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Title: Building Skin-on-Frame Boats by Robert Morris, Edward R. Turner ISBN: 0-88179-191-1 Publisher: Hartley & Marks Publishers Pub. Date: 27 November, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.71 (7 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: For builders of traditional kayaks
Comment: The book is very well written, though I found the stability to length and beam explanations to be cut short. I do not believe that this is for a first time kayak builder. This is for those interested in building kayaks using traditional methods and for those who wish to push the envelope. As someone looking at building a skin on frame kayak to get into the sport of recreational kayaking (I can't afford a factory assembled kayak), I prefer a less labor intensive method, such as plywood frame members and glue and screw connections vs. lashing everything. I would have liked to have seen the author discuss the pros and cons of other methods, but his take seemed to be that this was the only way he knew to build kayaks.
Overall, it is a useful book, I believe it should be part of anyone's kayak building reference library and provides ideas for making modifications to the plywood frame kayaks and many of the methods can be applied to other skin on frame kayak plans. I would not recommend a first time kayaker try to build using this method unless you are really dedicated since it looks to be time consuming and a bit complicated compared to other methods I have seen.
Rating: 5
Summary: Building Skin-on-Frame Boats
Comment: Just plainly superb.
Rating: 5
Summary: Review of Building Skin-on-Frame boats
Comment: An exellent book. Detailed where necessary, but still concise. I am in the process of building the Greenland design that Morris recommends as a first qayaq and find the directions easy to follow and complete.
You can order supplies from Morris if you choose to build a boat.
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Title: Building the Greenland Kayak : A Manual for Its Contruction and Use by Chris Cunningham, Christopher Cunningham ISBN: 0071392378 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 26 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Wood and Canvas Kayak Building by George Putz ISBN: 0071559396 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1990 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Building a Greenland Kayak by Mark Starr ISBN: 091337296X Publisher: Mystic Seaport Museum Pubns Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Baidarka: The Kayak by George B. Dyson ISBN: 088240315X Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books Pub. Date: June, 1986 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Strip-Built Sea Kayak: Three Rugged, Beautiful Boats You Can Build by Nick Schade ISBN: 007057989X Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 31 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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