Product Description
For years Greg has been teaching the fundamentals here at our WoodenBoat School. Greg?s talent for relaying this experience into the written word has resulted in a text with a straight-forward friendly approach, including helpful drawings and photographs. The combination will drive-home the lessons. . Building Small Boats is the ideal book for the construction of boats under 25 feet in length. It?s perfect for folks looking to have some of the mysteries of the building process peeled away, or just boning-up on a good technique or two. . This book has fast become a best-seller. A classic in the making. .
Table of Contents:
A Boat and a Shop to Build It In.
Tools
Homemade Tools
Wood for Boatbuilding
Fastenings
Glues, Paints, and Potions
Lofting Demystified
The Stem
The Keel
The Molds and the Transom
The Setup
The Art of Bending Frames
Lining Off the Hull
Planking Stock
Carvel Planking
Lapstrake Planking
Centerboard, Centerboard Trunk, and Rudder
Stiffening the Hull
Interior Work
Exterior Work
The Deck
Solid-Wood Spars
What Looks Good
The Builder's Half Model. . by Greg Rossel278 pp. , hardcover9 x 11"ISBN # 0-937822-50-7