Our fourth edition includes lots of new and updated information, and features complete plans and instructions for building two Jordan Wood Boats favorites: the 12 ft. solo canoe “Newt”, and the cradle boat “Papoose.”CONTENTS:
Choosing a Design; The Boat Shop; Tools; Wood & Plywood; Fasteners; Adhesives & Sealants; The Layout; Jigs; Setting Up and Fairing; Lining Off and Spiling; Planking and Fitting Out; Finishing; Building The 12 ft. Solo Canoe Newt & The Cradle Boat Papoose; Oars & Paddles; Sails, Spars and Rigging; Rudders; Centerboards,Daggerboards & Leeboards; Motors; Flotation & Safety; The Boating Picnic Basket; Glossary.
BOOK REVIEW:
Mr. Jordan uses his hard-earned experience and respect for tradition to teach the reader how and why to choose, start, finish, float—and perhaps even to love a well-built small boat. With fourteen information-packed chapters, you will be competently taken from choosing a design and method, through boating safety—all smartly done. This book’s table of contents reads like the course outline of a traditional boatbuilding school. I think Mr. Jordan’s sense of modesty has kept him from giving his book the more fitting title “Boatbuilding the Right Way.”
—Rob Parish, Small Craft Advisor
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