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Kayakcraft: Fine Woodstrip Kayak Construction

Kayakcraft: Fine Woodstrip Kayak Construction

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Author: Ted Moores
Creator: Jennifer Moores
Publisher: Wooden Boat Publications
Category: Book

List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 18 reviews
Sales Rank: 53290

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 175
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.5

ISBN: 0937822566
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.829
EAN: 9780937822562
ASIN: 0937822566

Publication Date: September 1999
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  • Paperback - KayakCraft: Fine Woodstrip Kayak Construction ( " WoodenBoat Books " )

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
A simple elegance of design, and the careful, detailed and documented processes. 17' Endeavour kayak is used as the model, the book also fivesyou lines and offsets for 3 other designs. A must have book for boat builders.


Customer Reviews:   Read 13 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Great book, fast service!   August 25, 2008
Who could ask for more? We are well on our way to building the perfect kayak for our needs!


4 out of 5 stars Good book   September 17, 2007
This is a good book, very informative, more techincal than Nick Schade (bought both at the same time). This and Schade's book go very well together.


5 out of 5 stars Another class act   March 16, 2007
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I don't know how anybody could go wrong buying this book ! I purchased Ted's first book Canoecraft way back in 1983 and it's covers are well worn a great book .It was the definative book at its time and I feel that Kayak Craft is the same today . If someone isn't able to build a kayak from this book ,then they aren't trying or shouldn't be trying .
I built several canoes with Ted's fist book and never bought a plan ever .
If you read thuroughly and pay attention it won't be hard.
Don't be afraid of this book . I'm glad I bought it the only way that this book could be better for me is if the very numerous and professional pictures were color . This is a very thorough book with nothing missing .



5 out of 5 stars Kayakcraft: Fine Woodstrip Kayak Construction   January 10, 2007
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This book is a must in any kayak builder's library. Very well written with clear comments on each stage of kayak construction, supplemented with excellent photographs. In addition, one can find in this book a detailed instruction on the stapleless kayak construction method and a miriad of practical tips on, among others, strongback assembly, sanding techniques, decorative methods of stripping and so on. A wealth of author's experiences talk through the pages. There is one feature of this book that makes it different from other books on kayak construction. The method of construction described allows one to build a kayak completely in two parts (hull and deck, inside and outside) and join them as the very last step by a simple glueing method. I built my first kayak using a different method and ended up with a pain in the neck and lower back supplemented by contortionist's skills while trying to finish the work inside the joined deck and hull.
While there is no book that tells everything on kayak construction this one comes close as an excellent reference for a novice and experienced builders alike.
As a suplementary reading, I would strongly recomment another book by Ted Moores "Canoecraft" with its excellent coverage of wood stripping and, in particular,fiberglassing techniques.



4 out of 5 stars A neat book and an overly neat kayak builder!   July 27, 2006
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This book is a pretty comprehensive and helpful overview of wood strip kayak building, although for my liking the designs are pretty dated. There are more modern building methods around, but this is a solid treatment of the subject nevertheless. The author would have to be the neatest builder I have ever seen, alternatively all the shots are staged. I cannot believe someone keeps his workshop so clean and neat!!

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