The Strip-Built Sea Kayak: Three Rugged, Beautiful Boats You Can Build | 
 enlarge | Author: Nick Schade
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 64588
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 007057989X
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.829
UPC: 639785800088
EAN: 9780070579897
ASIN: 007057989X
Publication Date: March 31, 1998
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Product Description
Although books on strip building canoes abound, this is among the first to adapt the technique to crafting attractive, functional kayaks. Using high-quality, computer-generated illustrations and photographs to explain key techniques, the book provides complete plans and measurements for three different kayaks: 1) A simple solo craft for beginners, 2) A high-performance solo kayak for intermediate paddlers, and 3) A tandem design for two paddlers. With its easy-to-follow guidance and instructions, The Strip-Built Sea Kayak makes top-notch kayaks accessible to budget-minded paddlers.
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 Strip-built sea kayak August 2, 2008
If you enjoy woodworking and want to build a beautiful, lightweight, high-performance sea-kayak for a fraction of what it would cost to purchase a similar boat, this is the reference for you. The book is well written and illustrated and provides enough detail to complete a project from start to finish. An excellent reference (5*).
 Great detailed book January 28, 2008
I have learned all the needed information required to build a Strip kayak.
Yet! the kayak plans in the book are not good enough for building a kayak. Purchase plans separately!
Very creative, possibly the best info out there. October 11, 2007
Nick Shade is an artist, not a woodworker. He doesn't fret over minute details, or force you to make things perfect. But his designs are positively gorgeous. Since his book is a recent print, he covers many aspects of construction the older books do not cover, and many of the ideas are his own and are used professionally on the curent market. He does not cover everything, and if you want to find out the most recent developments as far as boatbuilding, you have to subscribe to the blogs online. (such as on Ted Moores' site). He is not as clear as Ted Moores in KayakCraft, but sometimes has more ideas. I suggest to buy both and visit all the websites.
Excellent book September 17, 2007
This is a very good book. Schade's style is very easygoing and informative. A pleasure to read and learn from.
Why another review? September 4, 2007
With all the rave reviews already stated, I add my own.
Mr. Schade will break your heart in the very introduction of the book; at this moment you will come to understand the true dedication of this author to his craft (and love for his wife). Then there is a descent into the inner secrets of this craft that he loves. As an accomplished gymnast, he will certainly make this kayak-building appear easy, almost too easy, and yet the details are in place to convince you that, yes, you can do it yourself.
You have to pinch yourself to bring yourself back to the reality that you will spend many hours building this kayak, that it will cost you quite a bit, and that the process is not as easy as it looks. Then stop pinching yourself and start planning; the reality is that you can do it!
There are a few gaps in the details that I had to think my way through, but none of these gaps are intentional. In fact, these opportunities are more exciting than aggravating.
This is not the only good resource available for learning the strip-building technique. I am already modifying Mr. Schade's designs to include elements provided elsewhere, as he would even encourage himself. On the other hand, this book is all you need to make a great kayak, and the information in this book is superior to anything that I have seen elsewhere.
I would recommend this book even to those who never plan on building a kayak if for no other reason than to appreciate this fine art of shipbuilding.
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