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Summary: The Strip Built Kayak
Review: After searching the net, I came across this book at Nick's Internet site. I purchased the book, and paid him more I might add than if I'd first found it on Amazon. I have found this book to be very informative and motivating. I am confident that anyone, even if you've never worked w/wood before could build a boat after reading this. The added bonus is that he includes the offsets (don't get scared) for three of his boats. At first this chapter intimidated me, however after reading it a second time (and slower) it all made sense. Lofting is like a "connect the dots" coloring book, only you have to use the offsets to first place the dots in the right place. Once you place the dots, simply connect them to make a form. I can't wait to get started on my first boat! Oh by the way, I don't mind paying him a little extra considering the quality of this book. This book is as much a work of art as the kayaks are. A great book!
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Summary: The Strip Built Kayak
Review: After searching the net, I came across this book at Nick's Internet site. I purchased the book, and paid him more I might add than if I'd first found it on Amazon. I have found this book to be very informative and motivating. I am confident that anyone, even if you've never worked w/wood before could build a boat after reading this. The added bonus is that he includes the offsets (don't get scared) for three of his boats. At first this chapter intimidated me, however after reading it a second time (and slower) it all made sense. Lofting is like a "connect the dots" coloring book, only you have to use the offsets to first place the dots in the right place. Once you place the dots, simply connect them to make a form. I can't wait to get started on my first boat! Oh by the way, I don't mind paying him a little extra considering the quality of this book. This book is as much a work of art as the kayaks are. A great book!
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Summary: Easy guide for building a quality kayak
Review: An easy, fun read that enabled me to begin construction of a wood strip kayak in my garage 2 days after receiving the book. Nick gives clear instructions, lots of photos, and professional hints for producing the kayak from which dreams are made.You will not go wrong with this soon to be legendary how-to on wood strip construction.
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Summary: Easy guide for building a quality kayak
Review: An easy, fun read that enabled me to begin construction of a wood strip kayak in my garage 2 days after receiving the book. Nick gives clear instructions, lots of photos, and professional hints for producing the kayak from which dreams are made. You will not go wrong with this soon to be legendary how-to on wood strip construction.
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Summary: excellent gift book and reference for builders
Review: As a sea kayaking enthusiast and occasional builder of stitch and glue kayaks (7 and counting)I found Mr. Schade's book to have more than enough information clearly presented to get a person started and finished in strip building a kayak. I found specific recomendations for different lay-ups of fiberglass to be particularly helpful in my boatbuilding. For a boat building nut, The Strip Built Sea Kayak is at the top of the coffee table pile and in the shop.
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Summary: A MUST have for the home kayak builder
Review: I am just about finished with my double Guillemot kayak from Nick's book. It will be a beautiful boat for me to use with my family on overnight and day trips on the Puget Sound. Nick's book was wonderful, and I highly recommend it for anyone who is building or thinking of building a kayak (or even a canoe). It is filled with a wealth of information about the techniques necessary to build kayaks from wood strips, but is easy enough to follow and is structured well so it all comes together without any confusion. I have been extremely pleased with the book, and I bet you will be too.
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Summary: A MUST have for the home kayak builder
Review: I am just about finished with my double Guillemot kayak from Nick's book. It will be a beautiful boat for me to use with my family on overnight and day trips on the Puget Sound. Nick's book was wonderful, and I highly recommend it for anyone who is building or thinking of building a kayak (or even a canoe). It is filled with a wealth of information about the techniques necessary to build kayaks from wood strips, but is easy enough to follow and is structured well so it all comes together without any confusion. I have been extremely pleased with the book, and I bet you will be too.
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Summary: Adequate instruction, beautiful boat!
Review: I can only echo the other reviewers. I too am one with little to no woodworking experience (well, apart from woodshop classes in junior high!) and ... somehow ... ended up with a great looking boat following the plans laid out by the book. Mr. Schade is to be commended not only for a well-written instructional guide, but for providing an exceptional level of support through his running of an online support board specifically for kayak builders (more info in the book, of course). If you're remotely interested in building your own kayak, get the book. When you decide to do it, you'll be adequately prepared -- and you'll end up with a gorgeous boat.
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Summary: Excellent! Worth every cent.
Review: I have been building kayaks for years and I still learned a lot from this book. Well thought out, logically laid out, nicely augmented with graphics and photos, Nick's book will become THE reference for woodstrip boat building. You won't want to build a strip kayak without this book (and don't believe anyone who says different)!
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Summary: The final push !!!
Review: I have been thinking about building a kayak for some time now. I ordered this book from Amazon and I have now started building. I couldn't have hoped for a better building companion ! The explanations are clear, the text is encouraging and the fact that there are three free plan/offsets makes this book a well-worth investment. I feel very confident of building the Guillemot from the book even though I have absolutely no previous experience in building kayaks.
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