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The Wood and Canvas Canoe
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... (read more)

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Illustrated Guide to Wood Strip Canoe Building
Illustrated Guide to Wood Strip Canoe Building
by Susan Van Leuven
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Now anyone can make their own, custom-built canoe guaranteed to draw raves on land and water alike. This comprehensive, detailed guide to the process of contructing a high-quality wood strip canoe is written especially for the novice boat builder. All... (read more)

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The Guide to Wooden Boats: Schooners, Ketches, Cutters, Sloops, Yawls, Cats
The Guide to Wooden Boats: Schooners, Ketches, Cutters, Sloops, Yawls, Cats
by Benjamin Mendlowitz
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First published in 1996, this classic pictorial tour of wooden boats showcases a rich collection of images by Benjamin Mendlowitz, the preeminent photographer of wooden boats. The result is a stunning guide to sailboats and their rigs with text by the... (read more)

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Kayaks You Can Build: An Illustrated Guide to Plywood Construction
Kayaks You Can Build: An Illustrated Guide to Plywood Construction
by Ted Moores
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The definitive book for kayak builders.... (read more)

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Wooden Boat Renovation: New Life for Old Boats Using Modern Methods
Wooden Boat Renovation: New Life for Old Boats Using Modern Methods
by Jim Trefethen
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Although better than nine out of ten boats afloat today are made of fiberglass, a significant minority of boaters believe that a boat isn't a boat unless it's made of wood. Wooden boats have character. Wooden boats are real. Wooden boats are living... (read more)

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Thirty Wooden Boats: A Second Catalog of Building Plans
Thirty Wooden Boats: A Second Catalog of Building Plans
by Wooden Boat Magazine
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The 30 designs include: 6 powerboats, 6 daysailers, 11 cruising boats. Also included is an article by designer Joel White on understanding boat plans.... (read more)

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Wood, Water, and Light: Classic Wooden Boats
Wood, Water, and Light: Classic Wooden Boats
by Benjamin Mendlowitz
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Twenty-four wooden boats are featured in this volume, among them classic sailing yachts and rugged schooners as well as smaller wooden craft. Each is accompanied by an in-depth description of the design and history of the vessel, exterior and interior... (read more)

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Art of the Canoe with Joe Seliga
Art of the Canoe with Joe Seliga
by Jerry Stelmok
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Joe Seliga has been hand building canvas-on-wood canoes in his Ely, Minnesota, workshop for more than 60 years. Seliga's work is considered the best-of-the-best among canoe aficionados and wooden boat builders alike. This all-color celebration of hand... (read more)

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The Architect's Apprentice
The Architect's Apprentice
by Gary Schwarzman
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When his classic cutter became unfit for sailing, Schwarzman followed his dream to have a custom sailboat built out of wood, making for a story as interesting as any sailing yarn.... (read more)

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Featherweight Boatbuilding
Featherweight Boatbuilding
by Mac Mccarthy
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It is Mac's mission to open your eyes to the natural beauty around you. He does so by, providing this course to create and use an ideal double-paddle canoe. The Wee Lassie is practical and beautiful, lightweight and strong, and will carry you to water... (read more)

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Art of the Canoe with Joe Seliga
Art of the Canoe with Joe Seliga
by Jerry Stelmok
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Joe Seliga has been hand-building canvas-on-wood canoes in his Ely, Minnesota, shop for more than 60 years. The book is both a celebration of hand craftsmanship and rustic elegance, and a how-to of sorts, detailing the processes that Joe uses, so others... (read more)

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How to Build Wooden Boats: With 16 Small-Boat Designs
How to Build Wooden Boats: With 16 Small-Boat Designs
by Edwin Monk
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Clear concise manual by noted naval architect offers a portfolio of designs for 16 basic wooden craft--rowboats, sailboats, outboards, runabouts, a hydroplane and more. Detailed illustrated instructions for amateur boat builders cover selecting a design,... (read more)

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Building the Six-Hour Canoe
Building the Six-Hour Canoe
by Richard Butz
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A gudie to building a canoe that 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... (read more)

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10 Wooden Boats You Can Build: For Sail, Motor, Paddle, and Oar (Woodenboat)
10 Wooden Boats You Can Build: For Sail, Motor, Paddle, and Oar (Woodenboat)
by Peter Spectre
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The beauty of this book is that the construction bugs have already been worked out of the designs. Plans, step-by-step building instructions, materials lists, clear photographs, and detailed diagrams are included; every boat was built before the plans... (read more)

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Woodstrip Rowing Craft
Woodstrip Rowing Craft
by Susan Van Leuven
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Over 835 clear color photos and detailed text take the reader through every step required to create two wood strip rowing craft for both sport fishing and sculling. The wooden parts are made with ordinary woodshop tools, materials, and standard working... (read more)

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Rowable Classics: Wooden Single Sculling Boats and Oars
Rowable Classics: Wooden Single Sculling Boats and Oars
by Darryl J. Strickler
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Sculling addict Darryl Strickler will tell you all about the history, design, and especially the use of single rowing sculls (the long, narrow boats with the outrigged oars). He covers builders in the UK, Europe, Australia, Canada, and the US. Canada... (read more)

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Birchbark Canoe: Living Among the Algonquins
Birchbark Canoe: Living Among the Algonquins
by David Gidmark
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In BIRCHBARK CANOE, you will discover the dying art of birchbark canoe building as seen through the eyes of someone who is passionate about it.... (read more)

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Wood and Glory: Muskoka's Classic Launches
Wood and Glory: Muskoka's Classic Launches
by W M Gray
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A pictorial tribute to hand-built recreational boats. Not so very long ago, the best pleasure boats were built, not manufactured. They were hand-built to order, of the finest materials: oak, cedar and elm from the Boreal Forest; fir from the Pacific... (read more)

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Canoe Paddles: A Complete Guide to Making Your Own
Canoe Paddles: A Complete Guide to Making Your Own
by Graham Warren
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A complete guide to making, caring for, decorating, and using, canoe paddles. Illustrated throughout with photos and line drawings, it is ideal for the beginner woodworker as well as the skilled wanting to experiment with desing and technique.... (read more)

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Clinker Plywood Boatbuilding Manual
Clinker Plywood Boatbuilding Manual
by Iain Oughtred
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Iain Oughtred is the well-known designer of elegant glued-lapstrake plywood boats, including the Acorn Skiffs, Gray Seal, Caledonia Yawl, Whilly Boat, and more. We have been offering his detailed boatbuilding plans for years, so the book was a natural... (read more)

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