If it works for ski poles, why not canoe paddles? That’s the theory behind a new line of bamboo canoe paddles manufactured by Grass Sticks in Steamboat Springs, Colo. One grab of the shaft is all it ...

An acquaintance briefed me on his recent trip to Cuba. He had traveled with a group who work on trade ideas, and they visited a company that builds bamboo bicycles. The flexible material reminds me of ...

Friedman was one of the top US World Cup Downhillers and a member of the U.S. Ski Team for 10 years before an injury forced him into retirement in 2009. Every year, Friedman was handed a load of new ...

Standing in the ooze of Wilmington Island's salt marsh, water up to his chest and rising with the incoming tide, Andrew Hartzell grabbed a long, green pole. With the precision of the boat carpenter he ...