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Wood and canvas canoe building and rebuilding,
by one of the masters of the craft. Warning: after reading this book you may have an irresistible urge to take a canoe course at the WoodenBoat School here in Brooklin, Maine.
Table of Contents:
The Wood and Canvas Tradition
Canoe Building in Maine
Canoe Forms
Materials
Special Equipment
Preparing the Stock
Final Preparations
Bending On and Fairing the Ribs
Planking the Hull
Completing the Hull, Clinching, and Sanding
Canvasing and Filling
Seat, Gunwale, and Keel Installation
Finishing the Canoe
Rebuilding an Old Canoe
Making Paddles and Poles
Building the Sailing Rig
Want to see a time-lapse build? Click Rollin's Shop on YouTube.
256 pp., softcover
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