Building Small Boats - Book

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