Product Description

"Recommended reading for anyone contemplating going paddling in a kayak of their own creation." - Sea Kayaker, on "The Kayak Shop". With the publication of "The Kayak Shop" in 1993, master builder, Chris Kulczycki helped launch a popular revolution in kayak building. But he didn't stop there. Kulczycki's boats just keep getting better - easier to build and more beautiful to behold. In "The New Kayak Shop" paddlers will find plans and instructions for building and finishing three new stitch-and-glue designs - a touring kayak, a fast sea kayak, and a flatwater kayak - that are even more elegant, durable, and functional than their forerunners. Chris Kulczycki's highly refined designs and simple building methods offer kayakers not only the experience of paddling an extraordinary boat but also the rare reward of having built it.Praise for "The Kayak Shop" includes: "Here's the book you've been looking for ...If you're considering building your own kayak, before you do anything else - buy this book!" - Florida Sea Kayaking Association. "This book should prove to be one of the standards on boat building that will be on every small boat builder's bookshelf." - "Upper Midwest Kayak Touring News". "This is a very useful book, clearly written, well illustrated, fully explanatory ...You will be sold on building your own wood kayak." - "Atlantic Coastal Kayaker". "Chris Kulczycki unfolds the basics and nitty-gritty of design, materials, tools, and plans ...Should encourage a lot of people to make the go-for-it decision." - Southern Maine Sea Kayaking Network.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #272697 in Books
• Published on: 2000-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 194 pages

Review
From coast to coast, home boatbuilders have turned to Chris Kulczycki for everything they needed to know about making their own kayaks from high-grade marine plywood and epoxy. (Rhode Island Boating )

From the Back Cover

"Recommended reading for anyone contemplating going paddling in a kayak of their own creation."--Sea Kayaker, on The Kayak Shop

With the publication of The Kayak Shop in 1993, master builder Chris Kulczycki helped launch a popular revolution in kayak building. But he didn't stop there. Kulczycki's boats just keep getting better--easier to build and more beautiful to behold.

In The New Kayak Shop paddlers will find plans and instructions for building and finishing three new stitch-and-glue designs--a touring kayak, a fast sea kayak, and a flatwater kayak--that are even more elegant, durable, and functional than their forerunners. Chris Kulczycki's highly refined designs and simple building methods offer kayakers not only the experience of paddling an extraordinary boat but also the rare reward of having built it.

Praise for The Kayak Shop

"Here's the book you've been looking for. . . . If you're considering building your own kayak, before you do anything else--buy this book!"--Florida Sea Kayaking Association

"This book should prove to be one of the standards on boat building that will be on every small boat builder's bookshelf."--Upper Midwest Kayak Touring News

"This is a very useful book, clearly written, well illustrated, fully explanatory. . . . You will be sold on building your own wood kayak."--Atlantic Coastal Kayaker

Chris Kulczycki unfolds the basics and nitty-gritty of design, materials, tools, and plans. . . . Should encourage a lot of people to make the go-for-it decision."--Southern Maine Sea Kayaking Network

About the Author
Chris Kulczycki has designed and built wooden kayaks and canoes for more than a dozen years. He founded Chesapeake Light Craft and has written numerous articles for SAIL, Sea Kayaker, Cruising World, Ocean Navigator, and Fine Woodworking.

Customer Reviews

Superb!
Having read the print off the pages of this book, I found it superb andcovering everything one could possibly need to know. A table of offsets(or two) is the only thing missing. Then it would have been the perfect'Build Yourself a Kayak Book'. Well worth buying!

Comprehensive introduction to stitch & glue
This is a quite comprehensive introduction to stitch-and-glue kayak building. It's well written, and so it should be, as the author is none other than the founder of Chesapeake Light Craft. Chris Culczycki digs deeply into his rich experience of designing and building stitch-and-glue kayaks. You'll find help to decide on what kayak you should build, tips on what materials you should use, and what tools you'll need. There are even scaled down plans, to give you an idea of what you're up against before you start building. The only thing the inexperienced boatbuilder will miss here, are detailed, complete plans, and step-by-step instructions. The process is very well explained, but the illustrations are not as abundant and detailed as in for instance "Kayaks You Can Build: An Illustrated Guide to Plywood Construction". I'd not hesitate to recommend this book for anyone planning to build a stitch-and-glue kayak.