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Awesome dugout outrigger canoes and other Pacific art – Tevita Kunato

Tim Shaw — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:15:42 +0000

We are feelin’ South Pacific here at Chine bLog. We have some sweet new tunes from Papua playing (Akave by George Telek) and just had the pleasure of discovering an amazing boatbuilder and artist. We found Tevita Kunato via our friend Gary Dierking over at Outrigger Sailing Canoes. Tevita Kunato is the business name for [...] Related posts:

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“Paddle Making (and other canoe stuff)” – a nice-looking blog

Tim Shaw — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:52:45 +0000

Thanks to Bob over at Indigenous Boats for his recent post highlighting Paddle Making (and other canoe stuff), a blog by a Canadian canoeist / paddlemaker / artist named Murat. The site has a gallery tool to view paddles Murat has made – they are almost universally stunning. Well worth keeping this one in [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

More new stuff at the National Museum of the American Indian

Tim Shaw — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:11:09 +0000

The second highlight of our recent revisit to the National Museum of the American Indian began as we entered the grounds. I looked up and saw a series fo decorated canoe paddles in an upper-story window. “Must get to that spot” I thought.

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Skin-on-frame boat treat – Inuit kayak and Ojibwe birch bark canoe

Tim Shaw — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:19:47 +0000

I was able to get in a quick peek at the National Museum of the American Indian, which keeps a few traditional boats in its rotunda. I have written about the semi-traditional Inuit kayak before, but I didn’t have a shot of the completed boat. Here she is.

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More boats seen at the Center for Wooden Boats

Tim Shaw — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:13:39 +0000

There are so many cool boats to see at the Center for Wooden Boats. I noticed a bunch that weren’t there in my prior visit. Here’s a little slide show of them:

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First recent project

Tim Shaw — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 23:19:00 +0000

My first recent boatbuilding-type project was a canoe paddle for my daughter. It was her first birthday present. She’s three now and may soon be ready for it.

It is a pretty simple – I just carved it out of a 1×6 – but it was my first jump back into this world after [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.