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