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Canoecraft: An Illustrated Guide to Fine Woodstrip Constructionby Ted Moores |
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Known internationally as 'the Bible of canoe building,' "Canoecraft" is back, and it's bigger and better than ever. The best-selling how-to guide has been completely revised and expanded, and master canoe builder Ted Moores again infuses the pages with the experience and wisdom acquired over almost three decades. His step-by-step instructions, generously illustrated with new photographs and diagrams and incorporated into an accessible fresh design, will allow even the beginner to create a reasonably priced classic.
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Kayakcraft: Fine Woodstrip Kayak Constructionby Ted Moores, Jennifer Moores |
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Moores approaches KayakCraft with the thoroughness of CanoeCraft. This is a very detailed and well illustrated treatment of the subject. I had no difficulty understanding Moores' tables of offsets (the Appendix is helpful), but I have some lofting experience. You could build using this book alone. This book is a good value and a worthwhile addition to my boatbuilding library.
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Featherweight Boatbuilding: A Woodenboat Bookby Henry "Mac" McCarthy |
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Building a cedar strip canoe involves at great deal of work, but this books lays out the process step by step with decent pictures too. The author always tries to keep it simple. The book is a good shop manual and I used it to build a 11'6" cedar strip canoe. The author does talk about making inside stems but has now gone to the "no stem" method where the inside in filled in later with and epoxy fillet.
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The New Kayak Shop: More Elegant Wooden Kayaks Anyone Can Buildby Chris Kulczycki |
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From coast to coast, home boatbuilders have turned to Chris Kulczycki for everything they needed to know about making their own kayaks from high-grade marine plywood and epoxy. In The Kayak Shop, a long-time popular standard, Kulczycki provided explicit directions and plans for building three sea kayaks: a high-performance single, an expedition single, and a touring double. The New Kayak Shop details three new Kulczycki designs that are more elegant and even more suitable for today's paddlers.
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The Strip-Built Sea Kayak: Three Rugged, Beautiful Boats You Can Buildby Nick Schade |
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Although books on strip building canoes abound, this is among the first to adapt the technique to crafting attractive, functional kayaks. Using high-quality, computer-generated illustrations and photographs to explain key techniques, the book provides complete plans and measurements for three different kayaks: 1) A simple solo craft for beginners, 2) A high-performance solo kayak for intermediate paddlers, and 3) A tandem design for two paddlers.
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Building the Greenland Kayak : A Manual for Its Contruction and Useby Christopher Cunningham |
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This step-by-step guide to building a lashed-frame, fabriccovered sea kayak is both a means to a sleek, fast, universally admired boat and an excellent introduction to woodworking and boatbuilding for hobbyists. The Inuit design scales up or down to fit the paddler and can be built using $150 worth of hardware-store materials, a few basic tools, and a minimal investment of time. Also included: plans for a low-volume version designed for Eskimo rolling; an especially stable version for children; and discussions of kayaking equipment, paddling, and rolling techniques.
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Building a Strip Canoeby Gil Gilpatrick |
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This completely revised edition includes plans and patterns for eight well-proven designs. Step-by-step directions are accompanied by over 100 photographs plus illustrations. Gil's contemporary construction method augment the traditional wood strips with fiberglass and West System epoxy. The book includes an extensive listing of sources for lumber, tools and supplies.
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Building Skin-on-Frame Boatsby Robert Morris, Edward R. Turner |
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This book is a goldmine for experienced and novice boat builders and wanna-be boat builders alike. Based on classic skin-on-frame boat building techniques of the Inuit, learn step-by-step how to construct seven boat styles, from a kayak to a canoe to a small sailboat. Discover innovative materials, such as the well-named "ballistic nylon," that result in strong but incredibly light and transportable skin-on-frame boats. Builders are encouraged to apply their own judgment to a few basic rules and every aspect of the boat can be customized.
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