Collection: Field Notes - Regenerative Materials | Series: Natural Ropes | The Tar lubricant-preservative distinction, what each traditiona…
VAKA is one person building boats from natural materials, testing what works, and documenting it honestly.
The builds. Skin on frame canoes, catamarans, proas — designed, built, tested,
The Plans. Once the boats are sea tested, the plans are finalised and posted.
The Field Notes. Extensive research into regenerative practices. This is a live project, with experiments and tests documented, everything from waterproof milk glue formulations to making and navigating with a kamal
Collection: Field Notes - Regenerative Materials | Series: Natural Ropes | Why tar natural cordage? The four mechanisms that destroy natura…
Collection: Field Notes — Preserving Natural Materials at Sea Series Hub: Preserving Canvas Aluminium Stearate and Canvas Waterproofing: How t…
Collection: Field Notes — Preserving Natural Materials at Sea Series Hub: Preserving Canvas Cutch and Tannin in Canvas Preservation: What Bark…
Collection: Field Notes — Preserving Natural Materials at Sea Series Hub: Preserving Natural Materials at Sea How to Preserve Canvas Naturally…
Collection: Field Notes — Preserving Natural Materials at Sea Series Hub: Preserving Natural Materials at Sea Subject: A guide to the notes i…
Collection: Field Notes — Preserving Natural Materials at Sea Series Hub: Preserving Wood Shellac as a Waterproofer for Boats — Choosing Grade…