Stripper's Guide to Canoe-Building : With Drawings

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Summary: Skip the spiritual and give us practical
Review: This book spent more time focusing on his "spiritual" journey than good practical advice. The writing was dis-jointed and I found it hard to get a good picture in my head of what the process was. In addition, the book is out of date for fiberglassing. Epoxy resin's are now the only real choice for a project like this. I would buy Gil Gilpatrick's book first. If anyone wants my copy of this book, I would gladly send it to them.

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Summary: I speak from experience
Review: This book was somewhat disappointing in terms of written content and illustrations. With few exceptions, the drawings were done rather poorly in freehand. The book contains a fair amount of unnecessary "spiritual" content, room that could have been much better spent detailing tools, materials, and technique. The writing flowed rather poorly. However, included were some photos of unusual finished products. I would first spend my money on Gil Gilpatrick or Ted Moores.

Rating:
Summary: Disappointing in terms of written content and illustrations,
Review: This book was somewhat disappointing in terms of written content and illustrations. With few exceptions, the drawings were done rather poorly in freehand. The book contains a fair amount of unnecessary "spiritual" content, room that could have been much better spent detailing tools, materials, and technique. The writing flowed rather poorly. However, included were some photos of unusual finished products. I would first spend my money on Gil Gilpatrick or Ted Moores.