Friday, January 2, 2009

Book Reviews

By WBB Members and web sources 

The Traditional Small
Craft Association's

Review of
Wooden Boats To
Build And Use

by John Garner
Review by Tim Weaver


Woodenboat.net.nz's
on-line serialisation of

Simple
Boat-building

by Geoffrey Prout
(1946)
After Clicking on the book,
Notice the  left pane;
The entire book can be read
on-line.

Featherweight
Boat building

By Henry "Mac" McCarthy
Reviewed by Spiritus Solus 

 "For anyone curious about cedar strip construction, this is the place to start."

Boat Building
By Percy W. Blanford
Reviewed by Spiritus Solus 

 "This book is a delight, especially for beginners and those who enjoy smaller boats."

Boat Data Book
By Ian Nicolson
Reviewed by Prairie Schooner 

 "can’t be described as a “sit down, page burning, cover to cover read”, but certainly should be a centerpiece of any boat builder’s library"

Grand & Glorious
 
By Larry Larkin

 "Some of these boats are so rare that they have not previously been photographed"

This book is off-line.

2 comments:

  1. This is a page from the old group that has been reformatted.

    If you have not had a chance to read "Simple Boat Building" by Geoffrey Prout it's available on-line. Take a peak.

    The John Garner link from the home page now works and will link you here.

    Enjoy, Kruez

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  2. Kruez,
    I am glad that I got these, a couple of John Gardner books..
    I'll tell ya.. very well worth it, and getting hard to find.

    An "two out of print books in one" http://www.woodenboatstore.com/Building-Classic-Small-Craft/productinfo/300-022/

    The Dory Book http://www.woodenboatstore.com/Dory-BookThe-John-Gardner/productinfo/300-043/

    Look for them in Amazon Books..

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