How to Build a Wooden Boat
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (568 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0937822108 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 255 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Strongly (and provisionally) recommended" according to Joshua Paul Werblin. This book may well be the best book around for understanding wooden boatbuilding. However, there several caveats to this statement:1) It is an enormously technical book. This is not light reading. The first chapter is the best explanation I have ever read of the lofting process. He makes it so very understandable and easy for the novice. However the rest of the book. Build it Bud's Way!! Jim Tolpin The day I first met the late New England boat builder Bud McIntosh he was down in the hold of a schooner's hull setting keel bolts--and singing Homer's Iliad in ancient Greek. He stopped when he saw me peaking through a gap in the planks (probably amused by my mouth hanging open in wonder and awe) and asked: "You like boats?" Well I did, and I was there to ask him a. The Perfect 1st Book to Own A Customer In the very first chapter, McIntosh takes the mystery out of building a boat from a ship design (blueprint)! Whether you are a Model Shipwright or a full-scale working Shipwright, the value gained from this book is perfect for the first-timer looking to build their first "scratch-built" wooden ship. As McIntosh says, "anyone can build a ship." Using his book, I don'
Wonderfully illustrated by Sam Manning.. Author built wooden boats for over 50 years and shares his knowledge about traditional, practical, plank-on-frame boat construction. Literate, warm, encouraging, insightful