The Boatbuilder's Apprentice: The Ins and Outs of Building Lapstrake, Carvel, Stitch-and-Glue, Strip-Planked, and Other Wooden Boa

Great book! I have been planning (dreaming) of building a wooden boat for a number of years. Only space and time have held me up. Now that I have both, I can begin serious research of the various methods and materials and set those dreams in motion. I have a couple other well-acclaimed books on the topic of wooden boat building, but they are focused on details of design, engineering and frame structure which is good, but they was too detailed and seemed to pass over the topics I needed to understand planking and such. This book was perfect. The author had separate chapters on each planking method as well as a rather exhaustive explanation and illustrations on the crucial task of lofting and steaming the frames. I wish I had bought this book first. I could have started my dream sooner and with confidence. If you want a good, useful overview of wooden boat building, start with this book.

Got this book for my husband at Christmas. He's always wanted to build a wood boat and he wanted several books to gather information and opinions. This was one of two. My husband really liked the information and photos in this book. It arrived quickly and in good condition with some other items I had ordered. It was not wrapped or protected, but it made it. I will update with any further thoughts my husband might add

I was looking for this book for years. Very interestig, full of advices for boat builders in wood.

I'm kicking around the idea of building my own boat. This book will be a good over all guide.

Rossel explains all the 'stuff' that goes IN the hull- not just the hull itself. His depth of Marine Carpentry is well laid out here, to be shared by anyone who has to fit wood in asymmetrical situations, marine or otherwise.

Well written and illustrated, Balanced approach to the assorted methods of boat building, recommended. A classic in the forthcoming years.

This book can be appreciated by boat builders and do it your selfers. It has great photos, historical and practical information. Definatly a coffee table book for any one who enjoys any wood working craftsmanship. This book helped me build a Lap Strake dingy. It was a better resource than the instruction book that came with the template paterns I purchased to build my dingy.

A ton of info crammed into one book. While it doesn't cover everything, it is a jump point to learning. It gives a good reference to different syles and methods.

I've really enjoyed reading this book. Open it on any page and you'll find something interesting and informative. There are lots of good tips and advice, the black and white pictures didn't bother me unlike some reviewers. The pictures all tell a story and there age doesn't really matter. If you can't see why the photo was chosen you need to look again they all illustrate some design feature, useful technique or a simple some good tools. I'm now on the hunt for some speciality clamps found in this book! The writing style is very clear and all the techniques are put in their historic/evolutionary context. This is really useful and I think gives the amateur a lot of confidence - if you want a light weight 'modern' stitch and glue boat, go for it! If you want to spend more time fine tuning some techniques then these too are covered in this book. As others have said, its not an instruction manual I'd describe it as a "inspiration manual".

Très bon ouvrage qui permet de faire un bon tour d'horizon sur les différentes methodes de construction navale tout en regorgeant d'informations pratiques. Incontournable. Emmanuel Parrein atelierdespirogues.com

Arrived, as expected.

Very good