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The boatbuilder's apprentice : the ins and outs of building lapstrake, carvel, stitch-and-glue, strip-planked, and other wooden boats / Greg Rössel.

by Rössel, Greg, 1951-

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Camden, Me. : International Marine/McGraw-Hill, c2007.

Boatbuilding -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Wooden boats -- Design and construction -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0668/2006029380-b.html

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0668/2006029380-d.html

0071464050 (hbk.)

x, 342 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Introduction selecting a small boat to build -- Methods of hull construction -- Construction systems -- Carvel planking -- Lapstrake planking -- Dory-lap planking -- Planking a flat-bottomed boat -- Strip planking -- Hard-chined V-bottomed construction -- Stitch-and-glue construction -- Glued lapstrake planking -- Setting up shop -- Traditional hull materials -- Plywood -- Hull knees -- Selecting a glue -- Fastenings -- Bedding compounds -- Boat finishes -- Tools -- Creating your workspace -- Wood dust -- Building techniques -- Construction planning -- Lofting basics -- Lofting a boat -- Construction setup -- The backbone -- Steaming frames and planks -- Scarfs -- Steam-bent coaming -- Oars and spars -- Oarlocks, pads, and leathers -- Bitts and pieces -- Boats to build -- Pulling boats -- Canoes and kayaks -- Dories -- Sailboats -- Powerboats -- Taking the lines.

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