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Comprehensive handbook on building small clinker-built plywood boats by the Scottish wooden dinghy pope Iain Oughtred, who died in February 2024.

All aspects of traditional boat building with modern plywood are described in detail and illustrated with many photographs and excellent hand drawings.

The individual chapters cover:

  • Tools and materials
  • Design and construction
  • Typology
  • Planking
  • Interior finishing
  • Finish

An indispensable book for anyone seriously involved in the construction of traditional plywood boats.

174 pages, numerous b/w photos and hand drawings, format 21 x 29 cm, paperback. English edition.

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Comprehensive handbook on building small clinker-built plywood boats by the Scottish wooden dinghy pope Iain Oughtred, who died in February 2024.

All aspects of traditional boat building with modern plywood are described in detail and illustrated with many photographs and excellent hand drawings.

The individual chapters cover:

  • Tools and materials
  • Design and construction
  • Typology
  • Planking
  • Interior finishing
  • Finish

An indispensable book for anyone seriously involved in the construction of traditional plywood boats.

174 pages, numerous b/w photos and hand drawings, format 21 x 29 cm, paperback. English edition.

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