSX2hEg1xsZfyRAUS8WQnUiRRylFBzBP2ugAdxDlKUOuCft-kdZsXl7H4oLVeltfJG3Lag2rLQ287_3F_MNpdsxTQtOf2UdLMsASjH/w640-h422/20230119_085359.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><i>Almost done skinning...</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJT7jhBxSqn6QT17R6N2Gecj1gEe0PP3kSNy1cfvJYNMS7Oz_mSps9yJK-3bZfTnPGRgILsbldOrh2J0atix8_30YL1UAK3_wG-GejGEALg6yfAOKorwW6vnT63GHvsT31FR-xZMeK7uMHEinb42pyKsoSNTFWKnlgkNYFDYe9SzhgFpOhezkCzeU/s3781/20230119_085403.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2665" data-original-width="3781" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJT7jhBxSqn6QT17R6N2Gecj1gEe0PP3kSNy1cfvJYNMS7Oz_mSps9yJK-3bZfTnPGRgILsbldOrh2J0atix8_30YL1UAK3_wG-GejGEALg6yfAOKorwW6vnT63GHvsT31FR-xZMeK7uMHEinb42pyKsoSNTFWKnlgkNYFDYe9SzhgFpOhezkCzeU/w640-h452/20230119_085403.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i>The kayakbuilder in his shop...</i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p></div></div>Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-89753406164711844912022-05-06T04:52:00.000-07:002022-05-06T04:52:21.673-07:00New kayaks<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It was finally time for the spring class last week. Lots of preperations had been done, beforehand. Finally, last Monday, 8 great people gathered in the chapel, to build 8 kayaks within a week. Like before covid, I could welcome nice folks from Germany, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Danmark and even one from the US. Not often we see Americans over here. The kayak stays in Norway though. Audun helped out with the class but left before this photo was taken.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxw4VuYEiEING-VQzxq1z8CJTcqWMUhT_T324OCB_VNcwJt1nMCSQU2jGm-beFUWZGM2gPHE9VPc9K71X2eJ-R3kQle9tF52bUV1cM8Cfk6Ppwd72RHYTVk-9AvbHlhIz2A9Jc82pipQZVb0uKi8OYeglzcoPWFNRb3-nwEQMqJ4XD7L4LLLAJTpEo/s4824/gruppebilde.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4824" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxw4VuYEiEING-VQzxq1z8CJTcqWMUhT_T324OCB_VNcwJt1nMCSQU2jGm-beFUWZGM2gPHE9VPc9K71X2eJ-R3kQle9tF52bUV1cM8Cfk6Ppwd72RHYTVk-9AvbHlhIz2A9Jc82pipQZVb0uKi8OYeglzcoPWFNRb3-nwEQMqJ4XD7L4LLLAJTpEo/w640-h458/gruppebilde.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After 5 days of intense woodworking, we pose in front of finished wooden frames. To become iqyaq, qajaq and greenland style rolling kayaks.</div><br /> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqOntis7Zrw99afAI8vKasQlZQLqor84JMDMLHwDmv9L-LELZuoQ2OfaWqNby3rwQdtbPD3vV5JcaVbdbEi3GBFEFcy3J3jWCwrGNUpdc6btTcEgTg2bR7LvCMYQ0sUEX4StsPjo_m6q9MsUQGJ177hKZ-7OLlWcs1pcUe2baicWw56ISVVRv-NHi1/s5184/_MG_4434.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqOntis7Zrw99afAI8vKasQlZQLqor84JMDMLHwDmv9L-LELZuoQ2OfaWqNby3rwQdtbPD3vV5JcaVbdbEi3GBFEFcy3J3jWCwrGNUpdc6btTcEgTg2bR7LvCMYQ0sUEX4StsPjo_m6q9MsUQGJ177hKZ-7OLlWcs1pcUe2baicWw56ISVVRv-NHi1/w640-h426/_MG_4434.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Late in the afternoon on day 4. The frames have got a coat of oil on them. Everyone has tried to sit in their kayak frame before oiling, just in case we misjudged the measures and need to change something.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhXKMOiVJ8I_bAIOK62r0LgmiPOMY52Z8UWUUWbWCA4v6kB7_1v4ACf3if-RlwvaxdMYkQQn6uspnbYDZvnvvXqd0gSbqnxsb7-TEluXAcqn5EiaOkxEVH8LYbCXjqOVUrd2h1IaBhhrzVHD5FWFYOwWYHdDoev5WRLlKoIlS5HB7UbEw9p8tWq7B/s5184/_MG_4443.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhXKMOiVJ8I_bAIOK62r0LgmiPOMY52Z8UWUUWbWCA4v6kB7_1v4ACf3if-RlwvaxdMYkQQn6uspnbYDZvnvvXqd0gSbqnxsb7-TEluXAcqn5EiaOkxEVH8LYbCXjqOVUrd2h1IaBhhrzVHD5FWFYOwWYHdDoev5WRLlKoIlS5HB7UbEw9p8tWq7B/w640-h426/_MG_4443.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Cockpits and hatches for storing gear below deck. Varnished and hanging in the sun to dry.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6DKyT1xKknGlazafUcF53_gEZB1kT6MKcKp1_QL7hu4PIjdWh-39ffmFBhQahDzNQpvXTf5-xq7gRUPc9oaSFRpxBiFEt4NTzbQMYhUGlURlf3VIX-hpHsEKwBvsZZiS_SxYUyZwx_snT7HKNJ-A7DenRvD0hp9kXRn41F_w_h-yeuh4UT38w3Gp/s5184/_MG_4424.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6DKyT1xKknGlazafUcF53_gEZB1kT6MKcKp1_QL7hu4PIjdWh-39ffmFBhQahDzNQpvXTf5-xq7gRUPc9oaSFRpxBiFEt4NTzbQMYhUGlURlf3VIX-hpHsEKwBvsZZiS_SxYUyZwx_snT7HKNJ-A7DenRvD0hp9kXRn41F_w_h-yeuh4UT38w3Gp/w640-h426/_MG_4424.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Allan from Denmark rounds the edges of his cockpit. Edges need to be very round for layback rolling.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBBtce9-Zm9QCXJeejhehowP7rbssRL0ZYGlitGG8nRojKrZIDKgAbIUD2t7NRjXanJLMgDJLQ0JJpVkyF9DAxiBffOs8PrQ3HtcyVA6sLwGEbiD-UTsasdb4Y4sgQxk2STqGgnySDR3L-UYye1eFJ_QKRvrPRuLFyMCa6Hvb1f5Cnsmodo7HOECz/s5184/_MG_4429.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBBtce9-Zm9QCXJeejhehowP7rbssRL0ZYGlitGG8nRojKrZIDKgAbIUD2t7NRjXanJLMgDJLQ0JJpVkyF9DAxiBffOs8PrQ3HtcyVA6sLwGEbiD-UTsasdb4Y4sgQxk2STqGgnySDR3L-UYye1eFJ_QKRvrPRuLFyMCa6Hvb1f5Cnsmodo7HOECz/w640-h426/_MG_4429.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Oliling frames. From left Paul, Jonas, Andreas and Jamie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMHCJxilFyqHvoO1d3l8uQ0jE3vktRSLajMehWSlhbtzC5JDbVLzyFQn_GUjHGGGjMretMp7jrg3c-sIt8aa2icnYleEAO8g-6Xhk1AvLmtXKzPUwT_jpMD8eIEAsmR2D1vQUcOSIZ2DdCoqG673K3L5F9X1wpuYarZoNEtaD3OjcY17CK0mq_-bJ/s5184/_MG_4420.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMHCJxilFyqHvoO1d3l8uQ0jE3vktRSLajMehWSlhbtzC5JDbVLzyFQn_GUjHGGGjMretMp7jrg3c-sIt8aa2icnYleEAO8g-6Xhk1AvLmtXKzPUwT_jpMD8eIEAsmR2D1vQUcOSIZ2DdCoqG673K3L5F9X1wpuYarZoNEtaD3OjcY17CK0mq_-bJ/w640-h426/_MG_4420.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Finishing the kayaks and the sea sock is main priority. Quite a few also had time to finish their paddle as well. Hans Olav did a great job, carving this nice Greenland style paddle out of a piece of spruce. Strong and feather-light.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-92210752655857050192022-04-19T02:07:00.007-07:002022-08-25T22:05:47.684-07:00Kayak studies in Russia part I<p style="text-align: justify;">Just as the world went even crazier, and Russia turned as isolated as ever before, I finally went through the work I did 5 years ago on a trip to St. Petersburg, Russia. I'ts been on my "to-do-list" for 5 years, but better late than never. I really want to share some incredible experiences and discoveries here :) To understand why St. Petersburg somehow is the Mekka of kayak studies, we have to take a brief look at world history.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib79zs31mBR6XozORALLXiQHeLMXtELKQMeq2ggZviEVWUeimuMnX_CkZM_z8wTeDG9z2bhj5fVhAmtr0rlUEwOwmkFD0NEMfqUe-keuqlvQNTbg7KOUdkeSU6mXaAZvBnSN2v7iy75xd1C0X33DjWvBN_gud-ti9r-66y6vZzQGW8TF0QDBz0mWRT/s4549/PB290047%20kopier.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="4549" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib79zs31mBR6XozORALLXiQHeLMXtELKQMeq2ggZviEVWUeimuMnX_CkZM_z8wTeDG9z2bhj5fVhAmtr0rlUEwOwmkFD0NEMfqUe-keuqlvQNTbg7KOUdkeSU6mXaAZvBnSN2v7iy75xd1C0X33DjWvBN_gud-ti9r-66y6vZzQGW8TF0QDBz0mWRT/w640-h402/PB290047%20kopier.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Today's Alaska was discovered by native Americans long ago. It was inhabited through migrations from Asia, and sea-mammal hunting cultures inhabited Alaska for thousands of years. But Alaska was first discovered by white people in the early1740's Vitus Bering, a Danish captain in service of Russia, is generally credited of the discovery. Alaska was claimed Russian territory, and from 1799 the land was officially a Russian colony until 1867 when it was sold to the United States of America. Even though you can find native Alaskan kayaks and paddles in many museums and collections around the world, you may find the oldest kayaks and paddles in Russian collections. Which led me to St. Petersburg in search of old native Alaskan kayaks. The first stop was the etnographic museum of St. Petersburg.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSjjgRZ7tn_L7Aiv2ibR8KziV78krqjImfurKaMPneCAPBUY6zfbJQg7oXCqtiQ9GMGR28GLJC5HISS_H6-HXsP_sasMuh6zxP2cQE8GJiY7J2A55TEfFGmc9AhL4Fcx6ENpn8HQGmK9MS_JVqQAsLhwJE4GFrAvvHWKTNxJimnpjYT-bWJarW9MX/s4520/PB280036%20kopier.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2829" data-original-width="4520" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSjjgRZ7tn_L7Aiv2ibR8KziV78krqjImfurKaMPneCAPBUY6zfbJQg7oXCqtiQ9GMGR28GLJC5HISS_H6-HXsP_sasMuh6zxP2cQE8GJiY7J2A55TEfFGmc9AhL4Fcx6ENpn8HQGmK9MS_JVqQAsLhwJE4GFrAvvHWKTNxJimnpjYT-bWJarW9MX/w640-h400/PB280036%20kopier.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The museum is incredible. A huge marble palace of culture. I was welcomed by a very helpful staff of people there. Huge thanks to Anna and Irina :) Busy with all kinds of work, they still took the time to help seach their archives for information on kayaks and paddles. They helped and let me work and study both in their exhibition and in their storage and were simply super friendly. I also had a Norwegian friend with me to help and assist. Erling was planning a paddle expedition through Russia, and wanted to make aquaintance with official people to get the proper permissions and advice for his expedition. In the enormous collection, we found serveral Alaskan and Siberian native kayaks and paddles. Aleut paddles and a huge 3-hole Aleut baidarka. In the exhibition I noticed a very old object, carved in mammoth tusk, that represented a small kayak. One of he most incredible object that immediately caught my attention, however, was a complete one-hole baidarka - or "Iqyax" displayed in the exhibition. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwOCWtgcSSJ_5swJLI8Yt2OXwWT2JHl0o1PrlLj0_cUOt6XgpwwBlzdV_I7uqWqwez9rrza858nswT4nt82hCJ9Px9zy06bRU-RwWZvKbKRTPYrbrw9ys64mQeInl0bDXqFGMF9VFUhW8PTEXefeK9TrredWvu9ZROzXTauo0GF0MynS7nUPH2J0A/s4040/kajak.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2232" data-original-width="4040" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwOCWtgcSSJ_5swJLI8Yt2OXwWT2JHl0o1PrlLj0_cUOt6XgpwwBlzdV_I7uqWqwez9rrza858nswT4nt82hCJ9Px9zy06bRU-RwWZvKbKRTPYrbrw9ys64mQeInl0bDXqFGMF9VFUhW8PTEXefeK9TrredWvu9ZROzXTauo0GF0MynS7nUPH2J0A/w640-h354/kajak.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The kayak was i fairly good condition. The information in the museum archives was very limited. It had come to the museum in 1948 from a museum in Moscow that was closed. It was definitely an Aleut kayak, and we took the time to measure and examine the whole thing. In my opinion, the kayak represents a very fine example of early Aleut kayaks. And it would be very interesting to build a replica one day. The frame was mainly spruce, painted red. Unfortunately large sections of the hull had collapsed, but we still got a good impression of how it originally had looked. The frame was covered with what appears to be sea-lion skin. The kayak had a peculiar tube attached on the front deck. After examining the interion, it became pretty obvious that the tube had held some sort of mast for sailing. At the same location inside was, tied to the keelson, a small socket. Also, the frame seemed to have been strengthened with tied-in wooden stanchions.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEnXFif1BLfsSsOqdqY7Yo7WRR6N9deUWO0DbbKbEnyb-arlr6_wvX4oM8s1PMYpdi5efINQu5L30h8fAoG7TApZicbXJ0QRbVgMcyhhYdt3cheX6eTs2EZRrZhJlGFP4A33ecCCnNFgx1surCGlSq1BmgQP4IUJ78x5vDXJdRH8kGqANlE2cQ6sN/s2656/dims2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="2656" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEnXFif1BLfsSsOqdqY7Yo7WRR6N9deUWO0DbbKbEnyb-arlr6_wvX4oM8s1PMYpdi5efINQu5L30h8fAoG7TApZicbXJ0QRbVgMcyhhYdt3cheX6eTs2EZRrZhJlGFP4A33ecCCnNFgx1surCGlSq1BmgQP4IUJ78x5vDXJdRH8kGqANlE2cQ6sN/w640-h358/dims2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WQdpHaBoZablUoHrryEZXGJlb4hULrTdr5K4xDYG1HNWqhEk69kSVFKR3bFjoiYWXny2PM5HwfGHvROnIcBSNc3Ob-JgrK_8au5hU5BxyLNe1aQWWQkautAqzg9lDOEKIg5J3Xfspq73xs6GFbu5kWyFtBjj99JEaq2YyGKD8RXUS7x3FBDoeuv1/s4136/inni%20kopi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="4136" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WQdpHaBoZablUoHrryEZXGJlb4hULrTdr5K4xDYG1HNWqhEk69kSVFKR3bFjoiYWXny2PM5HwfGHvROnIcBSNc3Ob-JgrK_8au5hU5BxyLNe1aQWWQkautAqzg9lDOEKIg5J3Xfspq73xs6GFbu5kWyFtBjj99JEaq2YyGKD8RXUS7x3FBDoeuv1/w640-h316/inni%20kopi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GkujKCjCfp9ifnK7ToOjW6-iLz2Vzy0b0P2ShGHQFIMlTi8TIPTxDNbf2SMqRgaMLQ5eZT0UBfcA3kZWu3Itr2PIYUWDb_3LtONG5jhUzSHu_PL_YgwXPMYcyoukXgOJzV7trbEvxtMDWedzwcZoyNG2Hw-RNj7Z_B7D-wpA39wJ7XxmknP3gNsj/s4120/dims1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2792" data-original-width="4120" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GkujKCjCfp9ifnK7ToOjW6-iLz2Vzy0b0P2ShGHQFIMlTi8TIPTxDNbf2SMqRgaMLQ5eZT0UBfcA3kZWu3Itr2PIYUWDb_3LtONG5jhUzSHu_PL_YgwXPMYcyoukXgOJzV7trbEvxtMDWedzwcZoyNG2Hw-RNj7Z_B7D-wpA39wJ7XxmknP3gNsj/w640-h434/dims1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm proud to present, with the great help of my friend Alexander Helberg, a line drawing made after our measures.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_9xW_I_0kNzhN45BQ8RKl3NjPxTTdvcZxUalb0iDXMEyTdcaFqQzq0OdRGcvbLRN8G7hQ75jrYypVNSy9RhHWPGMkk59BLbMOty7gqZRD8omifOobQt2t14f8IY66GtVBrmjw6ZI8cA/s3357/Aleut-Baidarka+tegning.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2055" data-original-width="3357" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_9xW_I_0kNzhN45BQ8RKl3NjPxTTdvcZxUalb0iDXMEyTdcaFqQzq0OdRGcvbLRN8G7hQ75jrYypVNSy9RhHWPGMkk59BLbMOty7gqZRD8omifOobQt2t14f8IY66GtVBrmjw6ZI8cA/w640-h392/Aleut-Baidarka+tegning.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Despite lots of interesting objects, something was still missing in the Etnographic museum. I badly wanted to see some of the oldest remaining Kayaks from the Aleuts. The very same kayaks that David Zimmerly measured back in the 1970's. But they were no in the museum. After lots of searching, and contacting Zimmerly among others, we finally learned that there was another etnographic museum. It had a Scandinavian name "Kunstkammer". We made new arrangements, and were welcomed by the museum director hinself, Sergei Korson, and his assistant Olga. We were very thankful to recieve their great help and assistance. They showed us around both the incredible exhibition, as well as their huge storage filled with treasure :)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIadAbp2vMPVS8H5aBiTrJzcbs0yBBaFx8PvAqKm-g-1PenajDPnES_D6ec1sZua5uxzcqHl9_QoGnJh-q-8atLlLSav_5DIJTTf8NlADHegDgSC5lMsb6adxQi4jCEm6dvQdj4ywzXiSBPneZ9T_D9tXICVCqNPEJ0kO_zbuuOB74xwNdp_Eh4Di/s4416/PB300138%20kopier.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="4416" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIadAbp2vMPVS8H5aBiTrJzcbs0yBBaFx8PvAqKm-g-1PenajDPnES_D6ec1sZua5uxzcqHl9_QoGnJh-q-8atLlLSav_5DIJTTf8NlADHegDgSC5lMsb6adxQi4jCEm6dvQdj4ywzXiSBPneZ9T_D9tXICVCqNPEJ0kO_zbuuOB74xwNdp_Eh4Di/w640-h296/PB300138%20kopier.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The holy grail.. at least to me this pretty much peaked my experiences. In the photo you see one of the worlds oldest original Aleut baidarkas, or Unangan iqyax. And at this point I will end my writing for now. In the next article, I will write and share more. Among other things, what could be the world's oldest Aleut paddle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQX--orw1OkPksQ66i1wFTlhxlVjOsfszABji3DAyys_5st1GhmoyXqhjChLa0AnxSY8u1MTQ2AeYYMEtyo1rWIDMsh9hl_TRJFhbL0cUwGypMpIePMqMm0qYh1984wOUyTAqlIgh9Aqd5cW8AU0jI2_fbxaptJgo9j1QLVU5acXhKlmVoaxga6Rz/s3840/PC072508%20kopier.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2240" data-original-width="3840" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQX--orw1OkPksQ66i1wFTlhxlVjOsfszABji3DAyys_5st1GhmoyXqhjChLa0AnxSY8u1MTQ2AeYYMEtyo1rWIDMsh9hl_TRJFhbL0cUwGypMpIePMqMm0qYh1984wOUyTAqlIgh9Aqd5cW8AU0jI2_fbxaptJgo9j1QLVU5acXhKlmVoaxga6Rz/w640-h374/PC072508%20kopier.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-74140697299815043552022-03-14T03:00:00.012-07:002022-03-27T03:05:04.525-07:00Ambassadors of traditional inspired kayaking: Peter Gengler - by Jannie Heegaard<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Introduction</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here comes our second portrait of <i>inspiring Greenland paddling with stick people</i> from around the world. This one person we have been looking very much forward to share with you. His name is Peter Gengler an amateur film maker and Greenland paddling enthusiast who never travels anywhere without at least a couple of GoPros, a fat-bike, a drone, honey from his bee hives- (he’s also a bee keeper!), miscellaneous art projects, his Hennessy hammock (he is a big fan of hammock tents), his big heart and a very distinct laughter. It’ very contagious and so is his ever positive good spirit. He is one of the most loving and giving people we’ve ever met. We also met him at<a href="https://www.delmarvapaddlersretreat.org/" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.delmarvapaddlersretreat.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Delmarva</b></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b> Paddlers Retreat</b></span></a> (seems that’s the place to meet people we interview). He lives in Massachusetts in what looks like a really nice place, but we aren’t really sure since we mostly saw it from above from a drone’s perspective but from there it looked really lovely. He is also very committed to sustainability and is a business partner in the <a href="https://www.shewatuckfarm.com/the-farm-1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Rhode Island Farm Incubator</b></span></a>, 92 acre working vegetable farm with the mission of launching more small farm enterprises. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyvsOTIhMNI4CeX2Ru9wmnRhbhoibLIKlH1YMuKTl1bkuZhWw7oMYpb57gRMumY27uCAwX3b7r7P6wp8Rl715jL6ZIlvnRPfLSEn2psM-9uvfdZ4spkgqe8OUpP4Is8Dy9--ULHJktF-gmMP6SQfO0-U6S_5vo0MZDXZ27DiRJv5cKEYla25F5y4_-=s1512" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyvsOTIhMNI4CeX2Ru9wmnRhbhoibLIKlH1YMuKTl1bkuZhWw7oMYpb57gRMumY27uCAwX3b7r7P6wp8Rl715jL6ZIlvnRPfLSEn2psM-9uvfdZ4spkgqe8OUpP4Is8Dy9--ULHJktF-gmMP6SQfO0-U6S_5vo0MZDXZ27DiRJv5cKEYla25F5y4_-=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We would like to do an interview with Peter because of all of the above and also because we truly believe the world deserves to know more about him and the videos he makes. They are very unique and creative and funny and “AWESOME” and we are huge fans. He puts so much work into these. He has a <a href="https://vimeo.com/user6820818?embedded=true&source=owner_name&owner=6820818" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Vimeo account</b></span></a> we highly recommend you visit. But for now we will ask him a few questions mostly on Greenland paddles, kayaking and moviemaking. We hope this interview can inspire other people and kayakers around the world. Last he is a board member for Greenland kayaking event north of New York, the <a href="https://www.hrgf.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Hudson River Greenland Festival</b></span></a> that runs in June we have not yet been there but it’s looks amazing! </div><div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>How did you stumble upon your first Greenland paddle and why did you ‘stick’ to it?</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I started kayaking around 1992 having purchased 2 identical second hand plastic kayaks ~ 8’ x 30” ~ I’d refer to them as pregnant guppies, pretty much the kind of kayaks that many people get their first introduction with. They wet my appetite for a more serious kayak. For my 40th birthday I got my first sea kayak. A 15’ plastic Dager Vesper. Soon I was trying to roll and found I was one of those students that took a LONG time to get it ~ 3+ years with a euro blade. That experience committed me to try to develop easier ways to teach rolling ~ I started to meet other paddlers on the water and one summer a friend handed me a short Greenland paddle (some would call a “storm paddle”) and before I knew it we had covered a number of miles. “I got buy one of these”, said I. Don Betts, “well you really can’t buy one, you’ve got to make one, and most people … well it takes 3 or 4 to get it right”. At the time I was just getting to know Don who would vacation on this little island in Narragansett Bay (Rhode Island, USA). I’d only see Don in the summer, as he lived in New York the rest of the year. Well, because of that “short paddle” within nine months I had made 4 paddles and bought and built a tortured plywood kit kayak. I had caught the virus, the kayak disease had taken hold. I should mention too that around when I met Don, he’d built something like 8 to 10 kayaks, pretty much all unique and his own design. All hard-chine hulls. He was and is still a very innovative kayak and amateur boat designer, he later would push me to go to the Delmarva Paddler’s Retreat where he had taught paddle making and kayak design.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Who or what has had the biggest impact on your journey into Greenland paddling?</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Don Betts and the kayaks that he built. Then he introduced me to Bart Hauthaway. Bart, then in his seventies had been an Olympic paddler in the sixties and spent much of his life as a canoe & kayak designer for Old Town. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLE52n0OgOvQ6Pv5PXI1hIx2UGphVf8bsy5mXdTa5vYceYQ8l1GSN6e3T4R3zx0OwwTKv_lXnw6mxLnwKy2IuurO2T9TluajqB7sc1ztHfOr4IunO095Tt07oFTRjs90Z3P2V9VI5wi-HlbBliqTIl_hu_VvcsyIS7kO8mNPDnEfx51E7UpDHOsUkc=s1468" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="911" data-original-width="1468" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLE52n0OgOvQ6Pv5PXI1hIx2UGphVf8bsy5mXdTa5vYceYQ8l1GSN6e3T4R3zx0OwwTKv_lXnw6mxLnwKy2IuurO2T9TluajqB7sc1ztHfOr4IunO095Tt07oFTRjs90Z3P2V9VI5wi-HlbBliqTIl_hu_VvcsyIS7kO8mNPDnEfx51E7UpDHOsUkc=w640-h398" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He won several national championships in canoe sailing, and convinced Old Town Canoe to manufacture variations of the Adirondack pack canoe he developed. Short, open-topped and paddled with a double paddle, Hauthaway's pack canoes started the movement towards the open-cockpit recreational kayaks growing today's industry. He designed molded fiberglass hulls, experimenting in shapes and sizes with competition in mind. He had come up with a technique of using aircraft Dacron for quickly decking the hulls so his yard was full of kayaks and canoe experimental molds. By the way, the chemistry of that heat tape changed years ago and it doesn't to the job it did 15 years ago, and I have found nothing to replace it. He was a classic, old time New Englander with strong opinions. Over time I’m honored to say he became a good friend.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA6qBPFlH6_SnPAOqX7BGeN387vZd9yJuxRm7wlkEmUTMuj07zdLo1GAbINHFGlHhvFD8lAEiqnNUSBSRfAS_pYuxp-RDSFIDnL7cfDy6ptdAWTCn3k2BTYqxqlIptNLf8AGPvuWeob-x0Uf-P8Hkeql8IPz5t5ImYGaro4nze5exmTGEIF7bbak-1=s1546" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="1546" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA6qBPFlH6_SnPAOqX7BGeN387vZd9yJuxRm7wlkEmUTMuj07zdLo1GAbINHFGlHhvFD8lAEiqnNUSBSRfAS_pYuxp-RDSFIDnL7cfDy6ptdAWTCn3k2BTYqxqlIptNLf8AGPvuWeob-x0Uf-P8Hkeql8IPz5t5ImYGaro4nze5exmTGEIF7bbak-1=w640-h430" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">My second & third kayak builds were fiberglass hulls from Bart that I decked out. Then I started designing my own hulls starting first with a hard-chine 14’ hull that Don had designed and lengthen it to 16’. All the hulls I’ve designed and built since, have been adjustments and modifications on that first full size pattern of Don’s. It's amazing to see the effect of adding a 1/18" to a hull panel can effect everything on how a hull performs. Such a cool process! Here’s a short film on my last kayak build ~ an example of small adjustments to effect hull shapes and performance ~<b><a href="https://vimeo.com/176878889 " target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">YAK 12.</span></a></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Why do you feel it’s important to keep the Greenlandic traditions alive? </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Many things, first, stepping out of your own shoes to attempt to relate to a different culture. The age of a craft involved making kayaks as life food supporting tools. Having the opportunity to meet and make friends world wide through sharing a common interest & passion.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>What is the most important thing people who have not yet made friends with the Greenland paddle should know?</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">How supportive and embracing a community of people is ~ Having the oppertunity to meet people from all over the world who shares this unique passion. People like John Petersen and Maligiaq Padilla and others and staying in touch with their lives through social media, it honestly warm my heart. It makes the world smaller and I think THAT is a good thing :)! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Do you have any reflections upon sustainability and life in general that you feel are important to share?</b></div></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When you take up a hobby of being on the water like fishing, sailing, kayaking, swimming, the person automatically becomes an environmentalist. They may not even know it at first but their attitudes about waste, policy and political advocacy change. It is wonderious thing to observe.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Where did your latest paddling experience take you?</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I’m actually a pretty low key paddler, I most enjoy exploring local waters, observing the water, wild life and silence. I also salt water fly fish from my kayaks ~ trust me it's quite a thrill to hook into a 40 stripe bass or blue fish with a fly rod from a low volume Greenland kayak.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUtNKNTFI46WZBLIjJl2Tj9jyHPRiIjHT455-RW7sEzdqSmEySWjhBOWHMvY8tTSPrTi0qIU8_MZd2ltnTtPsxSJkOzKmjEsx5nBfql_nysvOdvjCu-Vzz8sjw7M2QayvlwEukh60BSY2umnqmijb8GuFUefd2iJpLw7KieAoQ4hrSKyI1ZM83zI1H=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="1440" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUtNKNTFI46WZBLIjJl2Tj9jyHPRiIjHT455-RW7sEzdqSmEySWjhBOWHMvY8tTSPrTi0qIU8_MZd2ltnTtPsxSJkOzKmjEsx5nBfql_nysvOdvjCu-Vzz8sjw7M2QayvlwEukh60BSY2umnqmijb8GuFUefd2iJpLw7KieAoQ4hrSKyI1ZM83zI1H=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Do you have any reflections upon how you hope the movies you make contributes to keeping the Greenland traditions alive?</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ha, I haven’t thought about this for years ~ At 2014 Delmarva, on the last night when the event is winding down I’m talking with a guy who came all the way from California to take a week long kayak building class with Brain Schulz. That week had ended the day before with six? people with new SOFs. We’re just chatting, and the night before we’d had a little film festival for entertainment with prizes and all for fellow kayakers to present films to a receptive audience. So we’re talking films sitting with our laptops side by side. He says, he had a lot of trouble sleeping so sometimes he’ll get up in the middle of the night and look for “kayak porn”. So we’re looking up some of our favorite films and talking and I show him my 2nd film (see next question). He jumps off the couch and says ~ that film is why i’m here!! I never considered building my own kayak until i saw this ~ So, do I think short films effect change in people’s lives. You bet I do.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>What’s next?</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I haven't a clue. Be open to what falls in front of me. Many times in my life things have appeared before me and they have led me down very unexpected paths. Twelve years ago a fellow mountain biking friend had just been given one of the first GoPro’s and he wasn’t really interested in it and sold it to me cheep. Within a month I’d made my first short film (having never made a film before). 2nd film I made was a piece on paddling in a nice spot which I found myself showing at 2010 Delmarva Paddler’s Retreat. 6th film was on mountain biking with my dog, that one ended up at a MTB-king film festival and won “peoples choice” award in a room of 300 friends and strangers. And I’m still making films. Never saw it coming. So my attitude is to do all I can to be open to what appears before me ~ </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Feel free to share anything we haven’t thought to ask you by now… </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I find teaching rolling to be one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. There is trust, fear, knowledge, touch, all involved in the process. There is nothing like getting a person to their first roll Friends that who influenced my rolling teaching kit of tools include (in time order) Ray Farnam, Bart Hauthaway, Will Bigalow, Turner Wilson, Marcel Rodriguez, Cheri Perry, Will Bigalow, Dubside, Greg Stamer, Alison Sigethy, Will Bigalow* amongst others. I met Anders, at Delmarva in 2015, then a few years later I 2017 Jannie also attended. One of the most joyous weeks of my life was helping them with a SOF build at Delmarva in 2019 and making a film of that week (I got to help _ people build and I didn’t take another kayak home!). The film evolved into a pretend Reality TV show after a mid week night out with draft beers (and late arriving food) to an idea that produced this ~ it still cracks me up. You can watch it <a href="https://vimeo.com/367922018" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>here</b></span></a>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I guess lastly I’d like to say that the support of the Greenland Kayak community of my playing with films has really changed my life. Eleven years ago I showed a little film at Delmarva and the positive feedback I got sent me off on a path I really enjoy. I’ve discovered that many people like to shot but few like to edit. I discovered I really like to build a story and like to edit from a pretty random pile of footage. So at kayaking events like Delmarva I’ve developed a film making model where many people shoot, we share all the footage, and in some cases make short films all from the same library of footage. 2019 HRGF it was 13 cinematographers, so many eyes seeing things in different ways to combine to tell a story about 3 days <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/349355822" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>(HRGF movie)</b></span><b> </b></a> </span>So turning back to Anders & Jannie, about how they feel about me ~ I feel the same way about them, their passion, the way they teach their craft and the amount of love they radiate within the Greenland kayak community.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8wY2x7WKeGu7Egyaygu6vbl-g1dlHHP-QavyA74-vBI-2EFHh22IDmpDMKzA-dlsIy21JBm2L7Ss0MDmVmGbt2094SBZWi-w3aRshcIsujk8fdj43rqHtaciYbcM7MHPYc77Zcs9GwYv-NubzCGWbhMZAtcIhtYN16h1YX-nDzQKYXROwYwBfa7_Q=s1512" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8wY2x7WKeGu7Egyaygu6vbl-g1dlHHP-QavyA74-vBI-2EFHh22IDmpDMKzA-dlsIy21JBm2L7Ss0MDmVmGbt2094SBZWi-w3aRshcIsujk8fdj43rqHtaciYbcM7MHPYc77Zcs9GwYv-NubzCGWbhMZAtcIhtYN16h1YX-nDzQKYXROwYwBfa7_Q=w637-h640" width="637" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Cheers Peter - we can't wait to see you next time :)! And thank you so MUCH for sharing your story with us and for us to share it on the Kajakkspesialisten blog and others social media.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Quote Peter; Yes repeating Will Bigalow is intentional ;)! </span></div><p></p></div>Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-74504929436725930732022-01-23T10:09:00.009-08:002022-01-23T10:13:38.003-08:00Weekend trip - nice to get out a bit<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This weekend we rented a cabin on a small campsite and paddled in the north end of Færder Nationalpark<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><a href="https://ferdernasjonalpark.no/en/" target="_blank"><b> https://ferdernasjonalpark.no/en/.</b></a> </span>There was not much wind and a small swell on the outside. We rested in Ramsholmen for lunch and headed back for dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-szVjeL2_V2b6YVTBVy9u_GVlvMrHraHfGH5vccHDCbGliOALoX1b6z61Fd3zoArwFxSuKHu8INPr6zHvYz8CYwTZ2TQXSo1cm8jjU068mnfX6KDxdnx5Mer8HZ01bIrTO5loNVmzQzx8n1EFCy9R1L10m9S6BenbktrMDvtRbc20NNIWf6_X8f0A=s3589" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2555" data-original-width="3589" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-szVjeL2_V2b6YVTBVy9u_GVlvMrHraHfGH5vccHDCbGliOALoX1b6z61Fd3zoArwFxSuKHu8INPr6zHvYz8CYwTZ2TQXSo1cm8jjU068mnfX6KDxdnx5Mer8HZ01bIrTO5loNVmzQzx8n1EFCy9R1L10m9S6BenbktrMDvtRbc20NNIWf6_X8f0A=w640-h456" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Anders paddled a baidarka and Jannie a Pilgrim exp.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwpI93t8j21Hdq3xcWRto12JBj84dzx5sRb2nM-5fPVhpEOpqExN07XXUdJiFqAe_uBlSHmosMRvDPzCyWb_XFwxux4eDU6cD6ih3O8gJXPzZHX2pFmzS2kbv8TcPb8Pi_RgxujURCxuBY18fIkoG_A8a9O7r1wGend6rjdirtvwYREFX37TMy-NsH=s3667" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2549" data-original-width="3667" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwpI93t8j21Hdq3xcWRto12JBj84dzx5sRb2nM-5fPVhpEOpqExN07XXUdJiFqAe_uBlSHmosMRvDPzCyWb_XFwxux4eDU6cD6ih3O8gJXPzZHX2pFmzS2kbv8TcPb8Pi_RgxujURCxuBY18fIkoG_A8a9O7r1wGend6rjdirtvwYREFX37TMy-NsH=w640-h444" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">In the late afternoon the sun came out and we were joined by a couple of seals. We didn't get them on camera but it was nice to be watched for a while.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl_5Bfrn2AxfgtRllyO81Cl-Z5OHBGm0qbmK2sMdvjCCV4ReJ4FhTms7-VJ-QhAQwJLHepPXq-8i30DdNo8RTEQXivJ9EH_9YvFPEzzbH794YUBgOizX1OpkABc-hqekG_oEZLLGxuD83QssfjCAqqShHmYfXH1mCXkxxsOyZQqPSM2S0XkG8pnl3c=s3747" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2716" data-original-width="3747" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl_5Bfrn2AxfgtRllyO81Cl-Z5OHBGm0qbmK2sMdvjCCV4ReJ4FhTms7-VJ-QhAQwJLHepPXq-8i30DdNo8RTEQXivJ9EH_9YvFPEzzbH794YUBgOizX1OpkABc-hqekG_oEZLLGxuD83QssfjCAqqShHmYfXH1mCXkxxsOyZQqPSM2S0XkG8pnl3c=w640-h464" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz-pY4b4V9VmWflj8KW5P5TgGcGttKuGdEoiyTZNuAjKr8udYOqCzOIfcf8PxWEx4h1YnmcTFxHu1LaO75t_yaJb8SM-9rFxBGaBtrhKj4fAzYq1-GgUuy8vZH7LXaqFnjw0AKzVytcxkpS37cj0AFPr42yVGTyNKeFvfAeVu5EZPqvRPlG7059jqF=s3453" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2617" data-original-width="3453" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz-pY4b4V9VmWflj8KW5P5TgGcGttKuGdEoiyTZNuAjKr8udYOqCzOIfcf8PxWEx4h1YnmcTFxHu1LaO75t_yaJb8SM-9rFxBGaBtrhKj4fAzYq1-GgUuy8vZH7LXaqFnjw0AKzVytcxkpS37cj0AFPr42yVGTyNKeFvfAeVu5EZPqvRPlG7059jqF=w400-h304" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Jannie.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj04UUNqm7jaeDYJzMHmXIEO8UZIZjMrWdTjkaCtUwa0NWmDtyMlItPxlc4u_HMNdo4hnFprU_WbIyAiJmWcpdQ2B625eJdCmAbrubGP4J27tztAtmDlOW0I4HZ595GgeZ304q9p6xUdGGPmUhkZnpKOvUFxdRTlk3Y05EsshtyUnZJN8kN8d3xIVCr=s3811" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2618" data-original-width="3811" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj04UUNqm7jaeDYJzMHmXIEO8UZIZjMrWdTjkaCtUwa0NWmDtyMlItPxlc4u_HMNdo4hnFprU_WbIyAiJmWcpdQ2B625eJdCmAbrubGP4J27tztAtmDlOW0I4HZ595GgeZ304q9p6xUdGGPmUhkZnpKOvUFxdRTlk3Y05EsshtyUnZJN8kN8d3xIVCr=w640-h440" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The sun ... it was great.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4PAro5iLz24VaVnstAS8FSLg0IpsqwO_ZSCrMrW9qyWZ8njZFKNJl1sAnjhd5_pAjz3X2_r7XWGOa5ZpaTI8WTkzsf2Bm5koXhLkZZ860RlaiKVvO4h9cvaKug4SATpFcXBVfuvjhb5g1GCuMTxzbhIcQMqmaUi7plGAiDPTj3EKQav633wHI50qn=s3457" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2501" data-original-width="3457" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4PAro5iLz24VaVnstAS8FSLg0IpsqwO_ZSCrMrW9qyWZ8njZFKNJl1sAnjhd5_pAjz3X2_r7XWGOa5ZpaTI8WTkzsf2Bm5koXhLkZZ860RlaiKVvO4h9cvaKug4SATpFcXBVfuvjhb5g1GCuMTxzbhIcQMqmaUi7plGAiDPTj3EKQav633wHI50qn=w640-h464" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5bOh2WeIo5rIxEIpZfSqNc52CmcXi_B7tx6esYiasnhjY-OQDOzWKsh6YYfUWH_TVwpNj9H8uPWpVLErdkOkXbZZjEleQNOBBqeVNXvVqVuWcb8KbVzAYfWkBKggfmjuw1UyHSVUg-cnhqyRI16wJxwfVWjyAi54bn3XXAUAsCxcpGVr41GjUVaC9=s3543" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2540" data-original-width="3543" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5bOh2WeIo5rIxEIpZfSqNc52CmcXi_B7tx6esYiasnhjY-OQDOzWKsh6YYfUWH_TVwpNj9H8uPWpVLErdkOkXbZZjEleQNOBBqeVNXvVqVuWcb8KbVzAYfWkBKggfmjuw1UyHSVUg-cnhqyRI16wJxwfVWjyAi54bn3XXAUAsCxcpGVr41GjUVaC9=w640-h458" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The next day was very foggy with very low visibility. So we paddled out to explore. Great to work with your compass and navigation skills on days like this.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnpVzh6CoKCt5MLbNp8MI2N8aLvy7AjL5l1Bmy4TAq8NNOkByAGbT5c-EWzvTmziqD6-w3fxdZHIUB0UtX5JOOcuwqhmX_2yxF8Nny8RkTEUc32STiJTt1awCLXIGYLFKsvyRciTePd5pA25gg2gq7UQwKlzi3IiE0qezgtTbPJTvDpib3h23x3_ZB=s3433" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2277" data-original-width="3433" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnpVzh6CoKCt5MLbNp8MI2N8aLvy7AjL5l1Bmy4TAq8NNOkByAGbT5c-EWzvTmziqD6-w3fxdZHIUB0UtX5JOOcuwqhmX_2yxF8Nny8RkTEUc32STiJTt1awCLXIGYLFKsvyRciTePd5pA25gg2gq7UQwKlzi3IiE0qezgtTbPJTvDpib3h23x3_ZB=w640-h424" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHqY58duKkUQWMii58ttl7oNZ2Z0jOW37fjQ0fQRxTtok1Wm8CCMJycR89UIsSWYjL_ddRkJvATbttTk7fNmcmQchvQEEBEQcuUDrHWCl8T6p9joMyQ0sk8zgYUI0y-8jQvQdD2SaLZsauqVGMAmemOyaMNZ2mW4pQDlY5DlhmATjiDiLWjgirjrPE=s3585" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2629" data-original-width="3585" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHqY58duKkUQWMii58ttl7oNZ2Z0jOW37fjQ0fQRxTtok1Wm8CCMJycR89UIsSWYjL_ddRkJvATbttTk7fNmcmQchvQEEBEQcuUDrHWCl8T6p9joMyQ0sk8zgYUI0y-8jQvQdD2SaLZsauqVGMAmemOyaMNZ2mW4pQDlY5DlhmATjiDiLWjgirjrPE=w640-h470" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Anders in the baidarka.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1XXvpwUPBbsN6UFJ2GwX3FVLbVzYwwRkMdtO7PXjYjMF90I6UjQfRICCcmXlYL2Q4uQugwjmoT2KYPc2zVC7Q31CFUP9dLe8cfjKhP3IFtp4FKeW32TZy0IcKY4MAnCBvl84Ubsq1ME4fg1nN1UhjhO3y-B5Lp1EHSV8vn-gbPCDYYzoK0YmegeU7=s3999" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2758" data-original-width="3999" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1XXvpwUPBbsN6UFJ2GwX3FVLbVzYwwRkMdtO7PXjYjMF90I6UjQfRICCcmXlYL2Q4uQugwjmoT2KYPc2zVC7Q31CFUP9dLe8cfjKhP3IFtp4FKeW32TZy0IcKY4MAnCBvl84Ubsq1ME4fg1nN1UhjhO3y-B5Lp1EHSV8vn-gbPCDYYzoK0YmegeU7=w640-h442" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Beauty.<p></p></div>Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-21158375375093708612022-01-16T07:34:00.002-08:002022-01-17T04:37:13.520-08:00Happy new year<p style="text-align: justify;"> ...Well the year is not that new, but still first time in a long while I've had the time to put together some words and pictures on the blog. December was pretty busy, in a good way. Lots of positive energy, and no stress. We did lots of great work and projects, and some of them has stretched into the new year. I just want to show you a few of them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMPgPLn7wXBLqSTkvtdT_DVhPFicJJg6uIwDGVT8mCReWEfChKEgny2ofzLEWOWd_Qx9U23-WUlbHI_BGpy6lQQjSzejlQj9v_M73N98xu8_mG4YCdBXAskvmIHbv5TefxFdBWpvtOMukgyggvGbyThb59nS7Qs2kUJ5utR40CKLqMAP482MLn-GvJ=s4552" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2968" data-original-width="4552" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMPgPLn7wXBLqSTkvtdT_DVhPFicJJg6uIwDGVT8mCReWEfChKEgny2ofzLEWOWd_Qx9U23-WUlbHI_BGpy6lQQjSzejlQj9v_M73N98xu8_mG4YCdBXAskvmIHbv5TefxFdBWpvtOMukgyggvGbyThb59nS7Qs2kUJ5utR40CKLqMAP482MLn-GvJ=w640-h418" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Thomas Schmidtke and his sister Tini came to build a canoe. Canoe building has been off my mind for a long time, but with my new take-down canoe mould, we gave it a try. It took us a week to build, and their canoe came out really nice. Jannie and I grapped the opportunity and finished the canoe we started building last year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqnMUAvXM5bWeevWi0enZMqRnIK01SHweMJWAcSx6BQZ2liRVexlVEY22NVsZLlTO4s2vRjTAeLYDmIxZhtFTMW0uGafJKb4tgOmYBM3Ufyl0li8ZI8_0Olm4ubz12Jkw_sE2MbFjxURTYXFKxSnte60BUNBM30czsa2cZbLj6FVAR-CL3jdEG7s0P=s3664" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2816" data-original-width="3664" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqnMUAvXM5bWeevWi0enZMqRnIK01SHweMJWAcSx6BQZ2liRVexlVEY22NVsZLlTO4s2vRjTAeLYDmIxZhtFTMW0uGafJKb4tgOmYBM3Ufyl0li8ZI8_0Olm4ubz12Jkw_sE2MbFjxURTYXFKxSnte60BUNBM30czsa2cZbLj6FVAR-CL3jdEG7s0P=w640-h492" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZheEbUIoJzilTSEDHjfyw4pwPoGvt7tqpmQfpJwuP-ZF1YOnuaLclkzAep9rrZ4gzYuTBvxJLyNKkfcbNQPHsLWABgMezKR-boPuG6L9KIuM2ih2uy7KrA-o6z7D-i5g4GHBhol5B2re9bzLrwNZbToQaqFfK0HhnDQUuFuaUAqmEwul67BjNHxGj=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="4608" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZheEbUIoJzilTSEDHjfyw4pwPoGvt7tqpmQfpJwuP-ZF1YOnuaLclkzAep9rrZ4gzYuTBvxJLyNKkfcbNQPHsLWABgMezKR-boPuG6L9KIuM2ih2uy7KrA-o6z7D-i5g4GHBhol5B2re9bzLrwNZbToQaqFfK0HhnDQUuFuaUAqmEwul67BjNHxGj=w640-h368" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXUcIC_EYDXVXDGa1fjSd-ldsAgbsN31NTgZ4zBwGWiLp_ELayj6-TPLt3SX577fPuqI0ghBBdE-1jVlVnP4Z23UUSBFJTcGCPYAkBYQuEaSKTI5IhirHZr6zJXCY0Fb7JVWRq7cZr5NFAh1KYD0nYnS2mP4ReHXM9CDkxlu03Z37XTcIvavgDPEOh=s4208" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2440" data-original-width="4208" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXUcIC_EYDXVXDGa1fjSd-ldsAgbsN31NTgZ4zBwGWiLp_ELayj6-TPLt3SX577fPuqI0ghBBdE-1jVlVnP4Z23UUSBFJTcGCPYAkBYQuEaSKTI5IhirHZr6zJXCY0Fb7JVWRq7cZr5NFAh1KYD0nYnS2mP4ReHXM9CDkxlu03Z37XTcIvavgDPEOh=w640-h372" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Travelling to visit family in the Christmas holiday gave Audun the opportunity to use the workshop on his own. Audun has been building a little dinghy for his sailboat, all skin/frame. Now he got inspired to build a skin canoe also.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0-IOuQovDHRTE42N7V7eHT9RFBbj_kUvjp9w-jbAKckcSzdnyrXOaVmo-brd46PbjH2uLo0bmPw_5aHd3I_t09pHNELV8BB7_7ZjNNRo7Vwjc1iijdkQq6f9ZBYZrb9DyGX0Wf2TqoP1pWq8BsG5gX2VPdemjuyxaZ-7ayq4bXrL-3k2Sm7X6lBvL=s4416" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2640" data-original-width="4416" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0-IOuQovDHRTE42N7V7eHT9RFBbj_kUvjp9w-jbAKckcSzdnyrXOaVmo-brd46PbjH2uLo0bmPw_5aHd3I_t09pHNELV8BB7_7ZjNNRo7Vwjc1iijdkQq6f9ZBYZrb9DyGX0Wf2TqoP1pWq8BsG5gX2VPdemjuyxaZ-7ayq4bXrL-3k2Sm7X6lBvL=w640-h382" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxVzikDyxpSh-uqNHXlVP-DfcOyYUBLNpoakEyqRXrgsU0kp7pKv4RbVfviFY-oS_88E4rgBsSwN6BHtZ6ldjU5Iau4xihjSt19dXj6l31DYjmtUrmd5kxrxnjU9OCvH2tmffV10zRRlTVRQctBZJ96WgPOBdWbwla_SZTKixchnid-72AyASjzdp2=s4472" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="4472" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxVzikDyxpSh-uqNHXlVP-DfcOyYUBLNpoakEyqRXrgsU0kp7pKv4RbVfviFY-oS_88E4rgBsSwN6BHtZ6ldjU5Iau4xihjSt19dXj6l31DYjmtUrmd5kxrxnjU9OCvH2tmffV10zRRlTVRQctBZJ96WgPOBdWbwla_SZTKixchnid-72AyASjzdp2=w640-h398" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">..You can see his dinghy before skinning above, below a view of his skin canoe. Below on the floor, our new open canoe and a kayak frame I just finished yesterday. The kayak is part of a bigger project that started last autumn, and may be going on until summer 2022. It's a project concerning the British Arctic Airways Expeditions in the early 1930's. For that project, I started building a replica of an East Greenland kayak from that expedition. It was built by a Greenlander for the British expedition member F. Spencer Chapman. I've always liked the shape of this particular kayak, and it seems that Mr. Chapman was very pleased with it's performance also. So it became a natural choice for a replica for my own private use.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGFDcK89npoPZzQaYRYgL6iioytZEBTL2V4TOI3bYWvwsQYSp6w5YTTip4IsVeFrkgrGqPIBpq_l9wjH4fYIlfIsPzZby6O5gonm5WItKOPPE24DGDXnCnrnCGKDcTe2KaDt8_WdC6NdmamkMvEi7wWspUHLtL7JILEXANVYoBbzRcQleg6Y6kjQCt=s4140" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4140" data-original-width="2652" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGFDcK89npoPZzQaYRYgL6iioytZEBTL2V4TOI3bYWvwsQYSp6w5YTTip4IsVeFrkgrGqPIBpq_l9wjH4fYIlfIsPzZby6O5gonm5WItKOPPE24DGDXnCnrnCGKDcTe2KaDt8_WdC6NdmamkMvEi7wWspUHLtL7JILEXANVYoBbzRcQleg6Y6kjQCt=w410-h640" width="410" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">As you can see, the hull shape of this kayak is pretty extreme. Very deep V-shape. From my experience, this is a very good shape for an East Greenland style kayak. However, the volume is critical, and can make the difference between an excellent and a not too great kayak. I think old Spencer's kayak is just the right size for my 75 kilos :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd7NWPoucYnWCuodVH52BXmcVK1TmbG3XgBy1L0evA556pGF_rUoxPYnYd9e_b0IUYB7ni5iG09cQvEsf0mmWJOjjenNsXnLSrJJehBakDXtnxtEiNA-uzniDNG8xLQuVovs90aAdSQMk1anO2ixXdxSQNLNRR9ooniXGU5LtPpVo3S3mwhlw_-HF7=s4232" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2024" data-original-width="4232" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd7NWPoucYnWCuodVH52BXmcVK1TmbG3XgBy1L0evA556pGF_rUoxPYnYd9e_b0IUYB7ni5iG09cQvEsf0mmWJOjjenNsXnLSrJJehBakDXtnxtEiNA-uzniDNG8xLQuVovs90aAdSQMk1anO2ixXdxSQNLNRR9ooniXGU5LtPpVo3S3mwhlw_-HF7=w640-h306" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">The days are getting longer, and soon the afternoons will be light and we'll be getting to the water more. We'll follow up on this post very soon with some pictures and thought after using the new crafts :)</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Happy new year everyone!</p>Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-52285829122271620472021-09-22T01:47:00.003-07:002021-10-12T02:03:02.761-07:00New projects in the shop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Thanks to Riikka from Tromsø, who just sent me this wonderful picture of her home built kayak.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyy0XLswUk4VA2-eUvM7NAwkjbi6fOtzNNcxAfBayotXRVDTzPYaHvQKYBXVWD4iR8sQaxLoaBCN0Wm7wbM6A8iFrUwEOXVI2bOV9u9-uxmim1pqGkCNt_0RA4S7pQLqzESvOzZTlRXwQ/s1260/242270139_383863800024142_1225801627552457910_n+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="1260" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyy0XLswUk4VA2-eUvM7NAwkjbi6fOtzNNcxAfBayotXRVDTzPYaHvQKYBXVWD4iR8sQaxLoaBCN0Wm7wbM6A8iFrUwEOXVI2bOV9u9-uxmim1pqGkCNt_0RA4S7pQLqzESvOzZTlRXwQ/w640-h480/242270139_383863800024142_1225801627552457910_n+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Working as a craftsman sometimes feels like a great privilege. It is obvious, and people often tell me so. But of course that's not the whole story. Organizing your work can be pretty difficult and frustrating. But yes, when all is organized, and you just have time, some nice pieces of wood, your favorite hand tools and a job to do.. That's when you feel privileged.
It is truly joyful, and while doing your job, your thoughts may wander off in time and space.
The last couple of weeks, I have been testing out some very nice oak I got last year. It's been seasoned well enough for certain purposes, and I badly wanted to try it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGhqtDYOLQMqRNaa_tzC8Nq2o4DNBBdgc21lGdJ_l7t9pImRiZ8IA5x4hPHEp3xOFkkoxe2NmDdEOAxCMXIHBcFATypPAmSaGbZhO-yLz1nGaOBubzG-SJlBgLM5-z_cTTPcSek2oK-I/s2696/inside.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: justify;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="2696" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGhqtDYOLQMqRNaa_tzC8Nq2o4DNBBdgc21lGdJ_l7t9pImRiZ8IA5x4hPHEp3xOFkkoxe2NmDdEOAxCMXIHBcFATypPAmSaGbZhO-yLz1nGaOBubzG-SJlBgLM5-z_cTTPcSek2oK-I/s600/inside.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I cut some of the oak into thin long pieces, suitable for kayak ribs and edges for reinforced Greenland paddles and surf paddles. It sure looked nice, perfectly straight grain and very dark color.. great smell too. While doing so, I got an order for a surf paddle, and a reinforced paddle. I immediately started working on them. The customers were from Kristiansand, a bit south of here, and funny enough, the oak comes from Kristiansand also. Asbjørn is the owner of what must be some of the finest oak forest in Norway. The oak in my hands, of course come from his sawmill... And now some of the very fine oak returns to Kristiansand in the shape of some very fine paddles.</div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="2048" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnf-f82AHGOZ7YjMoQuT-JRYSymK4NJYW5hgS2p6UQB6yXplhhyphenhyphengkzh9Mdb8DFd-tEKFFdP3FwY_FWFJOSCbHX6e8sGD4J1Kmuj8lG7KRe_5vCXFQByyr1N6c9UHK4uxTWEl24fMd89z4/w640-h377/%25C3%25A5reeik.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">With the the same oak, I recently built this nice hybrid Greenland kayak - It has the looks of a normal Greenland style kayak, but has extra stringers in the hull, to give it a slightly rounder hull shape. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1183" data-original-width="2048" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLmtQNQi7NuWyVPoJ7H8XPyySiTPmgLvfDJXBIuVk5SwsxOG4b7tiKQsnFFJd2xNLvFsyQJ1PWLt6dh7rgPa96J8tbw-H2LRF5oylvhG9L38rL9eWAmJRVFw-xBoewX2UNidUxF2kUB4/w640-h369/kaajkk.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Finally, I started building a new ultra light baidarka, or iqyax this week. I'll describe the process in detail over the next weeks, as the work proceeds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzwkHywwYtGcTeA-uw6UYyetgBcr3MfsuiQ4BlD1DQ69Zeme6O6b2OAmyVNxXFCL-aB-sdIgiomdiyZ48aEbLj-K8J8vkIV01URneeeBYXfRua29gYXNwU2HmTXC_vtOtYoviARgfbMw/s2048/P9220002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1585" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzwkHywwYtGcTeA-uw6UYyetgBcr3MfsuiQ4BlD1DQ69Zeme6O6b2OAmyVNxXFCL-aB-sdIgiomdiyZ48aEbLj-K8J8vkIV01URneeeBYXfRua29gYXNwU2HmTXC_vtOtYoviARgfbMw/w496-h640/P9220002.JPG" width="496" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div>Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-78972266911854937162021-08-17T10:14:00.005-07:002021-09-02T23:51:32.589-07:00Summer 2021<p style="text-align: justify;">It sure has been a while since my last blog entry. I feel I jumped on a fast train late winter, and it did not slow down until now. There has sure been lots of challenges along the way...Covid kept us busy arranging, re-arranging and sometimes cancelling course activities. But fortunately, we could make 3 kayak building classes this summer.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The last class was a great relief. We could not only hold an open class with minimal restrictions. We could also welcome guests from foreign countries. It just ended yesterday, and I'm totally filled with the positive energy still :). Along came people from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands and Lithuania. We built kayak for rolling and touring - Greenland style and Unangan (Alaskan) style. Here's the class photo:</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifM8aRtvpdOX9lfJsvdruT52_B4mx4QJfwn9Vg8uYO_Jc9DBZbAY9WtS8vePnNvTUtULJarIIxkUWHHd87HDT3ktsZsmRn2VcboyzYdm0-XOHd13prqHAqLOV0VWVAFais_ph384E40g/s2048/20210814_081425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifM8aRtvpdOX9lfJsvdruT52_B4mx4QJfwn9Vg8uYO_Jc9DBZbAY9WtS8vePnNvTUtULJarIIxkUWHHd87HDT3ktsZsmRn2VcboyzYdm0-XOHd13prqHAqLOV0VWVAFais_ph384E40g/w640-h480/20210814_081425.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Again, Audun and Jannie helped out both with teaching and logistics. Great relief for me, with this many participants. Audun has been brilliant help. We are so happy to have him on board.</div><p style="text-align: justify;">...Here's a small selection of photos from the August class, and the one before:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwraNELi5zlk6nQmP8KS93vmWlQcZ_ZWehDcXys7Os6sbbOCeW9hy3n7OTqB4J0RRWtcRiXmrz4UzeDSTJKsRHmXb8u5Qam4IfxGEJDqcyMKbVHEGLfK-ZnuZTOXIrPkcm4Sm3XZelEo/s2048/20210813_103628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwraNELi5zlk6nQmP8KS93vmWlQcZ_ZWehDcXys7Os6sbbOCeW9hy3n7OTqB4J0RRWtcRiXmrz4UzeDSTJKsRHmXb8u5Qam4IfxGEJDqcyMKbVHEGLfK-ZnuZTOXIrPkcm4Sm3XZelEo/w640-h480/20210813_103628.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDu_Z2AB256QjvzCkne7gpQdnvEQV9LO3BJWEdr5VpyQ8ik_j9CjHVWkn3mNfAX67-5HVtm815PQC6A1AJpYJfPg4Umes0_doyIhxdt8g79g64EUA6ow-ub_c8CrFKk1KM1EKZBpLzl1E/s2048/20210813_124324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...And June class:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7pNlqr2PsIuqBa1TF08sBeSlxEXlU9_yECarwKPnpIzwApMZS1481-3AhSKu4j32URuq2JVEtFkcgXa1fOw75GG_qDx61ZtylD9OWvRhpoLR8vi9M9UsHtwW_cX8wCb-V5RzgqdOC9g/s4000/GOPR0337.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7pNlqr2PsIuqBa1TF08sBeSlxEXlU9_yECarwKPnpIzwApMZS1481-3AhSKu4j32URuq2JVEtFkcgXa1fOw75GG_qDx61ZtylD9OWvRhpoLR8vi9M9UsHtwW_cX8wCb-V5RzgqdOC9g/w640-h480/GOPR0337.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7OoARt09N2Sy-FRGOL-QOhHJz7qf0_tuXmCRvGH0M1PENbWLPfKWG2K97sY3muXiCpo7M9VAKoUsky0d9DymU8XGffE1T5FUs58fBUcyrFG-TV0nG9qH25pydwtlcWB_7VejWCMO7To/s4000/GOPR0338.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABQvRWlcYJHj1o1i292bWyeB-T0vKUw0y4XTht8Ze_Ix_5DqKW6Mctooynl_l44V8OHC_QmPe7KWjEpw1Dq3tT6H-z9yrmiDbYxGOIlKK-CH0PRBZnHPDexlQIDocqR-s0e8KOvG-Zvw/s4000/GOPR0347.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABQvRWlcYJHj1o1i292bWyeB-T0vKUw0y4XTht8Ze_Ix_5DqKW6Mctooynl_l44V8OHC_QmPe7KWjEpw1Dq3tT6H-z9yrmiDbYxGOIlKK-CH0PRBZnHPDexlQIDocqR-s0e8KOvG-Zvw/w640-h480/GOPR0347.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Almost 30 new kayaks and proud kayak owners during the last 4 months - not bad :). In between, we've had a little time off for relaxing and visiting friends. One nice experience that involved kayaking was our vacation on Brønnøysund, Northern Norway.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzcOpb1W-WMIGR9AFm4zaJklNB6ed62EV8NZwMyKUFoZw2WdcF-uHnW1bEeQZhvrEs00lVOKP6clbdvIXWnNsfVq7Sq-TqzRPM3ETS94aQynYKUJ_99eKLItx0RIrQO4hD_TN42htNkk/s1920/GH0103591_Moment_Moment.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzcOpb1W-WMIGR9AFm4zaJklNB6ed62EV8NZwMyKUFoZw2WdcF-uHnW1bEeQZhvrEs00lVOKP6clbdvIXWnNsfVq7Sq-TqzRPM3ETS94aQynYKUJ_99eKLItx0RIrQO4hD_TN42htNkk/w640-h360/GH0103591_Moment_Moment.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Kayak fishing was good</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCO3zoLs4iQpVp4oPKD5UNTN3d8CYXSvP2IlviTOXwQcpRqmadQOEnakmcI5wl66xXFKuphsGaJyjypkFu_kZzN7_YEboZcbF9B2_pjAYmfRGOJwiq7CJ2FOAUOzxpZ9i_-sXWXBfJESE/s3783/GOPR0353.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2704" data-original-width="3783" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCO3zoLs4iQpVp4oPKD5UNTN3d8CYXSvP2IlviTOXwQcpRqmadQOEnakmcI5wl66xXFKuphsGaJyjypkFu_kZzN7_YEboZcbF9B2_pjAYmfRGOJwiq7CJ2FOAUOzxpZ9i_-sXWXBfJESE/w640-h458/GOPR0353.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Jannie re-skinned and altered her old iqyax. Here's the upgraded version.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVM0j9CHFYtisUi4NTERnKYyJh2lrAVoYJThcMQkPEVKY2cWkWPgp7K-8RE-e_O7DRm-_6P-RBqr3SdNqVBaMQ_P816n-jH5g7tvuUmj8U28o2vmBppPMq2j5vz-ViJTK2MkARB31EmXM/s3548/GOPR0356.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2607" data-original-width="3548" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVM0j9CHFYtisUi4NTERnKYyJh2lrAVoYJThcMQkPEVKY2cWkWPgp7K-8RE-e_O7DRm-_6P-RBqr3SdNqVBaMQ_P816n-jH5g7tvuUmj8U28o2vmBppPMq2j5vz-ViJTK2MkARB31EmXM/w640-h470/GOPR0356.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Kurt <3 My long time good friend and kayak enthusiast</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxmgtefODWiUq9ptx0nLkn57VTtbM-ApfX366isTMYQl97P5DN1uMQOjdGCAHvhmBeKZLHL64qlET9r5xXXEWhkx5stj34E2LYy3_9OpsWeubsIJYRmgKM57n9UuGsT6XAh1mte9kCGQ/s3660/GOPR0391.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2692" data-original-width="3660" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZxmgtefODWiUq9ptx0nLkn57VTtbM-ApfX366isTMYQl97P5DN1uMQOjdGCAHvhmBeKZLHL64qlET9r5xXXEWhkx5stj34E2LYy3_9OpsWeubsIJYRmgKM57n9UuGsT6XAh1mte9kCGQ/w640-h470/GOPR0391.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Still obsessed with kayak photos... wait till you see the video - yet to be edited.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzTrdQzfRM_ePaGpUDU4Mxab1Zum21BESq481UGgwm7moLouMZeckZzaWnpt1e9u7WwLfT1ayqM0phDNUsBEAYKCQQ2LwYV8npEKOOzTCUwyc-6wImNCnACearegKgduUNMto4VirNa8/s4000/GOPR0396.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzTrdQzfRM_ePaGpUDU4Mxab1Zum21BESq481UGgwm7moLouMZeckZzaWnpt1e9u7WwLfT1ayqM0phDNUsBEAYKCQQ2LwYV8npEKOOzTCUwyc-6wImNCnACearegKgduUNMto4VirNa8/w640-h480/GOPR0396.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Jannie teaching Ken some new rolling tricks</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukSVEx336VQ94X7pEEoTq8CsUrr6UH8E78AQH7eBMiT09Y9dpinNspV3qPJSnDTnkbZcClxWFUcqCi1pMylEZ0JvQ1BBykSS7mhKxguCBCinU9IpB_p52UtKli7DeHqt7BVpQyZgtvGI/s3184/jhe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2082" data-original-width="3184" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukSVEx336VQ94X7pEEoTq8CsUrr6UH8E78AQH7eBMiT09Y9dpinNspV3qPJSnDTnkbZcClxWFUcqCi1pMylEZ0JvQ1BBykSS7mhKxguCBCinU9IpB_p52UtKli7DeHqt7BVpQyZgtvGI/w640-h418/jhe.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Last, but not least, on 8. of august, I turned 50! We had a small celebration of that. I'm now looking back at 25 years as a professional kayak builder and tradition bearer. Half my life, so far. I'm looking forward to the next 25, one day at the time :). Thanks for the photo Audun. You made me smile at last.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6ZgvQM8KfE_V1ybxgi8Ii9c9BufcHLOyiZf5XNmaq4AxfjmW5JD_ljR8TbsBqrdMaR5XE4w1CK94MF1b-fnFN_cSLlkN2F3WuycWbkqL_xwl-kLnSoXERg-4ijIRIPHxQyBwj4Ik988/s2048/20210813_124451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6ZgvQM8KfE_V1ybxgi8Ii9c9BufcHLOyiZf5XNmaq4AxfjmW5JD_ljR8TbsBqrdMaR5XE4w1CK94MF1b-fnFN_cSLlkN2F3WuycWbkqL_xwl-kLnSoXERg-4ijIRIPHxQyBwj4Ik988/w480-h640/20210813_124451.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-25357905228283271732021-06-11T01:24:00.003-07:002021-06-13T10:36:44.508-07:00 How old friendship can be revitalized through a kayak building class - a tale about building a kayak by Bjørn Hesthammer, Tromsø<div style="text-align: justify;"><br />These words are actually more about friendship than kayaks, even though the kayaks plays a vital role in the story. This story actually started 35 years ago, when some of us first met. As pretty normal, we first met through work and found that we shared some of the same interests and values, and step by step a lifelong friendship evolved. Since we first met here in Tromsø, up in Northern Norway in the mid 1980-ies, we have spent a lot of time together, mainly related to outdoor activities. As old buddies also do, we meet for a beer or two and some good food every now and then. What has struck us over the last years though, is that when we meet, we gradually talk more about things we have done, than actually doing new things together.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fhUjIBZnoIb3LSVe-_Z89Ynpe-mVNhEsJHIK54kd5plCgB2zadpEyWo2m4pbddn_U2uNms2nrPlKSCCFekrVPC2u4bBIGnOrrp89V0lWtywoNwDQTR6z0c3meiSNVIAf8D7veeMaGI4/s2016/IMG_1176.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fhUjIBZnoIb3LSVe-_Z89Ynpe-mVNhEsJHIK54kd5plCgB2zadpEyWo2m4pbddn_U2uNms2nrPlKSCCFekrVPC2u4bBIGnOrrp89V0lWtywoNwDQTR6z0c3meiSNVIAf8D7veeMaGI4/w640-h480/IMG_1176.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;">Anders:"In a good week from now you will all have finished your own kayak, pretty similar to this one". Yeah, sure!..</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">That was the seed that
grew to the idea of asking Anders Thygesen at Kajakkspesialisten if
he was willing to give a kayak building class for the 6 of us. Anders
is a good friend of mine, and he has already built both kayaks and a
baidarka for me. He immediately responded very positive and prepared
what turned out to be a golden memory for all of us.</p>
<p lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="en-US">The 6 of us showed
up at “The chapel” a Sunday morning at 10 a.m. With a big cup of
coffee and a warm smile Anders gathered us around one of his finished
kayaks. –</span><span lang="en-US"><i>Next Sunday you will all have
built a Greenland inspired kayak pretty similar to this</i></span><span lang="en-US">,
he said, before we introduced each other. Yeah, sure! It was a
beauty, and we all considered it out of our reach to make something
looking even close to it.</span></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;">I
could have spent a lot of time to describe the next days, without
covering it all. To wrap it up though, through working very long
hours (8.00 a.m. to at least 8.00 p.m.) we gradually turned locally
collected spruce and ash into beautiful kayak frames. Just lashed
together with oak pegs and strong thread. Yes, we were all constantly
challenged, and we could often hear “Anders, I have a problem
here”, but just as often Anders helped us over the hurdle.
Gradually we also experienced the pleasure of being able to help each
other, as one could pass his understanding further to the guy
struggling.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="en-US"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyHfDFWw_xUcTEqHppgK2XV8u6s9-zgURjW_EjAaOfIqjUO6XSnzl54uX8EIXwseyLeyd36Jf6K7xC_ZrKUdTDat7ge48lkut_JODKtML1PSWUA3CkiLBEyWiPsL7F2WEHd_xdZBiK-4/s2016/IMG_1177.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyHfDFWw_xUcTEqHppgK2XV8u6s9-zgURjW_EjAaOfIqjUO6XSnzl54uX8EIXwseyLeyd36Jf6K7xC_ZrKUdTDat7ge48lkut_JODKtML1PSWUA3CkiLBEyWiPsL7F2WEHd_xdZBiK-4/w480-h640/IMG_1177.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;">It all has a beginning...</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />Day by day the pride in
the group grew as well. We saw pretty complex frame structures coming
together, and when finally covered with skin, painted and outfitted
we all were both surprised and proud of actually having done this
ourselves. Just as Anders promised a good week ago.</p>
<p lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">During this week we
mentally switched between our individual micro projects focusing 100%
on “my kayak” and at the same time came even closer as a group of
old friends, equally interested of sharing experiences and helping
the others to finish their kayaks as well. The week wouldn’t be
such a success if not all of us were more than willing to give a hand
when the guy next to you struggled.</p><p lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBuJ1yXTQlWggL3GJydr_oe7VZb92JRhUyXAgIF1TsRCIyaDaf0e9N9lWn_BhdQBXtzlfpr8i4Zaad5f8xuyfCKnMWBNJsbN7JcpIur9fB06CJiR1tyO2OqmbON62N3h8D6s3cAv_Iho/s2016/IMG_1254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBuJ1yXTQlWggL3GJydr_oe7VZb92JRhUyXAgIF1TsRCIyaDaf0e9N9lWn_BhdQBXtzlfpr8i4Zaad5f8xuyfCKnMWBNJsbN7JcpIur9fB06CJiR1tyO2OqmbON62N3h8D6s3cAv_Iho/w640-h480/IMG_1254.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">We all had our moments of
exhaustion when a friendly push was both appreciated and necessary to
move forward, but most of all I heard the good sounds of laughter,
jokes, concentrated discussions about how to solve a practical
challenge, or questions and comments indicating a true wish of
gaining a deeper understanding of these complex constructions.</div><p></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFCe9IjaTXQQH5qM8E-9WAJwDGe6xl0i1Z2YhbVqcEYgYPE86psrmma2yOEa7EwzXbFP_-ojhnj8S5h9IQxsgchdxmU4Cac4AtZZUkkdLjvm48QGhkr2u6cxvZLBDfogpyskym-0EIXg/s2016/IMG_1310.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFCe9IjaTXQQH5qM8E-9WAJwDGe6xl0i1Z2YhbVqcEYgYPE86psrmma2yOEa7EwzXbFP_-ojhnj8S5h9IQxsgchdxmU4Cac4AtZZUkkdLjvm48QGhkr2u6cxvZLBDfogpyskym-0EIXg/w640-h480/IMG_1310.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;">After 4 days working long hours we started believing we actually would end up with our own made kayaks</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It all turned out to be a
truly meaningful week for a group of old friends. Our friendship was
revitalized through an experience that was new to all of us, that
challenged us all, and that through joint efforts brought all of us
to a great final result. And what is equally good; hopefully the use
of the kayaks will give us many more moments to share.</div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeBnE-7pf9sVZUYHhhh0XARgguk1XDH2rPgygV-NbCsFtBZgQGRnn1jVnOTuIiedjnTGS6K-089yABtgpwIK1ZL8AYUdqgn9v_lzgFG9VzqS58-ATSJztlplxV_MQy69GLlANR4LobOc/s2016/IMG_1330.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeBnE-7pf9sVZUYHhhh0XARgguk1XDH2rPgygV-NbCsFtBZgQGRnn1jVnOTuIiedjnTGS6K-089yABtgpwIK1ZL8AYUdqgn9v_lzgFG9VzqS58-ATSJztlplxV_MQy69GLlANR4LobOc/w640-h480/IMG_1330.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;">Frames oiled, ready for skinning. And time for a beer!</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<p lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">Just before embarking the
plane at Oslo Airport I asked some of the guys to summarize the week
in just three sentences. The core of their feedback was “Inspiring”,
“The pride of being able to build something as complex myself”,
“The good atmosphere really brought us close”, “This was my
best vacation ever”, “My hopes and expectations were more than
met”, “Great people, this really underline why we have been
friends for so long”.</p>
<p lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span lang="en-US">Thanks guys, let’s
go for another 35 years </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings, serif;"><span lang="en-US"></span></span></b></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0JY5JPArSnWbt-9oj1ZnFSAGzU_WThJqmhlKX9WF1D0Ynii9IJr8K-nKSHLMoiWF8q7kIswFIfWyYs1JueeNulbLWCeG9TtPoMhpp5OJCF3k0q6yq2ySPtNFgP06-GGoeMLMAILUaJk/s2048/junikurs1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1555" data-original-width="2048" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0JY5JPArSnWbt-9oj1ZnFSAGzU_WThJqmhlKX9WF1D0Ynii9IJr8K-nKSHLMoiWF8q7kIswFIfWyYs1JueeNulbLWCeG9TtPoMhpp5OJCF3k0q6yq2ySPtNFgP06-GGoeMLMAILUaJk/w640-h486/junikurs1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">6 friends, 6 frames, one chapel</td></tr></tbody></table></p><br /><p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PpYjMNjBZn3dX6yEVUCfFyy-IG2wjZlK7Yq5uMV204WMn0l5ML3NlH0PguNbenqzvAZeJQV3fOewCsVt2QmK6iwWfnDYv7FwtbCgd7BQpNv66L8k__Lp3kl3B_ZdiCyyDq6fCTCrTjA/s2016/IMG_1519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PpYjMNjBZn3dX6yEVUCfFyy-IG2wjZlK7Yq5uMV204WMn0l5ML3NlH0PguNbenqzvAZeJQV3fOewCsVt2QmK6iwWfnDYv7FwtbCgd7BQpNv66L8k__Lp3kl3B_ZdiCyyDq6fCTCrTjA/w640-h480/IMG_1519.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;">Time to run to catch the train to the airport. The kayaks will follow in a few days. We can’t wait testing them. The big question; will we all fit into them??</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;">And last, but not least, thank you Anders for all the effort you put into this week to make it such a marvelous experience.</div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: left; widows: 2;"><i><br /></i></p><i>Tromsø, 7 June -2021</i><p></p><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Bjørn Hesthamar</i></div><br />Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-54254045968201864762021-05-27T23:43:00.006-07:002021-09-02T23:51:56.473-07:00More paddles<p style="text-align: justify;"> It's a long time since last blog entry. Lots of stuff has happened - jobs, projects, orders and a few small classes also. It is the most busy time of year. And indeed, this year is no exception.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I'm just about to finish a lot of different paddles. Next week I will be giving a kayak building class, unless some new mutation of Covid19 decides to breaks out. This winter I got in touch with a farmer who runs a small sawmill. And his forest is full of quality oak and alder. Here you see a preview of my new reinforced paddles. I just love the colors. And the best thing is that it is 100% locally grown materials. I think I'll make more of those in the future.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifh50tSet1hb1MD_yEDDMjZTcrfvcthhcupL_iSlFFAuMs63CbVjhA6kDIKPjB09Ldt8SeP5u0FlX6BncaPURPbyq6sQaXiWbZysfGIkEh-MxgEt6NIoAHzkryw-9SJ_qNqTVc1PBVdPc/s2048/oakadler2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifh50tSet1hb1MD_yEDDMjZTcrfvcthhcupL_iSlFFAuMs63CbVjhA6kDIKPjB09Ldt8SeP5u0FlX6BncaPURPbyq6sQaXiWbZysfGIkEh-MxgEt6NIoAHzkryw-9SJ_qNqTVc1PBVdPc/w640-h360/oakadler2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Speaking of paddles, This year has been exceptionally busy making special orders. Different colors, odd sizes - I run a small scale production, and it is usually no big trouble making changes from my standards. This winter I also re-introduced the Aleut touring paddle that I used to make. It's a crossbreed between a classic Aleut - or Unangan style paddle, and a bent paddle, as known from Early East Greenland.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZcNqSwzxdr5MrwJRiwST1oy83AWcOCIp8OU1OibJPoWYHuZ2bpU7mSxk1KXhOA6PdRPweYRijnm_Uv2AP-_BGJ-cN-q1uobkSQ3hFIcw7DHDb_w5y-TVH4HOypkOuKsgnWcvH4rC8IM/s2048/ymse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="2048" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZcNqSwzxdr5MrwJRiwST1oy83AWcOCIp8OU1OibJPoWYHuZ2bpU7mSxk1KXhOA6PdRPweYRijnm_Uv2AP-_BGJ-cN-q1uobkSQ3hFIcw7DHDb_w5y-TVH4HOypkOuKsgnWcvH4rC8IM/w640-h338/ymse.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">From right to left: Stained reinforced Greenland paddle bound for Germany. Black stained take-part paddle for a Norwegian customer, and in front the bent "Aleut touring" paddle bound for the USA.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Recently, I've also done a bit of work on developing my SUP paddles. The standard sup paddles I make are all spruce. I just love the way they look. They are beautiful, super strong and light. It is, however, a lot of work carving these blades all by hand. And that makes them, of course, a bit expensive. I just tested out, making them as a combination of solid spruce and birch plywood, to save some time. I have tested the plywood paddle a bit, and it preforms well. We'll see if it will become a standard in the future.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivW7TQjzVKuKuOa-Jtkd_O_0ZnVCzaJ810LnLFl-UcU62MbWlwnstj5ftbvXyK7KorH_k1ds6bQsV-sEH2AK24d4ojH8DkBw6PcQ7gPCVHE7PKYMAHSMHZY6mQC7_00YmlQZ9yEHDhx_U/s2048/suphandle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="2048" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivW7TQjzVKuKuOa-Jtkd_O_0ZnVCzaJ810LnLFl-UcU62MbWlwnstj5ftbvXyK7KorH_k1ds6bQsV-sEH2AK24d4ojH8DkBw6PcQ7gPCVHE7PKYMAHSMHZY6mQC7_00YmlQZ9yEHDhx_U/w640-h376/suphandle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SdEJDkqtTpIIqCMWz336l4sGAsabyvpw7Ds8j6FQOhGk2sYZN4AOOC_LroUEKeXg7yOpfHbTQsWGoUkYYHMcOfMAus1zw6i9yq1drS0MrWyw3VBjDAVR5Sq8ie4VIpU9UYt87OJjNFw/s2048/sup.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1307" data-original-width="2048" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SdEJDkqtTpIIqCMWz336l4sGAsabyvpw7Ds8j6FQOhGk2sYZN4AOOC_LroUEKeXg7yOpfHbTQsWGoUkYYHMcOfMAus1zw6i9yq1drS0MrWyw3VBjDAVR5Sq8ie4VIpU9UYt87OJjNFw/w640-h408/sup.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">One more project worth mentioning is a replica paddle. I seldom do replica paddles. It is a lot of work, but great fun too. I got this job from a friend who wanted a very authentic paddle. We picked a paddle, most likely from East Greenland, from a museum catalog. Whalebone is not that hard to come by in Norway, and I found some really good quality whalebone from whales hunted back in the 1960's.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixpMKZ8dmQ-GagF4a06t4KICZTgWxfCE_4R_6wT2ewX5H1isxNrCr1Mp5dOeyXFlxNmikhfsH3VE1zHBVtKgSoaFgqovYie5FxH9LVcIJxepuV8XWtXlNLBiFSbxUW44Z4LBs7VRFsAQ/s2048/nails.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="2048" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixpMKZ8dmQ-GagF4a06t4KICZTgWxfCE_4R_6wT2ewX5H1isxNrCr1Mp5dOeyXFlxNmikhfsH3VE1zHBVtKgSoaFgqovYie5FxH9LVcIJxepuV8XWtXlNLBiFSbxUW44Z4LBs7VRFsAQ/w640-h412/nails.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Of course, edging and end reinforcements of whalebone has to be pinned in place with whalebone nails.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The paddle is almost finished at this moment, and yet to be tested. It is, like all authentic Greenland paddle, really heavy. But super solid and made to last.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurYIO7iMILnNEQoHw9DLSAwU1-2PDi9jxtthLAbRhw8KDmA7R9G9mEZuwIFD4lpYq3WD8svZa0qdtPU61SBq9TB5xkX673PX5ehtnawsTPKA1_BXNXPupjvf0u0LRLvqI356oCbadmQM/s2048/replica.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="2048" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurYIO7iMILnNEQoHw9DLSAwU1-2PDi9jxtthLAbRhw8KDmA7R9G9mEZuwIFD4lpYq3WD8svZa0qdtPU61SBq9TB5xkX673PX5ehtnawsTPKA1_BXNXPupjvf0u0LRLvqI356oCbadmQM/w640-h464/replica.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">What's next.. a couple of kayak building classes during the next weeks. And then hopefully a small vacation after that. But we still do paddle - Here's a shot from yesterday's evening trip. The bird cherry is blossoming wildly along the banks of the river.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldMQM1xQZTNCGP_FHrmnVSf4N9GBHdX_nG8jwCuKHYRUoxDZCrRKl6t_xsYg-tzkxrK8L6b_GuVHaYc8Nd4OiAUZOwZRKq6Y0dxLgik2Myr0qEywrx7CijbgfbpPrJWcxyTe8aBQpQvY/s2048/P5270217+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2048" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldMQM1xQZTNCGP_FHrmnVSf4N9GBHdX_nG8jwCuKHYRUoxDZCrRKl6t_xsYg-tzkxrK8L6b_GuVHaYc8Nd4OiAUZOwZRKq6Y0dxLgik2Myr0qEywrx7CijbgfbpPrJWcxyTe8aBQpQvY/w640-h506/P5270217+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-23285519317662274052021-03-19T00:41:00.010-07:002021-03-26T06:13:04.581-07:00Ambassadors of traditional inspired kayaking: Christopher Crowhurst - by Jannie Heegaard<p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Background</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This year we have decided to share with you a series of short interviews with interesting and beautiful paddling people we have met around the world and their thoughts on traditional and greenland paddles, paddling or traditional inspired kayakbuilding. We could call them <i><b>Ambassadors of traditional kayaking</b> </i>or <b><i>Paddling with stick people</i></b> or just people we feel are important in sharing their passion for Greenland and Arctic kayakbuilding, traditional paddling and Greenland paddling especially, worldwide. The first portrait is of Christopher Crowhurst. </p><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Christopher Crowhurst</span></span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCph4q-C5Xw03fgUKJAb_4fbrA0gAnjhmPuVxDaBrtrvC1id3uWPiHYjv_pSSyer4MhL8d396DWDS5puOZsVy2ymnKKRBX8v2eBl4ntakVbokgz8ZLVCx5BjihLDipf59kyu74Vn55_po/s2048/CC+and+kayak.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="2048" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCph4q-C5Xw03fgUKJAb_4fbrA0gAnjhmPuVxDaBrtrvC1id3uWPiHYjv_pSSyer4MhL8d396DWDS5puOZsVy2ymnKKRBX8v2eBl4ntakVbokgz8ZLVCx5BjihLDipf59kyu74Vn55_po/w640-h326/CC+and+kayak.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A lot of you already know him, and to those who do not we would like to introduce to you Christopher Crowhurst, former president of Qajaq USA (2016 – 2019) and founder of <b><a href="https://qajaqrolls.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Qajaqrolls</span></a></b> a site with lots of interesting stuff to read and devore. Anders has known Chris for a while, and I have known him personally since 2017 where I met him at <b><a href="https://www.delmarvapaddlersretreat.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Delmarva Paddlers Retreat</span></a></b>. But I have known his name for years and have known him as a generous and enthusiastic person who shares many resources for rolling and building kayaks and now also videos on his website, for free! I have used his <b><a href="https://qajaqrolls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Kayak-Rolling-Volume-1-third-edition.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Rolling with Sticks Guidebook</span></a></b> many many times throughout the years while teaching people how to roll. It is just brilliant! It provides a minimalistic very illustrative image of each roll with key points of learning many different rolls in a very simple 'how to learn' way. Most importantly you can take it out on the water and put it in the front deck of your kayak or share it with your students. In my opinion it is some of the best illustrations ever made. I love it! In recent years he has dived into the world of yoga and meditation with his lovely wife Jaquelyn and now we have also seen him jumping on to a homemade SUP-board and doing yoga on it (we might need to hook him up with a <b><a href="https://www.yourvismawebsite.com/kajakkspesialisten-as-1/lang-EN/norwegian-wood-paddles/sup-paddles" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Norwegian Wood SUP-paddle</span></a></b>). He resides in Minnesota USA with his family, and you can read much more about Chris and what he does on his website mentioned above.</div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">How did you stumble upon your first Greenland paddle and why did you ‘stick’ to it?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">When I moved to Minnesota about 15 years ago, I didn’t know anyone in the local paddling community. Jacquelyn and I were paddling through an inner-city chain of lakes where we came across a group of paddlers “showing off” their rolling skills. We introduced ourselves and through discussions noticed several of them were using Greenland paddles, and from that moment I was in love with the paddle. I went home did some research, joined Qajaq USA, purchased a Tahe Greenland and a Greenland paddle from a local paddle maker and have not looked back since.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGna2s2_dZmSsOgIO0hK8KzJ2DlyEtWNrBzVIrMyK6BMK08fIeICJZGbRDebRQcl_n9ymXzuFMaCdQJrMLwZrwa1IMy1u52u0KtgzZkyxMFFkXFcBkvi2VNFqc3B5xpyImRilvfOXl7A0/s2048/IMG_4051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGna2s2_dZmSsOgIO0hK8KzJ2DlyEtWNrBzVIrMyK6BMK08fIeICJZGbRDebRQcl_n9ymXzuFMaCdQJrMLwZrwa1IMy1u52u0KtgzZkyxMFFkXFcBkvi2VNFqc3B5xpyImRilvfOXl7A0/w640-h480/IMG_4051.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Who or what has had the biggest impact on your journey into Greenland paddling?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It might sound a little ethereal, but I would say my relationship with the water has undergone the most profound change during my journey. Over half our body is made up of water, over two thirds of the Earth is covered by water, we are all joined to each other through this aquatic connection. As a young man I would fight the water as I paddled, attempting to control it and dictate its behavior to get to where I was going, using brute force. As my relationship to water changed, I began to realize that the water can take care of me, that by working together, with ease and finesse, I can move in a symbiotic way and achieve wonderful outcomes. Rolls come easier, strokes are less tiring, turns are carved beautifully. The Greenland paddle is a subtle tool. Because of its long narrow blade compared to the broader shorter blade of modern kayak paddles it lends itself to gentle, subtle use. Attempting to thug your way through a turn simply does not work well. The paddle teaches you how to change its angle and depth, talking to you through its vibrations, asking you to readjust your stroke and not to fight with the water.</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Why do you feel it’s important to keep the Greenlandic traditions alive?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Cultural appropriation is rampant in many aspects of our lives. The indigenous people of Greenland suffered greatly at the hands of the European settlers, through the imposition and introduction of their religions, cultures, alcohol, laws, all done to create conformity and control rather than out of appreciation and respect. Much knowledge and skills were in danger of being wiped out. The work of <b><a href="https://www.qajaqusa.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=349669&module_id=339246" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Qaannat Kattuffiat</span></a></b> has helped keep the traditional Greenland Qajaq skills and knowledge alive before they were lost to the history books. If we lose the knowledge or forget the origins of kayaking, we will be missing out on three thousand years of development and culture which can enrich society. Do we want peoples understanding of kayaking to just be the $80 kayak they can buy in Walmart, or instead to understand that these kayaks are derived from the subsistence hunters of Greenland? I believe society is a lot richer when it appreciates, rather than appropriates.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">What is the most important thing you hope to share with the Greenland inspired kayaking world today?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Relax and be present. Think of paddling as a meditation, each stroke a mantra, the water talking to you as you ask the water for help. The same is true for rolling, ask the water to help you rise to the surface, relax into your back arch as you surface and gently ask the water to support your blade as you slide into the back deck. Changing your relationship with water will change the outcome. Look after the water and it will look after you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">What is the most important thing people who have not yet made friends with the Greenland paddle should know?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Greenland paddles are more accessible than ever, globally. My recommendation is always to try one, gently. My second recommendation is to learn (or be shown) how everything can be done with an extended paddle, turns, sculling, rolls, all come into harmony when you learn the joy of sliding the paddle into an extended position instinctively. The longer the extension, the less effort you need to create the lift and support you need.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Do you have any reflections upon sustainability that you feel are important to share?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Humans can only survive three days without water. Every kayaker has a responsibility, arguably every human, to take care of the water that we use for our survival. Each micro change we can make in our lifestyles to prevent pollution and waste can help preserve and improve the quality of water. I have become a vegan primarily through my understanding of the impact on the water supply that consuming animal products has. I wish everyone would raise their consciousness of the impacts their lifestyle has on the environment, and then makes the best decisions for themselves and others.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">Where did your latest paddling experience take you?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">Here in Minnesota the water has been frozen for 5 months, my last paddling experience was with my wife in Voyageurs National park, on the Canada-USA border. We spent several nights camping on Namakan island and taking day trips to explore the beautiful surroundings. Strong wind, snow, and freezing temperatures all failed to put a damper on the trip which provided gorgeous sunsets, lovely paddles and wonderful company.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeWsO4THNWFAuVn84fGZUpgrtFoQLjEX75ltZbCAV1pdktxNmyrxnEF_BWXDX4O-5sVsStqCFirZYAFQho0t0Rr6eo7EOpRrdDaVMHjkpFQPLnczjcnOZ6NlU0S6EQzO1iJ-SDqluVr0/s2048/FullSizeRender.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1534" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeWsO4THNWFAuVn84fGZUpgrtFoQLjEX75ltZbCAV1pdktxNmyrxnEF_BWXDX4O-5sVsStqCFirZYAFQho0t0Rr6eo7EOpRrdDaVMHjkpFQPLnczjcnOZ6NlU0S6EQzO1iJ-SDqluVr0/w640-h480/FullSizeRender.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><b><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></b></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzymNsXQi5ZQZAZOiMWim2VQZiWCOYt-cUNK1d47boOEFyb8vEEtmHRxhkOTVHdkKc34nDYO86FWPVWpojl9Zxf5tpOH5rPFYk3L7vSoCsDbVm8iJltywzy4nSSUw83OJI8me2HQuirlE/s2048/IMG_4451.jpg" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzymNsXQi5ZQZAZOiMWim2VQZiWCOYt-cUNK1d47boOEFyb8vEEtmHRxhkOTVHdkKc34nDYO86FWPVWpojl9Zxf5tpOH5rPFYk3L7vSoCsDbVm8iJltywzy4nSSUw83OJI8me2HQuirlE/w640-h480/IMG_4451.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><b><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: medium;">What’s next?</span></span></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">My recent focus has been on how to blend yoga, mindfulness, conscious living and kayaking together, to introduce people to the benefits of all four in a holistic program. It’s a work in progress, but I believe all of these elements can make profound positive impacts on people’s wellbeing, and the planet’s.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGZrKM9irR4xclo3S5z8Vxnujzn24TPiq1gELn9ncLMgSDxaAki-Ms3tFg8Op_XgPx1WRnWamdqMwGfAELoUP3HICQbHbIx6rrNkKX8vpuxPeurH5-MekW3MiEWG4Bi0Qr4FwFgDg-Lo/s2048/IMG_5414.JPG" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGZrKM9irR4xclo3S5z8Vxnujzn24TPiq1gELn9ncLMgSDxaAki-Ms3tFg8Op_XgPx1WRnWamdqMwGfAELoUP3HICQbHbIx6rrNkKX8vpuxPeurH5-MekW3MiEWG4Bi0Qr4FwFgDg-Lo/w640-h640/IMG_5414.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><div style="text-align: justify;">We would like to thank you so much Chris for sharing your thoughts on this with us on the Kajakkspesialisten blog. Please keep paddling and exploring and also thank you for these generous words on<a href="https://www.yourvismawebsite.com/kajakkspesialisten-as-1/lang-EN/norwegian-wood-paddles/greenland-paddles" target="_blank"> <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Norwegian Wood Paddles</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span></b>quoted below:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>"Love at first stroke! We have over 50 paddles in our collection of Greenland paddles, but somehow these Norwegian Wood Paddles are always the ones we take with us. After many miles they have taught us a lot about efficient forward strokes"</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><i>Chris and Jaquelyn Crowhurst</i></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><blockquote><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;"></p></blockquote><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;"><br /></p>Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-16653139959075674152021-02-28T05:06:00.020-08:002021-03-14T07:56:19.646-07:00Spring activities<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;">Just after a very short and very cold winter, weather suddenly changed completely. We're now having really mild temperatures, and today we went paddling a bit on the lakes. Still a bit icy, but the sun was so warm.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Mx_49q9uIl9XDVv1oW4URKpgmMrZKXom5A-FI_3mCwEgad0p-X64VBjr26Q7M1zbr__6sz2djIIKZ3JjRGIeL7n5RPZ7Fp4qKI17UwqHvCzfbn4dY_tszGZ-8KqJCPrx74CQTX7z7js/s4000/GOPR0266.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Mx_49q9uIl9XDVv1oW4URKpgmMrZKXom5A-FI_3mCwEgad0p-X64VBjr26Q7M1zbr__6sz2djIIKZ3JjRGIeL7n5RPZ7Fp4qKI17UwqHvCzfbn4dY_tszGZ-8KqJCPrx74CQTX7z7js/w640-h480/GOPR0266.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8y3YXLPW1PLPsb-9VxYI7UMgoIP-5lz9IMPBTNx5cMQCQINl43hVJavyF5HYOW1wYxS6kZALzsdcgZ83iImMovF_Dxk_Eg9_EBNhpFhdGhWIU-4oETGe3wqIFWwv2B7aDISYcqJQubs/s4000/GOPR0278.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8y3YXLPW1PLPsb-9VxYI7UMgoIP-5lz9IMPBTNx5cMQCQINl43hVJavyF5HYOW1wYxS6kZALzsdcgZ83iImMovF_Dxk_Eg9_EBNhpFhdGhWIU-4oETGe3wqIFWwv2B7aDISYcqJQubs/w640-h480/GOPR0278.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="441" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UHDcW0foJtk" width="532" youtube-src-id="UHDcW0foJtk"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Lately, we've been making paddles. LOTS of paddles. Audun helps to industrialize the process.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkDqv8ypwUeTd_-zN2xcQv0ApIdjnAdCPpf0MEvEnT_hccwezqu9Uuc9HUbkwB9ls-0VRCPMWEe6Pmu-_fEDVLH_157ul-LjorGj-kWsdnvXNFso97KWl4_fvMVv7vewmsWgvgY2p5z8/s675/audun+pusser.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="675" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkDqv8ypwUeTd_-zN2xcQv0ApIdjnAdCPpf0MEvEnT_hccwezqu9Uuc9HUbkwB9ls-0VRCPMWEe6Pmu-_fEDVLH_157ul-LjorGj-kWsdnvXNFso97KWl4_fvMVv7vewmsWgvgY2p5z8/w640-h485/audun+pusser.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXl-Bp2HhZcuOtUK24qJ-O-dWoROiwWofb_zhcdPKwSs7MyoJ1Rj7OXbAZFlAsIvnqX6vkOY7C34l2Bm3kS9X-r9grA1oaYVLo-HaCyQoi6kVvbzlpzwiwzi4G1PJATlbmDozfJsNcTg/s2048/%25C3%25A5rer1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="2048" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXl-Bp2HhZcuOtUK24qJ-O-dWoROiwWofb_zhcdPKwSs7MyoJ1Rj7OXbAZFlAsIvnqX6vkOY7C34l2Bm3kS9X-r9grA1oaYVLo-HaCyQoi6kVvbzlpzwiwzi4G1PJATlbmDozfJsNcTg/w640-h333/%25C3%25A5rer1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTf0Qcz2pgp3CT1JXV00RgTY2SOLAY97X6QWmNbjUjHSVKmSVlJoUw52o28ur-osJZ4e3lw5_Xkz8fYs_dh2pBp-Ho2YbB9aOaU90cjGxVII9OquTz7q6aXQ5DDPz5Y2OKwlp3bP55N8/s2569/%25C3%25A5rer2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="2569" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTf0Qcz2pgp3CT1JXV00RgTY2SOLAY97X6QWmNbjUjHSVKmSVlJoUw52o28ur-osJZ4e3lw5_Xkz8fYs_dh2pBp-Ho2YbB9aOaU90cjGxVII9OquTz7q6aXQ5DDPz5Y2OKwlp3bP55N8/w640-h304/%25C3%25A5rer2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Still a lot of hand work, though. Here ends are being reinforced with hardwood. Epoxy is added later in the process. And FINALLY, we were allowed to give classes for small groups again. This happened on Saturday. Check out this class photo - everyone has BIG smiles :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vS8Exxj4AELGpvsv3WrrGBh7B5xQ-r8-cR64a8PG4TDhI-hdzAc7-rGHVaDhTmVOoI7LVB5AYwMjR1ZePvSdsL1V_jU62Gqh2DfsXgWRIanyblI4CuJz8k-UF8owzRG6EOUwDIFvK20/s1572/%25C3%25A5rekurs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1572" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vS8Exxj4AELGpvsv3WrrGBh7B5xQ-r8-cR64a8PG4TDhI-hdzAc7-rGHVaDhTmVOoI7LVB5AYwMjR1ZePvSdsL1V_jU62Gqh2DfsXgWRIanyblI4CuJz8k-UF8owzRG6EOUwDIFvK20/w640-h326/%25C3%25A5rekurs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Lots of kayaks still hanging from the ceiling</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCmpOgBBkfDthLPMndD5kT4gVL8I3PPyikLRRz6oIQ1fyxCkd71b7PS9bP7MKlhjgVw_oOZdCWQ4hNGCNYV65z6uFla23BnFd7c34PXYXh9m8Hc_jMcEADb6UxZAgI20l68gywq_Bxjk/s2048/20210219_131405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCmpOgBBkfDthLPMndD5kT4gVL8I3PPyikLRRz6oIQ1fyxCkd71b7PS9bP7MKlhjgVw_oOZdCWQ4hNGCNYV65z6uFla23BnFd7c34PXYXh9m8Hc_jMcEADb6UxZAgI20l68gywq_Bxjk/w640-h480/20210219_131405.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-42362588402932961422021-02-14T08:45:00.011-08:002021-03-14T07:58:34.955-07:00Mid winter activities<p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;">As for many others, the covid pandemic gives some difficult challenges. One of my challenges is uncertainty about work, and the constant pushing tasks ahead of me. Giving classes is about half the work done in my business, and that can't be done i times like these. So what else can I do then? It has, after all been a pretty productive winter, although I haven't really been in the mood for writing about my activities. One of the beautiful thing that I CAN do is kayak building:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaL-T4WzJYnEtr_yLo1qG9A3uMZOoGV54igBuZwH51nMRVr1Hi3nW3WN9e09rkJvZpJoF2KoRNJmf3bAOULRJv3zgkysaSDcYRqY26v5G5aQfldMdvulH0M-qFBqGASamm4wpjGUJCKzo/s2048/k6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1271" data-original-width="2048" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaL-T4WzJYnEtr_yLo1qG9A3uMZOoGV54igBuZwH51nMRVr1Hi3nW3WN9e09rkJvZpJoF2KoRNJmf3bAOULRJv3zgkysaSDcYRqY26v5G5aQfldMdvulH0M-qFBqGASamm4wpjGUJCKzo/w640-h398/k6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">These beauties above are built either on demand for customers, or it is my own projects, new or old. Some will hopefully be sold during springtime.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Paddle making is another great thing, and I constantly produce and ship paddles all over the world. I have shipped to Germany, England, Switzerland, Italy, Norway, and a huge bunch for my dealer in Denmark so far this year. The Greenland styles are still the main sell object in different variations. But the Aleut style paddle of my making is sure getting popular too - more and more so.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_VO48TPDY6b0N8gK9UUQPcHjjDCN3rAEoxqdNb4Z9eKGdH1Meal06FkAfIPaJfxC3OA1r_sO-VavBgc0KsEy__UbwN5gig4pSyQSYGuUP5Bwlj2Fx8J-zDr3F6eIhOTbuTDHHOPZhzQ/s2048/k%25C3%25A5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1313" data-original-width="2048" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_VO48TPDY6b0N8gK9UUQPcHjjDCN3rAEoxqdNb4Z9eKGdH1Meal06FkAfIPaJfxC3OA1r_sO-VavBgc0KsEy__UbwN5gig4pSyQSYGuUP5Bwlj2Fx8J-zDr3F6eIhOTbuTDHHOPZhzQ/w640-h410/k%25C3%25A5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Linseed oil is still the best :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWerBDiJ4xa3HESoYIPfFH3xMcsO-Gvb4hgJKJP0KRSQSS6xqWCMRP6_kYSJdeQrgnvdbgTITKp4gtNdwGfyhnlLVIb5P9BcTO5HLci9C2X3vrJRoZyiM_fRkDqnTVrP8Cfnn1Tep4jY/s2048/%25C3%25A52.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="2048" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWerBDiJ4xa3HESoYIPfFH3xMcsO-Gvb4hgJKJP0KRSQSS6xqWCMRP6_kYSJdeQrgnvdbgTITKp4gtNdwGfyhnlLVIb5P9BcTO5HLci9C2X3vrJRoZyiM_fRkDqnTVrP8Cfnn1Tep4jY/w640-h397/%25C3%25A52.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aleut and Greenland - a nice pair bound for Italy next week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Another big project has been building a tools and materials section into my web shop. It is only in the very beginning phase. I do have some great materials to sell, the only problem being lack of good DIY instructions. Which led to a lot of film making earlier this winter, with following testing, altering and adjusting, and finally some very good products in my web shop and Youtube channel, suitable for re skinning your old kayak, or skinning a new one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Please visit my web shop and take a look at the brand new do-it-yourself kayak skinning kit. Skinning your old kayak could be a great winter project, and a lot of people has already taken the challenge with great results.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND-lHfcUDgFv_zrxqKgOsaxiHucO5jZ2Qaiws4j-CE2zKwBlUrbF56UpNeNuigJD3TPIT_3g1HdVLi3FvbObHEOF7Gqjbz7bvKa3zX_2QP5Iq3SJVSZe6a9SRZV0kIuPIQkNmbNV6VsA/s2048/_MG_3814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1683" data-original-width="2048" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND-lHfcUDgFv_zrxqKgOsaxiHucO5jZ2Qaiws4j-CE2zKwBlUrbF56UpNeNuigJD3TPIT_3g1HdVLi3FvbObHEOF7Gqjbz7bvKa3zX_2QP5Iq3SJVSZe6a9SRZV0kIuPIQkNmbNV6VsA/w640-h526/_MG_3814.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I just got 3 old kayaks from a friend. They were built in one of my very first classes 25 years ago. They are here to be re-skinned next week, and hopefully get lighter and better for the next 25 years to come.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypHTVeaObU6YLgK6U_w-4anlU5hyffaH-qFXPkdVR9ba7pIHUUbLyX1PnsvOuqWuZu9aanmQQ5Z4Tt2zADs2goPa8apLlta_Slm7N6cQDtCsdMe9JfvfbCjW-x4VwZDvkgnBFGBAhASw/s2048/k3g2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1221" data-original-width="2048" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypHTVeaObU6YLgK6U_w-4anlU5hyffaH-qFXPkdVR9ba7pIHUUbLyX1PnsvOuqWuZu9aanmQQ5Z4Tt2zADs2goPa8apLlta_Slm7N6cQDtCsdMe9JfvfbCjW-x4VwZDvkgnBFGBAhASw/w640-h382/k3g2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still good-looking after many years of use.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The cold weather has been really intense for the last month, or since the end of December. Outside we generally have below -15 during the day and down to -20 in the night. It is hard to heat a 150 year old building with 5 meter from floor to ceiling. So working has been limited to lots of clothes, short work sessions and frequent breaks, doing office tasks in my warm office.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZ5ZoYWSsKPwlyd_tRVIbdPoxXewNk61bSu94G5MeuyZci3fSUr4CV5brCv_UTepUR2SOhxwbBIkf9LMQsislE3wHGuBGYwoTlPQRsfMVKvrq9dod9tyLFIbqPeVkqkKQIlTZCOC-Zqg/s2048/20210214_170659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1596" data-original-width="2048" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZ5ZoYWSsKPwlyd_tRVIbdPoxXewNk61bSu94G5MeuyZci3fSUr4CV5brCv_UTepUR2SOhxwbBIkf9LMQsislE3wHGuBGYwoTlPQRsfMVKvrq9dod9tyLFIbqPeVkqkKQIlTZCOC-Zqg/w640-h498/20210214_170659.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Jannie took this picture today. Waters are all frozen, except for a small bit where the river is narrow. The water level is record low due to the extra intense electricity production that comes with cold weather. Most houses in Norway are heated with electricity. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-29957338323219714822020-12-23T03:30:00.012-08:002021-03-14T07:59:54.050-07:00Merry Christmas from Norwegian wood paddles and The Kayak specialist
<p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">A kayak Christmas card to all our friends from all over the world.</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/494071220" width="640"></iframe></p><p></p><p><b><a href="https://vimeo.com/494071220"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Christmas card 2020</span></a> from<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> <a href="https://vimeo.com/andersthygesen">anders thygesen</a> </span>on <span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</span></b></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Jannie made this Christmas card, and we love it! On a dark night, we tried to take some photos of an unfinished kayak hanging from the ceiling. The pictures did't turn out exactly the way we imagined, but this one did. Here's another picture from the workshop decorated for the season :)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxBAFXVk-gKvV-v6EaBCo80JHADLy02pylfb2EOS5M0vYYNSeif6Zipt_jn2rpFDgxsK7ePjlwolwywKes-GGYd0lFN0mrsx2wH3gl6EIB1zJ_Yq3Zgpw3eVaryG_GW-HMjUJ1ozKMd4/s2048/kayak+lamp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2048" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxBAFXVk-gKvV-v6EaBCo80JHADLy02pylfb2EOS5M0vYYNSeif6Zipt_jn2rpFDgxsK7ePjlwolwywKes-GGYd0lFN0mrsx2wH3gl6EIB1zJ_Yq3Zgpw3eVaryG_GW-HMjUJ1ozKMd4/w640-h394/kayak+lamp.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Yesterday, the 24. of December we went paddling. Carried out kayaks to the dock by the chapel and paddled a small round. December has been warm and rainy for the season. Finally, after 3 weeks absence, we saw the sun. What a joy! And like always, with high pressure weather comes cold. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDtv4cHDMLr7JYvPEhVXft7sazATPIc-PNamJF5ilVW5QBVfIBaOglXafLLS8nMD9X_wzB3ZKq8I3jFZ9irNdkK2nQ4h3zcUI2B6HJnSUAPOoOhUXO_KQ6HoVJ_dIqAwUhiIDssT0TKs/s2048/dock.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1239" data-original-width="2048" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDtv4cHDMLr7JYvPEhVXft7sazATPIc-PNamJF5ilVW5QBVfIBaOglXafLLS8nMD9X_wzB3ZKq8I3jFZ9irNdkK2nQ4h3zcUI2B6HJnSUAPOoOhUXO_KQ6HoVJ_dIqAwUhiIDssT0TKs/w640-h389/dock.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5xBhzSEp0veecSXGuvZPHDZHaKQXSRaeuCed4E0qcptIM-ACEI8YU-K_cEGnwZ2-382-G9Offhw9SXRLWGuTfpaH28TbodODk90MXoRNQGNrzdRsvaoY-OuDoA-8kJ_JN1cfr_rVq1Y/s2048/jannie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1212" data-original-width="2048" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5xBhzSEp0veecSXGuvZPHDZHaKQXSRaeuCed4E0qcptIM-ACEI8YU-K_cEGnwZ2-382-G9Offhw9SXRLWGuTfpaH28TbodODk90MXoRNQGNrzdRsvaoY-OuDoA-8kJ_JN1cfr_rVq1Y/w640-h378/jannie.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhng5Glidi7hKJgXgK4qSazsTM7LbYbcquYb8hgWe2HSzdmBtr_-IFm760q3y5193vn_v9EQh6WyR9opkG7js96HWlXN27Gdaqj_XO_Up6ft3QjEOBdR_jF_EmsmQ2i3-OxavbfegPN6OA/s2048/GOPR0178+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1325" data-original-width="2048" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhng5Glidi7hKJgXgK4qSazsTM7LbYbcquYb8hgWe2HSzdmBtr_-IFm760q3y5193vn_v9EQh6WyR9opkG7js96HWlXN27Gdaqj_XO_Up6ft3QjEOBdR_jF_EmsmQ2i3-OxavbfegPN6OA/w640-h414/GOPR0178+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56fTP5xmjjif-ZiOmX6VIHIHViW5yducSbpPFRfYA3E9na2aUuCa6mqK8eudWG_pYuRg_OzB1KP4cJB9VptjArjGZRe0b9jqBMxPgsKmRNm-52O7bdQRM5zGumIRrWwnB9ywsc6LPIQA/s2048/alder.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1233" data-original-width="2048" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56fTP5xmjjif-ZiOmX6VIHIHViW5yducSbpPFRfYA3E9na2aUuCa6mqK8eudWG_pYuRg_OzB1KP4cJB9VptjArjGZRe0b9jqBMxPgsKmRNm-52O7bdQRM5zGumIRrWwnB9ywsc6LPIQA/w640-h386/alder.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And afterwards, we burnt the calendar candle down, which in a way marked the end to a very different work year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAFVQn2fPLrba0UYTTSEmAfoPTagcXOKbFI3gDNx-Z4QGfzbl99yHJDQntE3c1jT0NLRJYJtG98ikUqORRNfW5ahonKg-TDhLv1XehtmB7P0za9nXbrUl_lw3x9GO-41qY5OeOTE0gwKQ/s2048/kalenderlys.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="2048" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAFVQn2fPLrba0UYTTSEmAfoPTagcXOKbFI3gDNx-Z4QGfzbl99yHJDQntE3c1jT0NLRJYJtG98ikUqORRNfW5ahonKg-TDhLv1XehtmB7P0za9nXbrUl_lw3x9GO-41qY5OeOTE0gwKQ/w640-h445/kalenderlys.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">We wish you all a very happy and joyful holiday. Merry Christmas!</span></b></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-20146823176030000132020-11-03T00:57:00.020-08:002021-03-14T08:01:05.412-07:0025 years of kayak building classes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>October class</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The last week has been busy holding a new kayak building class. A milestone in my kayakbuilding career. 25 years of being a kayakbuilder and paddlemaker. October 1996 I did my very first kayak building class. So I now enter my 25. year. Below you see the group of people.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmapJ9TFL-8m7n-htxKanJp5txUyJnsxG16TgcUGS-h8qcaWxgAFLBECi7e96ePv1VygypRIvZy79NFhlYpF8j0WsIw6eph-lEljiOl18StFtFdMax8E6Fp3xtYNc4HdFLAqo3Yg2Vcs/s370/forste+kurs+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="195" data-original-width="370" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmapJ9TFL-8m7n-htxKanJp5txUyJnsxG16TgcUGS-h8qcaWxgAFLBECi7e96ePv1VygypRIvZy79NFhlYpF8j0WsIw6eph-lEljiOl18StFtFdMax8E6Fp3xtYNc4HdFLAqo3Yg2Vcs/w400-h211/forste+kurs+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">The first class was held not far from where I live today. A group of outdoor students from a nearby university asked me if I would do a class with them. I said yes, why not?.. and on we went. I'm still in touch with one of the students, and her kayak is still going strong. My level of frustration may have been a bit higher back then, but it all went well in good spirit and the kayaks came out real nicely. I had never imagined myself as a self employed craftsman, but it seems that is what I have become. A combination of design and archaeology. </p><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Present day</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today I run my business in an old chapel and have two part time employees and made a living of making traditional kayaks and paddles and got to travel the world in doing so. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNIAnPCYZ4FwtS0f0YaJjXnLMWo57myMpNXNM26qzm2YphxL_lD8PVcfRgOrrSP_CqRZR5-HKW6uQEYKZrEYy79llVq2pX4BNawMF0OliDtVdOhwY-3Ht-peop-aR_upg3EvYfkMErJs/s1793/DSCN2448+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="1793" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNIAnPCYZ4FwtS0f0YaJjXnLMWo57myMpNXNM26qzm2YphxL_lD8PVcfRgOrrSP_CqRZR5-HKW6uQEYKZrEYy79llVq2pX4BNawMF0OliDtVdOhwY-3Ht-peop-aR_upg3EvYfkMErJs/w640-h474/DSCN2448+%25282%2529.JPG" title="Greenland 2005" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZL02sb0dc4_Bfl0NpRvDZcazyQuoJmw9RlWMhK2E-ffLquS5nVuX3mFTOAw714gkg2v8c1tc0B5aoIsVGbV52XRjzAgVF2GKHrMTrLc0qolo1UOFiUG0_mk7qZaej7J-ti_W3lPWOrnc/s370/delmarwa2017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="370" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZL02sb0dc4_Bfl0NpRvDZcazyQuoJmw9RlWMhK2E-ffLquS5nVuX3mFTOAw714gkg2v8c1tc0B5aoIsVGbV52XRjzAgVF2GKHrMTrLc0qolo1UOFiUG0_mk7qZaej7J-ti_W3lPWOrnc/w640-h454/delmarwa2017.jpg" title="Delmarva USA 2017" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DGJ6kyF1dbUZAW7rEuTbYi1gaKrjUlThaAqO67GPtSMFjSmgTGQoWOqP4MwFO2uc47qdX5vH-YTsbFvEdNMCjs3YV7M_VzNsdsfIA130EPVJZqyhyphenhyphenc8r0Zz4tZmgmdTWUULub-O-uFY/s2048/P2240928+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="2048" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DGJ6kyF1dbUZAW7rEuTbYi1gaKrjUlThaAqO67GPtSMFjSmgTGQoWOqP4MwFO2uc47qdX5vH-YTsbFvEdNMCjs3YV7M_VzNsdsfIA130EPVJZqyhyphenhyphenc8r0Zz4tZmgmdTWUULub-O-uFY/w640-h464/P2240928+%25282%2529.JPG" title="Japan 2018" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The last week has been a real treat. We've had to follow certain restrictions due to COVID-19 but apart from that, it has been great. Seven very positive and skilled students started out last Monday. They've been working real hard, and are now exhausted and satisfied with their work. Three people have returned for their second building project. My great coworkers Jannie and Audun helped out during the weekend. 4 Greenland style kayaks for slightly different purposes, one single baidarka, one double baidarka and a monstrous tripple Kodiak Island style baidarka.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRsdt2jf9ATslJTltdHbQn7IAdcg1tQc1FG2z2DEgdYi_O-2S8_tUGbvUeMB6_d6KCH9qYKGLwVAoJ7Jv6VOOkBJZjQY0Q2UhQuER3S9WjJBzaSTJx7LAJ2sZNHaUQQRs7noLQePxNXo/s2048/20201030_103356.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRsdt2jf9ATslJTltdHbQn7IAdcg1tQc1FG2z2DEgdYi_O-2S8_tUGbvUeMB6_d6KCH9qYKGLwVAoJ7Jv6VOOkBJZjQY0Q2UhQuER3S9WjJBzaSTJx7LAJ2sZNHaUQQRs7noLQePxNXo/w640-h480/20201030_103356.jpg" title="Kodiak Island baidarka" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We all forgot to take pictures and really just concentrated on building and having a good time. But we celebrated the almost 25 years with a huge cake (5 pounds). And we had a little glass of bubbly water. Jannie insisted! And she fixed everything. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvHFfWrwT15fSpC_FHcNoxzJLrPmf6WGM3dUaYM5ePpgtPCbz5dlUj1G1eMtsrlT5VpU2mBl3cOJMzZe_s63vJSjwTEy6NSAb1gAoF-eQm3ISwyE47AEOHMsxrl4MsXS0J8skPyr1e9o/s2048/20201031_125816.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvHFfWrwT15fSpC_FHcNoxzJLrPmf6WGM3dUaYM5ePpgtPCbz5dlUj1G1eMtsrlT5VpU2mBl3cOJMzZe_s63vJSjwTEy6NSAb1gAoF-eQm3ISwyE47AEOHMsxrl4MsXS0J8skPyr1e9o/w640-h640/20201031_125816.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Last, a group photo of the class. From the top left; <span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b>Thomas, Audun (employee), Adam, Riikka, Arne, Jørgen, Rune, Gard, Jannie and myself </b></span>and the cake. It disappeared pretty fast! <span style="text-align: justify;">Now Kajakk-spesialisten enters a more quiet part of the season. The paddle making season. Stocking up for next years season. But first... a cold beer!</span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5k2djwYbbweBJiLB9cHi9rBkzyWGf3PEmsAVIGrvGvwQPcVhzJVT6IrquR6aU7FAnqaRSHn7vCuJq0BQvu9G-5tNTv-QWPypv7X5NxivPnVkiW0rui4x9cj7Yvf6fTxV114ArOMo_wc/s2048/IMG_0034.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1243" data-original-width="2048" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5k2djwYbbweBJiLB9cHi9rBkzyWGf3PEmsAVIGrvGvwQPcVhzJVT6IrquR6aU7FAnqaRSHn7vCuJq0BQvu9G-5tNTv-QWPypv7X5NxivPnVkiW0rui4x9cj7Yvf6fTxV114ArOMo_wc/w640-h389/IMG_0034.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Oh... and these pictures just came back from the photo lab. <span style="text-align: center;">Arne holding his light weight double baidarka. His plan is kayak touring on the coast with his son.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ajFD_CXr4uzZbAwnEWgcSXkWmtLUsgbt7VOy4hXtHZi_WhSowil9Y2FfvWDfaXXydckeOgR-avtr4z83Ukjg1m5lwwHeKYD8XwAMJcCBReLpU8w6Z4lJcL2b65OZ4L_QEXtc_zIJa80/s2048/_MG_3740.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ajFD_CXr4uzZbAwnEWgcSXkWmtLUsgbt7VOy4hXtHZi_WhSowil9Y2FfvWDfaXXydckeOgR-avtr4z83Ukjg1m5lwwHeKYD8XwAMJcCBReLpU8w6Z4lJcL2b65OZ4L_QEXtc_zIJa80/w640-h426/_MG_3740.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: justify;">Below Thomas with his triple kayak. He already has one triple from earlier, so with this, he and his wife can now be touring with their 4 kids in 2 kayaks :).</span><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraXXb7GHaqOCmHp_ywIliP1r3AlYFuKRqOtopztgxuT2MpSgyCTMnz5CKxOrtc20WnxkQdIqr2cW3sRgHmqLSsHGdlLlOATQuNUpUMUDwnA_fbY5KFdpSMr8PWHMQztKursaE_yZVL1o/s2048/_MG_3744.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraXXb7GHaqOCmHp_ywIliP1r3AlYFuKRqOtopztgxuT2MpSgyCTMnz5CKxOrtc20WnxkQdIqr2cW3sRgHmqLSsHGdlLlOATQuNUpUMUDwnA_fbY5KFdpSMr8PWHMQztKursaE_yZVL1o/w640-h426/_MG_3744.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div></div>Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-52024114818981546932020-08-25T01:29:00.007-07:002021-03-14T08:01:50.617-07:00Blogiversary<p style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Happy BLOGIVERSARY!</b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Today, 10 years ago was the day I started my blog. I just read trough the first entries and yes, my world has changed a bit. And also...yes, my world hasn't changed much :).</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The blog was created for two reasons: </p><p style="text-align: justify;">First to fill in what my website did not offer, by giving customers and other people a peep into my world. I felt like sharing some of the projects I worked around every day. I felt it was too good to keep to myself, and the few other people who would occasionally pop by.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The other reason for the blog was the Norway circumnavigation in 2011. To be able to take time off to do this amazing trip, I needed to use it for marketing of my products also. But writing a blog about the trip was quite a gamble - what if the trip went bad and I had to quit paddling after a week :( If the kayak would sink and the paddle would break?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Well, all in all it has all been good. I have not been the most consistent blogger, but looking back, there has been quite a lot of good stories and beautiful pictures along the way. Today, like most days, I offer a glimpse of my work day just as it is RIGHT NOW.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhje7yvevbo6o_pnkmJHpDZgKY9sIchSWlK-iQ8jDVpKMTy5zamT_1HYlVJkX9H9977ZuuR21c-4ABPztDsCbbCiIIP0qY-aILolZ_tIan19sEeXXtyWGX2kRAO61vSLo9REQMzovuzPeA/s2048/_MG_3665.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhje7yvevbo6o_pnkmJHpDZgKY9sIchSWlK-iQ8jDVpKMTy5zamT_1HYlVJkX9H9977ZuuR21c-4ABPztDsCbbCiIIP0qY-aILolZ_tIan19sEeXXtyWGX2kRAO61vSLo9REQMzovuzPeA/w640-h428/_MG_3665.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Paddles and tools. My old spoke shave that I bought back in 1990. It still does the job together with me, making paddles almost every day. The new "tool" to the left is what I'm being more and more dependent upon every day. I bought 3 pairs that lie around in the shop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGhioJFW28CQ-B8yHV6PjuSi929aKtlnxX-S8BqDHXpeYtE2AawYjakRc2VhM5HnWZg_W7x8HwaYplXuuGe3gIBoP_ECf1J3bTMU56o7FdvlThvtI0oSPZ8pnrvaXRb4dh8U0vBxKgk8/s2048/_MG_3663.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGhioJFW28CQ-B8yHV6PjuSi929aKtlnxX-S8BqDHXpeYtE2AawYjakRc2VhM5HnWZg_W7x8HwaYplXuuGe3gIBoP_ECf1J3bTMU56o7FdvlThvtI0oSPZ8pnrvaXRb4dh8U0vBxKgk8/w640-h428/_MG_3663.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The present and the future... These little miniature trees may grow to be paddles and kayaks after I'm gone.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGyycOYvviL_E4v70Cun14DLQXG0RbVzQwUTCj8xr41s0gNmjgS1_B8JJJ4A1qZ81Et07_OVlJOBznOl3b1YCw-l7uGGq54i4k8M3kdriz0TuCiCj8y7iMvvAWUVilmHNDl8u3jQ51cg/s2048/_MG_3660.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGyycOYvviL_E4v70Cun14DLQXG0RbVzQwUTCj8xr41s0gNmjgS1_B8JJJ4A1qZ81Et07_OVlJOBznOl3b1YCw-l7uGGq54i4k8M3kdriz0TuCiCj8y7iMvvAWUVilmHNDl8u3jQ51cg/w640-h428/_MG_3660.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">A glimpse of different projects I'm working on today: A super light rolling kayak for a customer in the foreground. Steam bending tube for making cockpits for my next (October) kayak building class.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyFAEnN4-LiSBIXyweCKdmh2iwxfxh5ciegcWoFc6N4-2-6TatmAXhCqNFvKjS1aF_Q_JT6Jyy2p9wflzSi7IWFqgrmV4Ws2LIpFBap8UFvHVGKRfeIY09SLAHT7QnrTCpQS2T2SeVO0/s2048/_MG_3656.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyFAEnN4-LiSBIXyweCKdmh2iwxfxh5ciegcWoFc6N4-2-6TatmAXhCqNFvKjS1aF_Q_JT6Jyy2p9wflzSi7IWFqgrmV4Ws2LIpFBap8UFvHVGKRfeIY09SLAHT7QnrTCpQS2T2SeVO0/w640-h428/_MG_3656.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The kitchen - coffee is on. The sign on the wall is an old embroidery saying "pray and work" This is where the altar was when my workshop served as community church some years ago.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr89BN92_ByoPvy8Gkg-caa6J66Qx_vPmeoiwnqtG_YdVfwLsgFlfyLNJ_b8jy7VpZC0onJHSzqyQlS4d6Pm5Z4z7tQj78gX2wiRfZrAjZWWK7oFKLbJDGEeWkTpQlfywAt2LzM4UJMAM/s2048/_MG_3654.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr89BN92_ByoPvy8Gkg-caa6J66Qx_vPmeoiwnqtG_YdVfwLsgFlfyLNJ_b8jy7VpZC0onJHSzqyQlS4d6Pm5Z4z7tQj78gX2wiRfZrAjZWWK7oFKLbJDGEeWkTpQlfywAt2LzM4UJMAM/w640-h428/_MG_3654.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paddles, paddles, paddles....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">A paddle takes some time to make - all the little details. These some 10 paddles are all in different stages, and I will be working on them all today - some need shaping, some need sanding, some need oil and some need epoxy reinforcing on the tips. One is all finished and need shipping. They will only stay here a short while, and will soon be on their way to Norway, France, the US and Denmark.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As you can see, a lot of things need to be taken care of. I'm very happy that you read my blog and hope you like it. 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New cockpit, framing a bit of history. The Oystercatcher was painted on my 2011 circumnavigation of Norway kayak. I recently re-skinned it for a friend, but I was too sentimental to throw away this bit. Maybe I'll make a real frame for it some day.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-82866026401384329042020-08-18T01:30:00.006-07:002021-03-13T00:41:59.184-08:00A kayak a little over 8 kgs...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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This spring I built a kayak that weighs a little over 8 kg's, 14 pounds. I never got to publish this blog entry. It's a rolling kayak, and hardly any strength was compromised. Jannie can carry it to the water herself, which makes me very happy :)!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We did a little rolling training with Audun, and here they are together - the two ultra light Greenland kayaks intended for roll, play and little day trips.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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4 months have gone since the COVID-19 outbreak started affecting our lives here in Norway. It has been very challenging times in many ways. Most of all, economically. However, things are going almost back to normal, and so has my work and my projects.</div>
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I will try to catch up on my blog as well. I have a bunch of blog entry drafts that I never published. Simply because I didn't feel like publishing. Everything went freeze at one point, and when it started unfreezing, I've just been too busy. Hopefully, I can start sharing some of the many exciting projects from this spring and early summer. We were finally allowed to take a little trip to Denmark last week to see the family down there. </div>
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For now, I will just share a few pictures that Jannie took in Denmark last week. Our option down there is SUP paddling with our home made skin-on-frame/plywood boards. Beautiful moments to share...</div>
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<br />Anders Thygesen, Kayakbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707532796042294450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320138500640559368.post-24109164963409995802020-02-02T07:29:00.007-08:002021-03-14T08:04:55.719-07:00I'm carbon neutral<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kayak people and more...</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This year has started a few new things so far. First of all I new have two more employees. I now have Audun Muribø working with me from time to time in my workshop. He is a very talented craftsman and I met him on a building class last year. He build a baidarka and that won't be the last kayak he builds. He lives in Tønsberg and works as an electro engineer.</div>
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I also have Jannie working with me part time helping me out with sales, administration and running paddling classes. She and I have been working hard these past months to be able to launch my new website/webshop. Throughout this year, we will make all resources from the old website www.kajakkspesialisten.no accessible on the new webshop platform. We're currently working on integrating both movies and written articles in the webshop.</div>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">While working on that, we discussed many things. One of the bigger subject was how are Kajakkspesialistens paddles different from other paddles. And one of the many things we came up with, is that the whole production process and the fact that every paddle is 100 percent handmade and made of locally grown wood makes it a very sustainable and environmentally friendly paddle. One could almost say carbon neutral even though it's not certified in any way.</div>
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So we came up with this funny little text<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> <b>'I'm carbon neutral'</b></span>. And it actually has a double meaning... you can figure that out yourself :)! We love it!<br />
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<b><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Please visit our new website and check out the new paddles. I have worked up quite a stock now so I can assure a fast delivery. Click on the link below:</div></b>
<b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.yourvismawebsite.com/kajakkspesialisten-as-1" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">New website and webshop.</span></b></a></div></b>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Apart from that, the weather is unusually for February. Little snow and warm temperatures. On the positive side you can paddle without too much hazzle.</div>
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