A Few Good Books

Spring 1997

Canoecraft—By Ted Moores & Marilyn Mohr

Step-by-step instructions for building a strip composite canoe. Features detailed drawings and photographs. Includes offsets for 7 designs. Revised and expanded. 32 pages.

Building a Strip Canoe—By Gil Gilpatrick

Step-by-step instructions for building a strip composite canoe. Features details drawings and photographs. Includes half-scaled patterns for 8 canoes, paddles, and
seats. Also provides repair strategies. Second edition. 160 pages.

A tan Kevlar canoe rests on a rocky lakeshore; calm blue water and forested hills frame the background, conveying stillness and a rugged outdoor scene. Transcribed text (legible): - Kevlar Canoe Other cover text is too small to read in this image. — Building your KevlarTM Canoe

Building Your Kevlar Canoe—By James Moran

Describes the tools and materials needed for this unique method of lightweight construction. Includes 3 designs. 184 pages, illustrated.

Boatbuilding with Baltek Durakore—By David Brown

Describes mold building and stripping with Durakore™, a veneer covered balsa plank product trademarked by Baltek Corporation. Text explains how to apply reinforcing fabrics and provides specific information for working with the Durakore material. 304 pages.

Object: a small sailboat model on a wooden stand. Action: a man stands beside it, posing. Context: blue magazine cover titled FINISHES with vertical left-edge text. Text: FINISHES. — Fine Boat Finishes

Fine Boat Finishes—By Paul & Marya Butler

A good reference manual for cosmetic repairs and finishing of wooden and fiberglass boats. 160 pages, illustrated.

Plywood Projects—By Paul & Marya Butler

35 easy-to-build projects from boats to hot tubs to truck camper caps. Heavily illustrated, contains easy to understand instructions. 293 pages. Available from Rodale Press, 33 E. Minor St., Emmaus, PA 18098, 610-967-5171.

Fiberglass & Other Composites — Fiberglass & Other Composite Materials by Forbes Aird

Fiberglass & Other Composite Materials—By Forbes Aird

Aird uses many drawings and photographs to describe the details of plug, mold and parts construction of race cars and boats. Discusses the use of a variety of composite materials, including carbon fiber and Kevlar™, and describes how to select them. Also covers vacuum bagging. 160 pages.

Ultralight Boatbuilding—By Thomas J. Hill

This book details bonded plywood lapstrake construction. Hill describes several good building techniques in its 114 pages. Includes 140 illustrations.

Object: A book cover titled Sailboat Hull & Deck Repair. Action: A circular sanding tool buffing a boat hull. Context: blue backdrop with red title header and author Don Casey. — Sailboat Deck & Hull Repair

Sailboat Hull & Deck Repair—By Don Casey

Contains several good ideas for making structural and cosmetic repairs. Includes repairs to foam core rudders. 128 pages with numerous illustrations.

Object: a vintage book cover titled The Laminated Wood BOATBUILDER. Action: shows illustrated hull laminates (three diagram sketches) on beige page with an orange border. Context: nautical craft manual setting. — The Laminated Wood Boatbulder

The Laminated Wood Boatbuilder—By Hub Miller

Step-by-step instructions for building laminated wooden boats. Includes many interior and hatch building details. It even has a chapter on pouring your own lead ballast. Contains many useful tips. Provides plans for a 12-foot rowing/sailing dinghy, a 28-foot powerboat, and a 32-foot sailboat. 240 pages, 117 illustrations.

Object: A wooden woodworking clamp with a screw and jaws. Action: to grip a workpiece. Context: book cover with a dark background, title 'Clamping: A Woodworking Handbook' by Patrick Spielman. Transcribed text: Clamping: A Woodworking Handbook Patrick Spielman — Gluing and Clamping

Gluing and Clamping: A Woodworker’s Handbook—By Patrick Spielman

Discusses all the fundamentals of gluing and clamping, including what glue to use, what wood is best for a particular job, clamps and other tools used. The author provides a thorough exploration of gluing techniques, such as veneering, plastic laminates, curved wood lamination and making repairs. 256 pages, over 500 illustrations.