Boat building techniques Illustrated. Иллюстрированные методы строительства лодок

Издание на английском языке
Covers a range of techniques and skills needed when constructing a boat, from interpreting the plans to hints on working different timbers. The author answers many of those puzzling questions, which need to be solved in a clear manner.
This book is a useful reference to the home builder or a newly trained apprentice in a fitting out yard.

Content
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Preparatory Considerations
A Sense of Scale
Construction Methods
The Building Site
Plans
Part 1 : Techniques
1 Lifting Shapes from Plans
From Scale Drawings
From Full Size Paper Outlines
From a Solid Scrieve Board
Deck Camber
2 Three Dimensional Shapes
Rounding a Spar
A Spoon Oar
The Backbone
A Ballast Keel Pattern
Bevelling Frames
3 Marking Shapes from the Hull
Scribing
Spiling
The 'Joggle Stick'
Trimming Gauge
Other Ways
Shaping to Avoid Hard Spots
4 Fitting
Bevels
Tricks for Fitting
Fitting Longitudinals
Fitting Deckbeams
Fitting Cartings
5 Planking
Clinker (or Lapstrake)
Carvel
Strip Planking
Cold Moulding
Plywood Hardchine
Constant Camber
6 Fairing
Battens
Fairing Lines
Fairing Shapes
7 Boring
Spoke Bit
Extended Bit
Boring Bar
8 Boatbuilding Joints
Loose Tenon
Loose Tongue
Scarfs
9 Fitting Out Joints
Bulkheads
Soles and Thwarts
The Hidden Cleat
Timber Mouldings
10 Curved Grain
Using Straight Grained Timber
Using Plywood
Naturally Curved Grain
Springing
Laminating
Steam Bending
11 Horning and Levelling
The Horning Rod
Levelling the Hull
Declevity Sticks
Scribing the Water Line
Part 2: Materials
1 Timber
Log Conversion
Seasoning
Decay in Timber
Preservative Treatment
Marine Borers
Plywood
Table of Principal Boatbuilding Timbers
2 Metals and Corrosion
The Marine Environment
Galvanic Corrosion
Corrosion Avoidance and Protection
Electrochemical Decay in Timber
Electrolytic Corrosion
Marine Metals
3 Fastenings
Driven Fastenings
Screws
Bolts
Rivets
4 Adhesives
Waterproof Wood Glues
Comparative Table of Timber Adhesives
Procedures when Gluing Timber
Gluing Different Materials
5 Sealants
Matching Sealants to Situations
Traditional Seals
Modern Compounds
6 Sheathing Systems
Reinforced Resin Systems
Other Sheathing
7 Methods
Part 3: Tools
1 General Comments
Purchasing Tools
Tool Storage
Workshop Safety
Protective Clothing
Basic Workshop Equipment
2 Marking and Measuring Tools
Marking
Rules
Squares and Bevels
Gauges
Levels
3 Cutting Tools
Saws
Chisels
Other Tools for Cutting
4 Planes and Shaping Tools
Bench Planes
Specialised Planes
Spokeshaves
Traditional Tools
Electric Tools
Files and Surform Rasps
5 Drills and Bits
Drills
Bits
6 Tools for Fastening
Hammers
Screwdrivers
Spanners
Dies
7 Clamps
8 Finishing Tools and Abrasives
Scrapers
Sanders
Abrasive Papers
Glossary
Bibliography
Brief Details of Boats Featured in Illustrations
Addresses of Organisations Cited in the Text
Index