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How to Build Glued Lapstrake Wooden Boats | 
 enlarge | Authors: John Brooks, Ruth Ann Hill
Publisher: Wooden Boat Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 300437
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.6 x 1.2
ISBN: 0937822582
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.844
EAN: 9780937822586
ASIN: 0937822582
Publication Date: July 30, 2004
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Product Description
A quality builder, John Brooks teaches at the WoodenBoat School. The construction technique described here is durable,, and low maintenance.
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 Simply Excellent January 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am currently building a Merlin Rocket racing sailing dinghy in Italy and I have purchased various books including those by The Gougeon Brothers, Ian Oughtred, John Leathern, Greg Rossel and others all of which are very good. However, I have never built a boat before and I needed a text which provided information from the ground up.
This book is first class. The authors provide a step by step approach to every single minute aspect of the building process. There are many innovative ideas and the book is generally written with great clarity. You will need a working knowledge of marine and woodworking terminology and you will probably spend ten or twenty minutes reading, rereading and reflecting on the techniques and steps involved in many sections. But the sheer beauty of the book is that it is all there so we can all get cracking.
Many thanks to the authors for writing such an excellent book and for giving all of us the opportunity to embark on the beautiful craft of glued clinker (lapstrake) wooden boatbuilding.
 boatbuilder September 12, 2007
This is a really good book for the newcomer to boat building. The authors are very through in the technique for building wooden boats. They do an excellent job. They are professional builders so they have the best of tools. Unfortunately, the beginning wooden boat builder may not have all of these tools available. I believe that for the creative person, if they spent some time, they can find ways to build a boat with a lot fewer tools.
Indispensible August 30, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have bought and read every book on the market about epoxy and wood boatbuilding in preparation for building my own gaff rigged crusing boat. This volume is the best of the bunch -- and it has some excellent company -- but it is heads above the others. I am now rereading it because I am sure I will absorb more knowledge that I will need as the epoxy begins to set up.
 Very, very verbose February 14, 2007
I think it is very verbose, too many words, too few illustrations and even less drawings. A picture is worth a thousand words.
Best book to answer all your questions June 14, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Although I enjoy reading John Gardner's books the most, when it comes time to build this is the book I'll have on my workbench. It's packed with more info than any other book I've seen and answers all those nagging questions. It's by far the best Bible on boat building. The only part about his boat building technique I question is the use of screws, battens, and small blocks of wood to replace clamps. Guess I'll have to try it both ways to be convinced it's easier. Hat's off to you John. Good work.
Neil
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