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Summary: Great book
Review: A very good book for the beginner. While the lofting of the patterns can be intimidating, the author does a good job of explaning the basics. The plans and the information contained in the book are very helpful. One thing building a canoe with an inner stem can be a bit tricky, you may opt to just run the strips past the form and glue the together this works very well.
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Summary: This is a must have
Review: I have read other books on canoe building and this one was for me the best. It has good advice on which style of wood strip canoe to build for your purpose, looks at plans, materials and tools and then goes through the process of building a 16 foot Redbird. It had enough detail (marginally fuzzy b&w photos but excellent line drawings) to guide me, a complete beginner, through the whole process and I recommend it. Other books have great tips and overviews of the techniques, and are useful for additional information; but this was the one that, by leading me through each step in enough detail from start to finish answering my questions as it went, made me confident that I could safely start the project and build that canoe.
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Summary: Awesome! The canoe builders bible!
Review: I just finished a Rob Roy canoe following the plans and instructions in this book.If I can build a canoe following this books well written instructions and excellent photographs, anyone can. Truly the canoe builder's bible.
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Summary: Been There - Done That
Review: I've used Ted Moores' book to build a Redbird design and could not be happier with my canoe. The author was very precise in expaining all the steps neccasary to complete the project. If anyone is intrested in pesonal watercraft or traditional apperance this book is a must have.
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Summary: The best book on strip building
Review: Moore's book was probably the first to deal with strip building using epoxy, and he has always been one of the best builders. Last time I was at the Canadian Canoe Museum, he was there too, working in the shop. There isn't anyone better than him, and he has written several great books. He was generous to me 20 yrs ago, before the publication of his first book, when my epoxy was going bad, and he was helpful on the other end of the phone. I have bought this the second book, and I think it is a useful revision to the first. Some of the jigs are better, and the designs are far more useful than those that appeared in the first book. I think they will appeal to most home builders, and combine several modern favorites, with traditional ones. My one small quible is that in general we still don't have designs in these books which are the equal of those coming out of the best factories, say Bell as one example. But that's the kind of thing that doesn't seem to interest most builders. Others say the mold tables are difficult to read. They are merely traditional. Read them as feet, inches, eigths, and plus or minus 1/16. That's boatbuilding. Most builders will never try to loft these in several views, strips make a casual approach possible, since they are largely self-fairing. That being the case talk of difficult lofting is highly exagerated. Highly recomended
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Summary: Excellent book, likely the best.
Review: This book makes the blue-covered book look like a throw-away. I have not read "Strippers Guide" but after reading the comments contained under that book title, I have to believe this one is better. If you can't build a canoe with this book, you can't build one.
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Summary: Excellent book, likely the best.
Review: This book makes the blue-covered book look like a throw-away. I have not read "Strippers Guide" but after reading the comments contained under that book title, I have to believe this one is better. If you can't build a canoe with this book, you can't build one.
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Summary: Excellent book, likely the best.
Review: This book makes the blue-covered book look like a throw-away. I have not read "Strippers Guide" but after reading the comments contained under that book title, I have to believe this one is better. If you can't build a canoe with this book, you can't build one.
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Summary: Canoecraft: An Illustrated Guide to Fine Woodstrip Construct
Review: Whether your goal is to build a general-purpose recreational canoe, an efficient modern tripping canoe or a full-decked fast-cruising canoe with walnut veneer, this guide can help you make it happen.
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Summary: This is a must have
Review: Without any previous wood working experience, this book guided me through the hundreds of little steps required to build a canoe of excellent qualities. Ted Moores really thought of everything, and if I (12.000 miles south of Ontario) could do it, so can you. On the down side, the books omits any reference to the extremely useful bulletin board at Ted Moores own website. Also, his method is so smooth and free of doubts, that it helps to purchase some other book with a different outlook, just to relax a little. He does say "professional results" a few times too often for my taste. BUT, when it is time to get building, make sure you do as he says, because he really knows what is best for your boat.
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