The Canoe Shop: Three Elegant Wooden Canoes Anyone Can Build
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (961 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 007137227X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 161 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
His articles have appeared in SAIL, Sea Kayaker, Cruising World, Ocean Navigator, and Fine Woodworking magazines. He is also an instructor at the WoodenBoat School. Chris Kulczycki is the founder of Chesapeake Light Craft, Inc., the largest boat-kit manufacturer in the world. . He is the author of The Kayak Shop (1993) and its best-selling update, The New Kayak Shop (2000)
With the help of 170 photos and illustrations, Chris walks you through the entire process for all three designs--from reading the plans to painting or varnishing your new canoe. Praise for The Kayak Shop. You needn't be an experienced boatbuilder to get the most out of this book. From the Back CoverThe Canoe Shop arms you with complete plans and step-by-step instructions for building three graceful and rugged touring canoes, including a 12-foot double-paddle canoe, a 14-foot solo, and a 16-foot tandem. The secret is Chris Kulczycki's original LapStitch approach, which combines traditional lapstrake boatbuilding with the simplicity and ease of modern stitch-and-glue construction. All that's required are a few common tools and the most basic woodworking skills
"Good, but not unique!" according to A Customer. This book is a "How-To" manual to build the Sassafras Canoes from CLC. If this is the canoe you want to build, then it is excellent and you should buy this book. If however, you want general information on building wooden canoes, don't bother. There is nothing unique in this book (for the generic canoe builder) that you cannot get from other. "Suitable as building guide? No!" according to Hans van Poelje. I started building the Sassafras 12 with the help of this book and regret to say that it was not a succes. After having spent a good 20 hours in measuring and cutting the planks I found that the two halves which formed each one plank, did not match. There simply was no way in positioning and bonding them into a smooth curve. I have build sma. A. Solywoda said Stitch and Glue meets Lapstrake = Lapstitch. Well written book about building lapstrake canoes by the originator of Chesapeake Light Craft. The designs in the book are early designs from that company. He writes from vast experience and covers every detail. He uses a method called by him "lapstitch", which is lapstrake construction with stitch and glue technique on the edges of the plan
One standout feature of The Canoe Shop is a revolutionary, simplified approach to lapstrake construction which makes this traditional techniqueconsidered by many to be the finest method of wooden boat constructionavailable to amateurs for the first time. Following the same critically acclaimed format found in his classic, The New Kayak Shop, leading North American boat designer Chris Kulczycki walks readers through the entire building process for each boat. A lavishly illustrated, user-friendly guide for novices and experienced boat builders alike, The Canoe Shop provides plans and building instructions for three graceful and rugged touring canoesa 12-foot double-paddle canoe, a 14-foot solo canoe, and a 16-foot tandem boatthat virtually anyone can build directly from the book. - Features three original designs from one of the most respected small-boat designers - Contains dozens of illustrations and step-by-step building instructions