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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