Wood, Sinew and skin material, even if the skin is nylon or polyester, are still like using a type writer when you have a new laptop. Before the purists run for the pitchforks wood and sinew is where it all started. Eskimo figured out that you do not need a rigid boat to have a reliable craft. Much to the contradiction of the proponents of production plastic craft and strip built or stitch and glue a skin on frame boat  douse not resist the energy it encounters it works with it.


My interest was to use materials I had access to and were complements to the materiel that were historical being relapsed.

First entry more to follow.