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Tana Beru Boat Builder mark: a wooden phinisi inside a shield Tana Beru Boat Builder Tana Beru · South Sulawesi
Carved and painted detail on the stern of a finished wooden phinisi

Editorial & Sourcing Standards

Our content is authored by the Tana Beru Boat Builder Build Desk and Heritage Desk. We publish factual, build-focused information, quote honest price bands, and never invent ratings, awards or credentials. Craft and heritage are described with respect for the Bugis shipwrights.

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Who Writes This Site

Articles and guides here are authored by the Tana Beru Boat Builder — Build Desk and, for heritage material, the Heritage Desk. We publish as an organisation rather than under invented personal by-lines, because the knowledge is collective — it belongs to the shipwrights and the build team, not to a fictional author.

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Our Standards

We aim to be accurate and useful. Prices are given as honest planning bands in USD and flagged as never guaranteed. We do not publish fabricated review scores or star ratings. We do not claim memberships, licences, awards or press coverage we cannot evidence. Where we describe traditional craft and ritual, we do so factually and respectfully.

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Corrections

If something here is factually wrong, we want to fix it. Contact the Build Desk and we will correct genuine errors of fact. Brand positioning and honest opinion are ours to hold; errors of fact are ours to repair.

Frequently Asked Questions

All 101 questions

We publish as an organisation — the Build Desk and Heritage Desk — because the knowledge is collective. We do not invent personal by-lines.

Yes, as honest planning bands in USD, always flagged as indicative and never guaranteed.

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