Aluu Paddles

02/29/2024

Sheila and I will be at the Quiet Adventures Symposium this year and am looking forward to seeing everyone! Sadly, I am not bringing paddles. I am bringing other goodies. We have an assortment of kayak Christmas ornaments, round ornaments with Sheila's artwork, flare gun holsters, and other secret stuff. We don't have a bunch, so if you need any of these, come see us early. Or, just say "Hi!". We're in booth L01, directly across from the raffle table. I'm sharing space with "Knittingham Palace"- nice knitted hats & such. Feather is planning to attend the show with us.

09/17/2021

07/18/2021

Cool stuff. I'd love to see this.

02/14/2021

01/31/2021

100 km north of Toronto is a place known to the Anishinaabe as Mnjikaning - The Fence. The fish weirs at Mnjikaning were first built around 3300 BCE, making them one of the oldest existing structures on Turtle Island. Remnants of Mnjikaning still remain beneath the surface of the water today. The Wendat, who were the keepers of the fence during the early colonial period, call it Turǫtu ("Tree in the water"), a name which was applied to the Toronto area through the error of French settlers in the 17th century.

12/01/2020

Hmmmm, qajaq ribs next? (I took a banjo making class with these guys.)

11/17/2020

Every time I watch one of Brian's videos, I learn.

10/30/2020

A modern take on a traditional craft from another region. Nice! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-29/echuca-woman-covid-19-lockdown-builds-replica-egyptian-felucca/12825374?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_content=facebook&utm_campaign=abc_news_web&fbclid=IwAR1VIWNWV4_euhg7VVU_i1d-S8dh7qLM45rReq2j7env0ke-6DTuX8FseI8

When it comes to taking on new pursuits during COVID-19, everything pales in comparison to constructing your own solar-powered felucca to cruise the Murray River.

04/17/2020

We've moved our crowdfunding to ioby. They are matching funds, 100% !! We've already delivered 1200, and we are raising money for the next 2000 face shields! https://ioby.org/project/face-shields-heroes

This project is eligible for up to $4,000 in match funding through ioby's Detroit Match Fund! Give today and your donation can be doubled (up to $1,000 per donation).

04/02/2020

Here's the Paddlebot cutting face shields for our medical heroes.

03/31/2020

I'm re-purposing the PaddleBot tomorrow to CNC cut parts for medical face shields. I have a good selection of in stock paddles, paddle socks, tumblers, etc, and am happy to resume making custom paddles when this evil virus passes.

Hugs to all (er- make that virtual elbow bumps!)

If you would like to help me provide face shields to our medical heroes, I have a GoFundMe at: gf.me/u/xts3ut

I own and run a marine canvas shop near Detroit. I have the ability to make quantities of face s… Chuck Smith needs your support for Face Shields for Heroes

03/19/2020

I hate doing this, but Quiet Adventures and Canoecopia hurt a bit this year- all of the bills, and almost no income. I'm working on getting an online store. Send me a message, we can get you a nice paddle!

I'm a builder of Greenland paddles and other things.