Emphasizes traditional wooden construction but also surveys plywood, wood-epoxy, fiberglass, steel, aluminum, and other boatbuilding methods. This title includes: an appendix on sharpening tools; tables of metric equivalents; and, an annotated source guide for plans, fasteners, hardware, wood, and other staples of boatbuilding.
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Emphasizes traditional wooden construction but also surveys plywood, wood-epoxy, fiberglass, steel, aluminum, and other boatbuilding methods. This title includes: an appendix on sharpening tools; tables of metric equivalents; and, an annotated source guide for plans, fasteners, hardware, wood, and other staples of boatbuilding.
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Seller's Description:
Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Missing jacket. The dust jacket of the book is missing.
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Fair. An acceptable and readable copy. All pages are intact, and the spine and cover are also intact. This item may have light highlighting, writing or underlining through out the book, curled corners, missing dust jacket and or stickers.
This is the book you cannot be without if your building or restoring a boat. The timeless advice and techniques are incapsulated within the covers of this book.
Thomas B
Apr 14, 2011
Boat Building
The best building book I've ever read. Old world skills to follow or just dream about. From the simplist designs to massive sailing vessals.