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Kayaks You Can Build: An Illustrated Guide To Plywood Constructionby Ted Moores, Greg Rössel |
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The definitive handbook for kayak builders.
Kayaks are growing in popularity as a fun, low-impact way to explore the
wilderness or paddle on local waters. Combining easy-to-follow
instructions with 472 color photographs, Kayaks You Can Build takes the
reader, step-by-step, through the entire construction cycle of building
a plywood kayak. This simple construction process demands neither
special skills nor a woodworking shop.
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Ultralight Boatbuildingby Thomas J. Hill |
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Ultralight canoes and small boats are things of beauty, their apparent delicacy concealing great strength. They are lapstrake-constructed from marine plywood planks, each plank overlapping the one below it in a gracefully curved hull. Epoxy glue along the laps gives the hull structural reinforcement, minimizing the need for framing and permitting an amazingly light structure. Round-bilged and elegant, they are built over jigs, but the method is straightforward and not time consuming. You can build a boat that will give you fun and satisfaction, one you can be proud of, in a winter of leisurely weekends.
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Canoe Paddles: A Complete Guide to Making Your Ownby Graham Warren, David Gidmark |
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Canoeists are increasingly discovering the deep satisfaction in creating their own equipment rather than adapting to the generic standards of boats and paddles available through retailers. Indeed, interest in making paddles and canoes is at an all-time high with recreational boaters. For the how-to beginner, a paddle represents the perfect challenge, both finite and functional. For the skilled woodworker, the opportunity to experiment with design and technique and thereby create a tailor-made product that perfectly suits a paddler's needs is a dream come true.
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EXTREME Craft Project - Build a Surf Kayak DVD |
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Easy Step-by-Step How To Video (DVD). Follow the construction of the swallowtail Surfyak II surf kayak from laying out the parts to the Atlantic sea trials. What started out as a good surf kayak for the price, turned into a great surf kayak at any price! You can build your own in less than two weeks' time. The only materials you need to purchase are two 1/8" 4 x 8 sheets of luan plywood (commonly called "door skins"), a 10' length of 1x4 pine, epoxy resin, fiberglass cloth, outfitting foam for the seat, glue, and ˝" brad nails. Total cost: $100 - $150 depending on how many you build.
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Building The Six-Hour Canoeby Richard Butz, John Montague, William Bartoo |
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Building the Six-Hour Canoe contains scale plans, specifications, a tool list, step-by-step instructions, and even a helpful explanation of how to paddle the canoe. All the building operations are clearly illustrated with photos and sketches. The canoe is constructed from a single 4'x16' sheet (or 2 4'x8' sheets) of marine plywood and a few pieces of dimensional lumber and, with epoxy glued seams, is watertight from the moment it hits the water. When completed, the canoe is 15'3" in length with a 311/2" beam.
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The Wood and Canvas Canoe: A Complete Guide to Its History, Construction, Restoration, and Maintenanceby Jerry Stelmok, Rollin Thurlow |
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Authors of both books are traditional wooden boat builders in Maine. Alvord describes well-made small wooden hunting and fishing craft that have a permanent place in Eastern boating. Focusing on historical preservation and identification of trends rather than on boatbuilding, he begins with a good chapter on "Boat Basics," which includes a concise glossary and a few good clear diagrams illustrating the terms.
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Wood and Canvas Kayak Buildingby George Putz |
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The design of the kayak comes from the Eskimos of Southwestern Greenland, with dimension-sawn wood substituted for a frame of carved driftwood and bones, and canvas substituted for animal skins. The building techniques are simple but elegant, incorporating modern adhesives to reduce the number of screw fastenings and the degree of precision required, while still creating a strong, light boat. Ordinary shop tools and locally available woods will suffice. The two kayaks shown under construction in this book's many photos and drawings--a 17-footer and an 18-footer--were built from the same lines and offsets (included in the book).
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Canoe and Boat Building : A Complete Manual for Amateurs (Dover Maritime Books)by W. P. Stephens |
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Contains comprehensive, simply written directions for designing and constructing canoes, rowing and sailing boats, and hunting craft, including hard-to-find coverage of the Barnegat Sneakbox, the Rob Roy Canoe, and the Delaware River Ducker. Eighty-seven illustrations contribute to a text that also covers model building, tools, and materials.
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