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Building Classic Small Craft
John Gardner
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Description for Building Classic Small Craft
Paperback. Offers plans and instructions for building 47 functional wooden boats for oar, motor, and sail, including dories, peapods, Sea Bright skiffs, wherries, and Rangeley boats. Num Pages: 560 pages, 555 photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: TNT; TRL; WSSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1138.
'Gardner's work has engaged and inspired more individuals connected with traditional small craft than will ever be counted' - WoodenBoat . 'Ought to be considered the Bible on the subject' - Cruising World . As Associate Curator of Small Craft at Mystic Seaport Museum from 1969 to 1995, John Gardner sought out the best examples of classic wooden boats and then measured them, drew them, and researched their histories. Building Classic Small Craft offers his meticulous plans and clear and complete instructions for building 47 beautiful, functional wooden boats for oar, motor, and sail, including dories, ... Read more
'Gardner's work has engaged and inspired more individuals connected with traditional small craft than will ever be counted' - WoodenBoat . 'Ought to be considered the Bible on the subject' - Cruising World . As Associate Curator of Small Craft at Mystic Seaport Museum from 1969 to 1995, John Gardner sought out the best examples of classic wooden boats and then measured them, drew them, and researched their histories. Building Classic Small Craft offers his meticulous plans and clear and complete instructions for building 47 beautiful, functional wooden boats for oar, motor, and sail, including dories, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
International Marine Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Rockport, ME, United States
ISBN
9780071427975
SKU
V9780071427975
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About John Gardner
The late John Gardner was for many years the Associate Curator of Small Craft at Mystic Seaport Museum and Technical Editor for National Fisherman magazine, which began publishing his boatbuilding articles in 1951. A one-time school teacher, he received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Columbia University before turning to boatbuilding in 1940. As that most rare of people, a ... Read more
Reviews for Building Classic Small Craft
John Gardner's work has engaged and inspired more individuals connected with traditional small craft than will ever be counted. -WoodenBoat magazine; Deserves an honored place on the library shelf. -National Fisherman; Poses clear and impassioned means to go from the armchair to the open water via your own boatshop. -Sea History