Building an Adirondack Guideboat: Wood Strip Reproductions of the Virginia

An American original, the Adirondack guideboat is noted for its graceful lines, elegant curves, maneuverability, and speed. With this book, the amateur woodworker can construct his or her own fully ribbed wood stip reproduction of the guideboat Virginia, built in 1905 and in the collection of the Adirondack Museum, using laminated spruce ribs, cedar strips, and lightweight fiberglass. The authors explain the assembly and the finish work and they even include tips on the transporting and maintenance of the builder's beautiful new boat. Your Adirondack guideboat will have: *Strong laminated rib construction. *A smooth wood strip, fiberglassed hull. *All of the accessories of the traditional guideboat. *The classic look, feel, and performance of the traditional guideboat.

John D. Michne is a retired chemist and gamma ray spectroscopist. Among his many boatbuilding awards, his reproduction Virginia won Best in Show at the annual Northeastern Woodworkers Showcase 2002 and his 14' Adirondack guideboat won the Best in Show and People's Choice awards at the NWA's 2004 show. Michael J. Olivette is Associate Dean in the College of Professional Studies at the University of Scranton and has spent much of his life exploring New York State's Adirondack Mountains. He is a licensed Adirondack guide who, like the guides of the old days, is also an accomplished carpenter, furniture maker, and boat builder.