The Canoe Shop: Three Elegant Wooden Canoes Anyone Can Build - Softcover

Kulczycki, Chris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 007137227X ISBN 13: 9780071372275

Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2001

Synopsis

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 canoes―a 12-foot double-paddle canoe, a 14-foot solo canoe, and a 16-foot tandem boat―that virtually anyone can build directly from the book. 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. One standout feature of The Canoe Shop is a revolutionary, simplified approach to lapstrake construction which makes this traditional technique―considered by many to be the finest method of wooden boat construction―available to amateurs for the first time. - Features three original designs from one of the most respected small-boat designers - Contains dozens of illustrations and step-by-step building instructions

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The 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. You needn't be an experienced boatbuilder to get the most out of this book. All that's required are a few common tools and the most basic woodworking skills. 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. 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

<"Recommended reading for anyone contemplating going paddling in a kayak of their own creation."--Sea Kayaker

"This is a very useful book, clearly written, well illustrated, fully explanatory. . . . You will be sold on building your own wood kayak."--Atlantic Coastal Kayaker

About the Author:

Chris Kulczycki is the founder of Chesapeake Light Craft, Inc., the largest boat-kit manufacturer in the world. He is also an instructor at the WoodenBoat School. His articles have appeared in SAIL, Sea Kayaker, Cruising World, Ocean Navigator, and Fine Woodworking magazines. He is the author of The Kayak Shop (1993) and its best-selling update, The New Kayak Shop (2000).

About this edition

• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 007137227X
• ISBN 13: 9780071372275
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 161