Devlin's Boatbuilding: How to Build Any Boat the Stitch-and-Glue Way

Devlin's Boatbuilding: How to Build Any Boat the Stitch-and-Glue Way
by Samual Devlin

Devlin's Boatbuilding: How to Build Any Boat the Stitch-and-Glue Way
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Author: Samual Devlin
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1995-10-25
ISBN: 0071579907
Number of pages: 198
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

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Book Review: The Ultimate Guide for Stitch and Glue
Summary: 4 Stars

This is the most exhaustive and detailed guide to the boatbuilding technique known as "stitch and glue".
You can find every detail for the construction of a boat using this technique.
A must for the serious Do-It-Yourself boatbuilder.
From the basics in materials, (plywood, resins, fiberglass cloth) to the intrincacies of transfering drawings to the plywood sheets, to the adaptation of a design to stitch and glue construction, Devlin takes you step by step through all the details, so your boat can be safe and a work to be proud of.Devlin's Boatbuilding: How to Build Any Boat the Stitch-and-Glue Way

Summary of Devlin's Boatbuilding: How to Build Any Boat the Stitch-and-Glue Way

Few people have done more than Sam Devlin to popularize wooden boatbuilding. For the past 15 years he has been designing, building, and helping others build his fleet of small sail and power boats. Ranging in length from 7 to 40 feet--so graceful, pert, and purposeful they seem to have been born on the waves--these boats belie the fact that they are built from sheet plywood using wire stitches and epoxy glue. In other words, anyone can build them, and many have. A 1988 WoodenBoat magazine profile of Devlin garnered more than 1,800 inquiries for his boat plans, an unbelievable response to any article in any magazine. Sailboats like Nancy's China (costs less to build than the reported cost of one place setting of Nancy Reagan's china) and powerboats like Surf Scoter are familiar, much-appreciated sights these days. Devlin developed this guide to building boats--his or any other designer's--from the building instructions he supplies with his plans. It is a mature, shop- and ocean-tested manual, covering everything from sharpening the tools to launching the finished boat. There is also a gallery of Devlin's designs and a detailed appendix listing sources for tools and other materials.

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