Collection: Field Notes — Preserving Natural Materials at Sea Series Hub: Preserving Wood Linseed Oil vs Polyurethane for Wood — Penetrating O…
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
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