Building an Adirondack guideboat : wood strip reproductions of the Virginia /
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Utica, N.Y. :
Nicholas K. Burns Pub.,
c2005.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. From Humble Beginnings
- 2. Evolution Continued
- 3. Tools, Screws, and Glues. Power Tools
- Hand Tools
- Screws
- Glue
- What Glue to Use?
- 4. First, We Need a Plan. Patterns and Drawings
- Lofting the Ribs
- A Curious Aside
- Lofting the Stem
- Computer-aided Design (CAD)
- 5. - Patterns and Forms. Patterns
- Constructing the Bottom Board Quarter Pattern
- Determining Rib Foot Lengths
- Forms
- 6. Making the Ribs. The Wood
- Cutting the Laminations
- Bending Considerations
- Doing the Bending
- Bending With Dry Heat
- Gluing the Blanks
- Cleanup and Shaping
- An Alternate Method for Shaping Ribs
- Finishing Up
- 7. Creating the Skeleton. The Concept of Rocker
- Building the Stock Plank
- Building the Construction Jigs
- Building the Bottom Board
- Forming the Rolling Beveled Edges
- Attaching the Ribs
- Screw Alignment and Insertion
- Attaching the Inner Stems
- Mounting the Bottom Board to the Stock Plank
- The Alignment Battens
- Scribe Ribs
- 8. The Strips. The Wood
- Making Strips versus Buying Them
- Strip Length
- Strip Width
- Strip Thickness
- Cutting the Strips
- Routing the Edges
- Gang-Cutting Strips
- Cutting the Bead
- Cutting the Cove
- 9. Stripping the Hull. The Old and the New
- Fairing the Ribs and Stems
- The Sheer Strips
- Stripping the Hull
- 10. Fairing, Filling, and Sanding. The Outer Stems
- Filling and Sanding the Hull
- 11. Fiberglassing. Why Do We Fiberglass?
- Buying Epoxy and Fiberglass
- Epoxy Considerations
- Doing the Wet Out
- The Fill Coats
- Scraping and Sanding
- 12. Inside Cleanup and Gunwales. Righting and Supporting the Hull
- Gunwales
- Contents note continued: Fitting and Mounting the Gunwales
- Deck Recesses
- 13. Decks. Deck Beams
- Carlins
- Breast Hooks
- Deck Circles (Coaming)
- Deck Planks
- Deck Center Capping Strip
- Coamings Revisited
- Rib Ends and Gunwale Cleanup
- 14. Seats, Cleats, and Risers. Selecting the Cane
- Middle Seat
- Bow and Stern Seats
- Seat Backrests
- Caning the Seats
- Rising or Seat Cleats
- Yoke Cleats
- 15. Finishing. The Whys, Wherefores, and Whats
- Before You Start
- Spraying
- Painting
- Varnishing
- Varnishing the Exterior Hull
- Rubbing Out the Finish
- Varnishing the Interior of the Hull
- Decks and other Trim
- 16. Brass Accessories and Hardware. Tools
- Materials
- A Few Words About Brass
- Making the Stem Caps
- Making the Stem Bands
- Making the Painter Ring and Staple
- Installing the Stem Bands
- Putting It All Together
- Making and Installing the Bottom Stem Band Section
- Installing the Shoe-Irons
- Siding Protectors
- Yoke Ferrules
- Rowlocks and Rowlock Plates
- Builder's Nameplate
- Some Weighty Words
- 17. Standard and Optional Equipment. Oars
- Paddles
- Footplates and Floor Grates
- Constructing the Floor Grate
- Foot Braces
- Carving a Carry Yoke
- Making the Templates
- Roughing Out
- Hollowing the Inside
- 18. Guideboat Care and Maintenance. Transportation
- Repairs
- Replacing Loose or Missing Screws
- Replacing Seat Risers
- Scratches and Dents
- Refinishing a Painted Hull
- Seat Cane Maintenance
- Storage
- Cleaning Brass
- A Final Construction Note
- Afterwords
- Appendix 1. John Gardner's Drawings of the Adirondack Guideboat Virginia
- Appendix 2. Screw Sizes and Quantities
- Appendix 3. Working with Epoxy
- Appendix 4. Making Scarf Joints
- Appendix 5. Sources
- Glossary.