The Wood and Canvas Canoe: And Maintenance

By Jerry Stelmok and Rollin Thurlow

Book Overview

This rich history begins with the birchbark canoe, follows the turn-of-the-century canoe craze when builders such as Eve Gerrish, E. M. White, B. N. Morris, and others perfected the art of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0884480461
• ISBN13: 9780884480464
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

canvas canoe

After reading the book twice, I understand much of what was written. However, it does require a second read. It is not a book full of diagrams on how to do every task and does probably require some experience in boat building. Great history section.... one of the best parts. Would recommend it to anyone interested in reproducing the history of this great art. The section on building the forms was well written and probably the most important part of the book. All in all, a good read and well worth the purchase.

wood, canvas canoe

Helpful guide for the canoe enthusiast that wants to build or repair their own canoe. Wether it be wood or canvas.

Best Canoe Book

I purchased this book as a gift - but read it myself before giving it to them. The most informative book with very good illustrations. It helped me make decisions on the purchase of a wood & canvas canoe. I highly recommend it for anyone interested in canoes. Famos Montana

Excellent. Well illustrated. Very Useful.

I had an old canvas canoe I used for duck hunting that was in desperate need of repair. My hunting buddy and I decided to tackle the job of replacing broken ribs, rotten planking and re-canvasing the old girl. We literally had no idea of what we were getting into, and without the help of this book we would still be lost. It provided us with some great ideas and great step by step instructions.