Canoe and Kayak Building

The KAYAK SHOP by Chris Kulsczyki, Ragged Mountain Press)

Covers the basics of stitch and glue kayak building and includes measured drawings of several boats.

The Strip-Built Sea Kayak by Nick Schade, Ragged Mountain Press)

Written by my brother, this book covers in detail the construction of unique, high performance strip built kayaks. You will find some photos and drawings of my work too. Measured drawings of several boats included.

Building Skin-On-Frame Boats, By Robert Morris, Illustrated by Edward R. Turner, Hartley & Marks 2000,

Detailed information on skin and frame boat building including Greenland and Aleutian style kayaks

Qayaq : Kayaks of Alaska and Siberia, by David Zimmerly, Paul Gardinier, University of Alaska Press, 2000

A wealth of information about arctic kayaks

The Aleutian Kayak: Origins, Construction, and Use of The Traditional Seagoing Baidarka, by Wolfgang Brinck, McGraw Hill

How to build skin on frame Baidarkas the traditional way.

The Wood and Canvas Kayak by George Putz, International Marine, 1990

Greenland style skin on frame kayak using modern materials.

Baidarka, by George Dyson, Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co. 

History of Aleutian Kayaks and how to build a skin on frame boat using aluminum tubing and nylon cloth

Canoecraft : A Harrowsmith Illustrated Guide to Woodstrip Construction by Ted Moores and Merilyn Mohr(Contributor)

The art of strip building canoes.

Featherweight Boatbuilding : A Woodenboat Book by Henry "Mac" McCarthy, Woodenboat Publications, 1996

Building a small double paddle canoe

The Bark Canoes And Skin Boats Of North America, by Edwin Tappan Adney and Howard I. Chappelle, Smithsonian Institution Press.

The Wood and Canvas Canoe : A Complete Guide to Its History, Construction, Restoration, and Maintenance, by Jerry Stelmock and Rollin Thurlow, Tilbury House Publishers, 1987

Building The Maine Guide Canoe, By Jerry Stelmok, Lyons Press, 1992

Boat Building

Boatbuilding, A Complete Handbook of wooden Boat Construction, by Howard I Chappelle, W.W. Norton, 1994.

Building Classic Small Craft by John Gardner, International Marine, Camden, Maine, 1977. 

History and details of the construction on a number of small craft including dories, whitehalls, skiffs, and more.

The Dory Book by John Gardner, Mystic Seaport Museum Publications, 1987. Detailed descriptions of dorys and how to build them.

The Dory Model Book by Harold "Dynamite" Payson, His web site

About other types of boats

American Small Sailing Craft by Howard I Chappelle, W.W. Norton, 1951.

Descriptions and figures of American small craft. Including Friendship sloops, Catboats, and more.

On the Hawser, a Tugboat Album by Steven Lang and Peter Specter, Down East books, Camden, Maine, 1980.

The best source of information and photos of U.S. tugs that I know of.

Schooners and Schooner Barges by Paul C. Morris, Lower Cape Publishing, Orleans, Massachusetts, 1984.

Lots of information about coastal schooners, barges and towing during the late 19th century and early to mid twentieth century.

The American Fishing Schooners by Howard I Cappelle, W.W. Norton, 1995.

Detailed descriptions and figures of New England fishing schooners. Plenty of detail to build a model from.

The built up ship model, by Charles G. Davis, Dover Publications, 1990.

Description of building a plank on frame model of the American Revolutionary ship Lexington.