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Title: Boatbuilding: A Complete Handbook of Wooden Boat Construction by Howard I. Chapelle, Jonathon Wilson ISBN: 0-393-03554-9 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: July, 1994 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.88 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: What About the Designs?
Comment: I agree with the other (positive) reviewers--not an easy read, but well worth the investment in time. My favorite part of the book, though, has not been mentioned. Mr. Chapelle includes a number of sample designs--wonderful classics from a rowing peapod to a large commercial fishing boat. If you have some solid boat building experience, the plans are complete enough to build from, with a little eyestrain. For historical purposes, these designs complement those in American Small Sailing Craft, another worthwhile book by H.I. Chapelle. There is also an interesting, though too brief, section on choosing a design.
Rating: 5
Summary: The reference on wooden boatbuilding
Comment: Pure and simple.
I'm a professional, doing repairs on wooden workboats and I do refer to it whenever I'm stumped. Not the easiest read, not completely user-friendly.....well, I'll let you in on a little secret; neither is boatbuilding.
Some have whinged about the terms, some have groused about the old-style construction methods. Well, there are certain terms that are used for certain things and you are not knowledgeable unless you can use and understand them. Learning them is part of learning the trade. Study!
Tremendous detail, wide variety of different methods covered. Chapelle was a NA/ME and a skilled designer in his own right and it too shows. Highly recommended.
Rating: 5
Summary: Classic book for those interested in tratidition
Comment: This is a classic book for those interested in traditional boatbuilding techniques and old-fashioned robust design. Plywood and epoxy was not an issue in 1941 and the author assumes the reader has some common knowledge on woodworking, joinery and how boats are put together. This is a "handbook" only if you want to build a historic craft. For the rest of us it is a great book to read again and again while we compare old and modern styles and methods.
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Title: Boatbuilding Manual by Robert M. Steward ISBN: 0070613761 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 1993 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: How to Build a Wooden Boat by David C. McIntosh, Samuel F. Manning ISBN: 0937822108 Publisher: WoodenBoat Publications Pub. Date: March, 1988 List Price(USD): $36.00 |
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Title: Details of Classic Boat Construction: The Hull by Larry Pardey ISBN: 0964603683 Publisher: Pardey Productions Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Buehler's Backyard Boatbuilding by George Buehler ISBN: 0071583807 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 15 December, 1990 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: American Small Sailing Craft by Howard I. Chapelle ISBN: 0393031438 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: December, 1951 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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