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The Wood and Canvas Canoe

by Jerry Stelmok

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This rich history begins with the birchbark canoe, follows the turn-of-the-century canoe craze when builders such as Eve Gerrish, E. M. White, B. N. Morris, and others perfected the art of wood-and-canvas canoe, then takes us step by step through the construction of an E. M. White-designed 18-footer. Fold-out plans are included. Detailed information is also provided on canoe repair and restoration.

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This rich history begins with the birchbark canoe, follows the turn-of-the-century canoe craze when builders such as Eve Gerrish, E. M. White, B. N. Morris, and others perfected the art of the wood-and-canvas canoe, then takes us step by step through the construction of an E. M. White-designed 18-footer. Fold-out plans are included. Detailed information is also provided on canoe repair, restoration, and maintenance. Jerry Stelmok builds new E. M. White designs and adaptations at Island Falls Canoe, and Rollin Thurlow builds, repairs, and restores canoes at his Northwoods Canoe Shop.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780884480464
Subtitle:
And Maintenance
Author:
Stelmok, Jerry
Author:
Thurlow, Rollin
Publisher:
Tilbury House Publishers
Location:
Gardiner, Me. :
Subject:
Canoes and canoeing
Subject:
Canoeing
Subject:
Woodwork
Subject:
Boating - General
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
87-7
Publication Date:
June 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
196
Dimensions:
10.90x8.50x.60 in. 1.10 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , This rich history begins with the birchbark canoe, follows the turn-of-the-century canoe craze when builders such as Eve Gerrish, E. M. White, B. N. Morris, and others perfected the art of the wood-and-canvas canoe, then takes us step by step through the construction of an E. M. White-designed 18-footer. Fold-out plans are included. Detailed information is also provided on canoe repair, restoration, and maintenance. Jerry Stelmok builds new E. M. White designs and adaptations at Island Falls Canoe, and Rollin Thurlow builds, repairs, and restores canoes at his Northwoods Canoe Shop.
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