Returning Light
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Returning Light

“A lighter blade for the long days of summer, when the sun barely sets on the Gulf of Alaska.”

Wood Sitka Spruce
Finish Traditional oil & red ochre
Length 60 in
Blade 5 in
Time Invested 96 hours
Price $1,200

Sitka spruce was chosen here for the quiet swing of the blade — a paddle that almost disappears at the catch.

The ochre band marks the transition from shaft to blade in the Sugpiaq tradition.

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