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Building the Greenland Kayak: A Manual for Its Construction and Useby Chris Cunningham
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: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. Synopsis:Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-189) and index.
About the AuthorChristopher Cunningham has been the editor of Sea Kayaker magazine since 1989 and has been building kayaks since 1979. He has taught Greenland kayak construction at the WoodenBoat School and has built scale models of traditional kayaks for the Alaska State Museum. His Greenland kayak construction and paddling skills have been documented in several videos, and he has lectured on and demonstrated those skills in North America and Europe. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. The Design The Greenland Design as a Recreational Kayak Anthropometric Measurement 2. Tools Circular Saw Blades Drill Bits Keeping Your Tools Sharp The Art of the Jig The Steam Box Safety 3. Materials Wood Fabric Deck Lines Deck Fittings 4. Fastenings Lashing Material Knots and Lashings Trunnels 5. Milling Ripping Planing Scarfing 6. Getting Started Laying Out the Gunwales Building Forms 7. The Framework Orienting the Gunwales Marking the Gunwales Cutting Rib Mortises Shaping the Gunwales Cutting the Deck Beam Mortises Beveling the Gunwales The Building Forms Beveling the Gunwale Tips Hollowing the Sheer Preparing for Deck Beams Straight Deck Beams Arched Deck Beams Cutting Tenons Test Fitting An Alternative to Mortise-and-Tenon Joints for the Deck Beams Assembling the Gunwales Locking the Gunwales and Deck Beams Trunnels to Join the Ends of the Gunwales Pegging the Tenons Deck Beam Lashings 8. The Hull The Rib Gauge Cutting Ribs to Size (and more...) What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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