The Boatbuilder's Apprentice - The Ins and Outs of Building Lapstrake, Carvel, Stitch-and-Glue, Strip-Planked, and Other Wooden Boats - Hardcover

Rossel, Greg

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9780071464055: The Boatbuilder's Apprentice - The Ins and Outs of Building Lapstrake, Carvel, Stitch-and-Glue, Strip-Planked, and Other Wooden Boats

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ISBN 10: 0071464050 ISBN 13: 9780071464055

Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2007

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Learn the Ins and Outs of Building Lapstrake, Carvel, Stitch-and-Glue, Strip-Planked, and Other Wooden Boats

Whether you are contemplating your first-ever boatbuilding project or trying to decide what design you'd like to build next, Greg R�ssel can help. Here's just a glimpse of what's inside this complete overview of wooden boatbuilding:

How rowing, sailing, paddling, and powerboat designs perform, and how they compare in cost, time, and necessary skills for building
How wooden boats are built, including the pros and cons of carvel, lapstrake, dory lap, stitch and glue, strip plank, and other methods
How to choose the best boat and building method for your next project
How to loft a hull, steam bend frames, scarf a joint, cut a rabbet, laminate stems, and spile planks
How to take the lines off an old classic whose plans have been lost
How to make oars, spars, coamings, knees, gaff jaws, cleats, and more

Greg R�ssel writes with warmth, wit, and an engaging style. The Boatbuilder's Apprentice is a must guide for anyone planning or even dreaming about building a wooden boat.

“Greg R�ssel is a Renaissance man. While there are many talented boatbuilders in the world, only a handful are also good teachers. Even fewer can write or illustrate effectively. Yet this author is highly skilled in each of these areas. . . . The Boatbuilder's Apprentice is a successful blend of technique and wisdom, and is, I believe, destined to become a classic.”-Karen Wales, WoodenBoat Review

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There is a peculiar form of insomnia that afflicts amateur boatbuilders. It consists of lying awake at night, reviewing the details of a boatbuilding project and wondering, "How am I going to do that?" Greg R�ssel helps answer those questions.

Wooden boats have been called "the most lifelike" of man's creations. Their beauty can inspire even inexperienced woodworkers to attempt their construction, but their complexity can bedevil the most determined. In The Boatbuilder's Apprentice, longtime WoodenBoat writer and professional boatbuilder Greg R�ssel helps weekend builders choose the best boat design and construction method for their first, second, or twentieth project.

Beginning with the question, 'why wood?, ' and focusing on wooden boats less than 20 feet long, Greg provides a complete overview of the methods used to build small wooden boats, from traditional carvel or lapstrake planking to modern stitch-and-glue, strip-planked, glued-lap, cold molding, and others. He discusses their pros and cons, their adaptability to different boat types, and their degrees of difficulty in both construction and maintenance. He explains the basics of boat design and of hull form and function and helps the beginner decide which type of boat will best suit his or her needs, skills, and desires.

Greg also covers the essentials of every boatbuilding project, including:

Tools, wood types, fasteners, adhesives, and coatings;
Shop setup and safety;
Whether to build right-side up or upside down;
How to go about steam bending, cutting rabbets, scarfing, and laminating;
Oar and spar making;
Building knees, gaff jaws, and cleats, and taking the lines off an old classic.

Writing with wit and an engaging style, R�ssel makes light work of that most feared of all processes for the beginning boatbuilder-lofting. He shares his extensive experience on problem solving, shows you how to work efficiently, and offers hundreds of ingenious techniques for surmounting age-old difficulties. He also includes a glossary as well as an extensive appendix of sources for plans and materials.

Synopsis:

This is your single source for all the ways to build a wooden boat. Even the most inspired novice boatbuilder faces complex practical questions that can scuttle the project before it begins. "The Boatbuilder's Apprentice" gets you over the hump with solid, practical answers to your every question. It covers the essentials of every boatbuilding project - tools, wood, fasteners, adhesives, coatings, and safety - and shows how each construction method proceeds, how to overcome problems and challenges, and how to work efficiently.

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