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Originally published in 1988, this book is a special tribute to the shipbuilding trade, not only because it traces its evolution and associated traditions, but also because it is in part based on the oral accounts of men who actually worked on the vessels.
The four central chapters are devoted to describing in detail the building of the most common trading vessel, a simple 100-ton two-masted wooden schooner. In addition, the building of different types of wooden vessels, three- and four-masted schooners and barques in four different countries is discussed.
To complement the scholarly text by Basi Greenhill, Sam Manning further explains many of the intrecate process of shipbuilding in his clear and accurate drawings and in his notes.
Contents
Part One: The BackGround
Explanation
The Evolution of the wooden ship
Part Two: The building of a wooden ship
The slipway
The Skeleton
The hull is completed
Fitting out and launching
Four other building traditions
Wales:small three masted schooner
Finland: large three masted schooner
Canada: three masted barque
United States: four masted schooner
Tailpiece
Glossary
Index
239 pp., softcover
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