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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 797
EAN: 9780142001219
ISBN: 014200121X
Label: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: April 30, 2002
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Release Date: April 30, 2002
Studio: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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There are fewer than 10,000 wooden boats in America, but the circulation of WoodenBoat magazine exceeds 180,000. What is it about these boats that has captured the popular imagination? With his "lively blend of reportage [and] reflection" (Los Angeles Times), Michael Ruhlman sets off for a renowned boatyard in Martha's Vineyard to follow the construction of two boats-Rebecca, a 60-foot modern pleasure schooner, and Elisa Lee, a 32-foot powerboat. Filled with exquisite details and stories of the sea, this exciting exploration of a nearly forgotten craft and the colorful personalities involved will enthrall wooden boat owners as well as craftspeople of every stripe, nature enthusiasts, and fans of compelling nonfiction.
"Wooden Boats describes in loving detail how these vessels are made. . . . Mr. Ruhlman consistently comes through with touching lyricism." (The Wall Street Journal)
"Ruhlman's deft blending of boatbuilding description and seagoing lore will satisfy even the fussiest of wooden-boat enthusiasts." (WoodenBoat magazine)
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I should of done alittle more reaserch on this book before buying it. I thought it would be on diferent boat designs, not about two boats being built. Could still be intresting.
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Michael Ruhlman's WOODEN BOATS is not only a celebration of wooden boats and wooden boatbuilding but is an exposition on the very idea of wooden boats. Ruhlman expends considerable effort describing the construction of two boats and how the wood was obtained to build them; he also borrows David Pye's idea of "the workmanship of risk" (from THE NATURE AND ART OF WORKSMANSHIP) to elevate the building of a wooden boat to the level of an art form, which may be contrasted with the mass-produced nature ... Read More
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im nearly done with this book,and ill tell ya,,what a book it is.
its a enthralling story about a shipyard and the boats they build. it tells about the boat shop,and nearly what it might feel like being/working in one. i for one would love to have a job in one,,money or no.(being disabled,,it aint gonna happen)
the boats they build are amazing,and the writer describes them in a way that i can imagine what it will look like even before i check out the pictures.
the best part ... Read More
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The book Wooden Boats is a non-fiction story set in Martha's Vineyard and about two shipwrights and their business. Ross Gannon and Nat Benjamin strive to find the perfect design for a ship and try the boat built as smoothly and traditionally as possible. Michael Ruhlman writes, "They were still being made here the old-fashioned way- by craftsmen in small yards." Regarding the Gannon & Benjamin Marine Railway. Jon Wilson is quoted in the book commenting that Nat Benjamin is, " one of the best designers ... Read More
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"Wooden Boats" reminded me of similar extended narratives by Tracy Kidder (think of "House" or "Soul of a New Machine"). Quite well done, with a strong sense of a story being told.
Ruhlman comes to the topic with no experience in boat construction, or even boating for that matter, but gets to the heart of why some people become obsessed with these projects. (This is a book about wooden boats, but this kind of obsession is certainly not limited to nautical pastimes. Read Rebuilding the Indian ... Read More
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