Canoe and Boat Building: A Complete Manual For Amateurs

This special re-print edition of W.P. Stephen's book "Canoe and Boat Building: A Complete Manual For Amateurs" has not been available to those interested in boats, canoes and other small watercraft since its first publication in 1885. Chapters include Designing, Canoes and Boats, Model Making, Methods of Building, Tools and Materials, Building, Wells, Aprons, Paddles, Sails and Rigging, Centerboards, Rudders, Tabernacles, Tents and Beds, Stoves and Lamps, Canvas Canoes, Boat Building, Boat Building and more. A real treasury of information on building canoes, boats and other small watercraft from scratch. Note: This public domain edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background. This edition is reprinted in accordance to Federal Law.