
TED'S BOOKSHELF
The Complete Guide to Sharpening by Leonard Lee published by Taunton Press 1995
Building Small Boats by Greg Rossel
published by WoodenBoat Books 1998
The definitive book on plank-on-frame and lapstrake construction for boats under 25 feet, beautifully and clearly presented. Traditional small boat construction, useful information on plans, tools, jigs and materials. Excellent chapter on lofting.
Yacht Design Explained
by Steve Killing and Douglas Hunter 1998
W.W. Norton & Company
New York, NY
Lofting by Alan Vaitses
Re-published by WoodenBoat Books Brooklin, Maine 1999
Devoted strictly to the subject of lofting, Vaitses very readable text covers several different hull forms.
The Old Town Canoe Company by Susan T. Audette (Our First 100 Years) 1998 Tillbury House Publishers Gardiner, ME
The Story of the Chestnut Canoe (150 Years of Canadian Canoe Building) by Kenneth Solway 1997 Nimbus Publishing, Halifax, NS
Boats and Boating in the Adirondacks by Hallie E. Bond 1995 The Adirondack Museum/Syracuse University Press
The Canoe by Kenneth G. Roberts and Phillip Shackleton 1983 MacMillan of Canada, Gage Publishing, Toronto
Fire in the Bones (Bill Mason and the Candian Canoeing Tradition) by James Raffan 1996 Harper Collins Publishers Ltd.
Bark, Skin and Cedar (Exploring the Canoe in Canadian Experience) by James Raffan 1999 Harper Collins Publishers Ltd.
Canoeing North Into the Unknown A Record of River Travel: 1874 - 1974 by Bruce Hodgins and Gwyneth Hoyle 1994 Published by Natural Heritage, Toronto, On
Canexus: The Canoe in Canadian Culture edited by James Raffan and Bert Horwood 1988 Betelgeuse Books, Toronto, ON
The Canoe in Canadian Cultures edited by John Jennings, Bruce Hodgins, Doreen Small 1999 published Natural Heritage/Natural History Inc. Toronto
Idleness, Water and a Canoe: Reflections on Paddling by Jamie Benidickson.
University of Toronto Press, 1997.
The Great Canoes: Reviving A Northwest Coast Tradition by David Neel 1995 Douglas and McIntyre Vancouver and Toronto Uinversity of Washington Press, Seattle
Canoes and Kayaks for the Backyard Builder
by Skip Snaith
International Marine
ISBN 0-87742-2427
Plywood kayak building, paddle and accessories you can make
The Kayak Shop
by Chris Kulczycki
Ragged Mountain Press/McGraw Hill
ISBN 0-87742-367-9
Plywood kayak building, good ideas on home built seats, rudders and accessories
Wood and Canvas Kayak Building
by George Purz
International Marine/McGraw Hill
ISBN 0-87742-258-3
Skin on frame kayak building, paddle and accessories you can make
The Aleutian Kayak
by Wolfgang Brinck
Ragged Mountain Press/McGraw Hill
ISBN 0-07-007893-9
Skin on frame kayak building, paddle and accessories you can make
The Strip-Built Sea Kayak
by Nick Schade
Regged Mountain Press/McGraw Hill Companies Book
ISBN 0-07-057989-X
Interesting planking patterns and coaming ideas
Baidarka
by George Dyson
Alaska Northwest Publishing Company
ISBN 0-88240-315-X
Skin on frame kayak building, excellent history of the kayak
Great Heart - The History of a Labrador Adventure
by James West Davidson and John Rugge
Viking Press
ISBN 0-670-81950-6
Woodworking for Industry by John L. Feirer
Chas. A. Bennett Co. Inc.
ISBN 87002-053-6
Rushton and his Times in American Canoeing
by Atwood Manley and Paul F. Jamieson
The Adirondack Museum and Syracuse University Press
Library of Congress Catalogue No. 68-20484
Featherweight Boatbuilding
by Henry "Mac" McCarthy
Brooklin, Maine, WoodenBoat Books, 1996
ISBN 0-937822-39-6
Strip planked double paddle canoes
Building the Maine Guide Canoe
by Jerry Stelmok
International Marine, Camden ME 1980
Cedar canvas canoe construction includes discussion on paddle making techniques for sinlge blade paddles and a chapter devoted to rigging a canoe for sail.
Sensible Cruising Designs by
L. Francis Herreshoff
International Marine, Camden ME 1973
Includes Herreshoff double-blade paddle deisgn
Brightwork
The Art of Finishing Wood
by Rebecca J. Wittman
International Marine/McGraw-Hill
ISBN 0-87742-984-7
Marine wood finishing in easy to read detail
The Whole Paddler's Catalog
Edited by Zip Kellogg
Camden, ME
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1997
Sources and commentary on a wide variety of subjects relating to paddle sports.
The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America
by Edwin Adney and Howard Chapelle
Smithsonian Institution Washing ton, DC 1964
Kayak history
Magazine Articles
Lofting Demystified
by Greg Rössel
WoodenBoat Magazine
Part 1 - WB #110, p. 66
Part 2 - WB #111, p. 35
Easy to follow instructions with some great tricks and shortcuts. Mr. Rössel, the master boatbuilder and teacher presents this complicated process as a straight forward system without the mystery generally associated with the this subject.
Building a Double-Bladed Paddle, using a luthier's skills
by Donald MacKenzie
WoodenBoat Magazine
September/October 1992, Number 108
A Retractable Skeg: Better performance for your sea kayak
By Rob Bryan
Wooden Boat Magazine
January/February 1995, Number 122
The Widgeon: Design your own double-bladed paddle
By Marc F. Pettingill
WoodenBoat Magazine
September/October 1996, Number 132
Taking the Lines off a Boat
by Barry Thomas with Clark Posten and Bret Laurent
WoodenBoat Magazine
November/December 1993, Number 115
Magazines
Sea Kayaker Magazine
7001 Seaview Ave. NW
#135
Seattle, WA 98117-6059
www.seakayakermag.com
(206) 789-1326
Canoe and Kayak
P.O. Box 3146
10526 NE 68th Street, Suite #3
Kirkland, WA 98033-3146
USA
www.canoekayak.com
(800) 692-2663
Kanawa
P.O. Box 398, 446 Main Street West
Merrickville, ON K0G 1N0
(613) 269-2910
www.crca.ca/
Wave~length
(604) 247-9789
R.R. #1 Site #17
Gabriola Island, BC V0R 1X0
www.wie.com/~wavenet/
River
P.O. Box 1068
Bozeman, MT 59771
USA
(406) 582-5440
www.rivermag.com
WoodenBoat
P.O. Box 78
Naskeag Road
Brooklin, ME 04616
USA
(207) 359-4651
www.woodenboat.com
Boat Design Quartlerly
The Woodenboat Store
P.O. Box 78
Brooklin, ME 04616
Epoxyworks
Gougeon Brothers Inc.
Box 908
Bay City, M I 48707-0908
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