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Moving Heavy Things
Moving Heavy Things
WBP043
$13.95  
Hardcover, Jan Adkins, 47 pages, 6.8x10.2, 9780937822821
The almost forgotten craft of shifting large weights with brains instead of engines. Beginning with practical rules for moving like "Get the Ming vase out of the Room. All the way out," and "What goes up comes down heavier" This is a fascinating description of applied physics in the real world....
Kayak Craft
Kayak Craft
WBP035
$19.95  
Paperback, Ted Moores, 175 pages, 10.1x9, 9780937822562
Ted is the author of  Canoecraft , one of the top books on strip-building canoes.  Kayakcraft  covers four Steve Killing designs, including the 17' Endeavour. Also included in the book are lines and offsets for a 14' sport kayak, a 16'6" touring kayak, and a 20'6" tandem kayak. Table of...
Sailing For Everyone
Sailing For Everyone
WBP061
$12.95  
Paperback, Simon Watts, 87 pages, 9x6.4, 9781934982013
Builder, designer, and sailor Simon Watts has written a friendly, straight-forward how-to, geared for the "novice of any age". He provides you with practical, clear text and drawings, woven through the chapters. . Table of Contents:About the WindToo Much WindArrivals and DeparturesWhen Things Go...
Frame, Stem & Keel Repair
Frame, Stem & Keel Repair
WBP023
$24.95  
Paperback, Peter H. Spectre, 133 pages, 10.1x9, 9780937822425
This book contains a collection of practical advice on the repair and replacements of keels, stems, and frames. Table of Contents:Why Bent Frames Break, and How to Fix ThemBending WoodAn Unpressured Approach to SteamingA steam Box PrimerA Steam Box ScrapbookReframing a YachtStem, Transom, and...
Building Small Boats
Building Small Boats
WBP033
$39.95  
Hardcover, Greg Rossel, 288 pages, 11.3x8.6, 9780937822500
For years Greg has been teaching the fundamentals here at our WoodenBoat School. Greg?s talent for relaying this experience into the written word has resulted in a text with a straight-forward friendly approach, including helpful drawings and photographs. The combination will drive-home the...
The Craft of Sail: A Primer of Sailing
The Craft of Sail: A Primer of Sailing
WBP069
$16.95  
Paperback, Jan Adkins, 64 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781934982174
Subtitled "a primer of sailing" it really is an excellent guide to understand how wind and water affect boats. Aside from basic seamanship, Jan also includes drawings of the primary types of sailboats, so you'll see what makes a cutter a cutter, a schooner a schooner, etc. The illustrations will...
New Cold-Molded Boatbuilding
New Cold-Molded Boatbuilding
WBP049
$21.95  
Paperback, Reuel Parker, 320 pages, 9x7.4, 9780937822890
From Lofting to Launching. Out of print for several years, we've brought this good book back to life. It features a building process which combines strength, beauty, and the workability of wood, with the low-maintenance characteristics of epoxy. . Ideally suited to the amateur builder wanting a...
How to Build the Footy Model Presto
How to Build the Footy Model Presto
WBP066
$9.00  
Paperback, Flavio Faloci, 84 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781934982068
Built from solid balsa, PRESTO complies with the Footy model rules by fitting into the 12" x 6" box. . . on the diagonal, to give her just a bit more length. . The book is packed with step-by-step building photos, suppliers materials including radio control units, a reduced sized complete set of...
Keeping the Cutting Edge
Keeping the Cutting Edge
WBP009
$9.95  
Paperback, Harold "Dynamite" Payson, 32 pages, 10.6x8.2, 9780937822029
No dull tools allowed. This valuable manual is for all woodworkers because it has instructions for sharpening and maintaining handsaws, bow saws, powersaws, and chainsaws. . Sam Manning's clear illustrations (he illustrated How to Build a Wooden Boat, The Dory Book, other books and many magazine...
Making of Tom Cat
Making of Tom Cat
WBP048
$8.00  
Hardcover, William Garden, 51 pages, 11.3x8.8, 9780937822784
You'll enjoy this--part story, part boatbuilding manual of a small, beetle-cat-like boat, from a legendary designer with probably more of his creations built than any other person. You'll find out not only how the boat is built, but also how the design came to be from someone with a (long!)...
Iain Oughtred: A Life in Wooden Boats
Iain Oughtred: A Life in Wooden Boats
WBP059
$12.00  
Hardcover, Nic Compton, 160 pages, 10.9x9, 9780937822999
Readers of WoodenBoat magazine will be familiar with Iain Oughtred's work. His Acorn skiffs, Gray Seal, Caledonia Yawl and others are practically legend. Author Nic Compton, former editor at Classic Boat magazine, has written a biography which lets you into Iain's remarkable life. . Iain was...
Marisol Skiff
Marisol Skiff
WBP050
$8.00  
Hardcover, Gifford Jackson, 87 pages, 11.2x8.6, 9780937822883
2005 Book of the Year, Hobbies & Crafts, Silver Medal winner, from ForeWord magazine. . A 12'6" rugged daysailer, we've carried plans for this boat for years. What makes this landscape-formatted book unique is you are actually seeing each and every of the thirty-five pages (albeit in reduced...
Designer and Client
Designer and Client
WBP031
$10.00  
Paperback, Antonio Dias, 149 pages, 11x8.5, 9780937822517
Eight Boat Design Commissions, from Kayak to Cruiser. If you have ever entertained the idea of designing a boat, or having a boat designed for you, then add this new book to yourmust read list. You'll experience the collaborative process between designer Tony Dias and 8 boat-savvy clientsEach...