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Building an Adirondack Guideboat: Reproductions of a unique regional classic Paperback – August 14, 2018

by John D. Michne (Author), Michael J. Olivette (Contributor)
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The Adirondack guideboat has survived for well over a century as a unique regional classic, first as a workboat in the rugged Adirondack mountain region of New York and later as a recreational craft. It is noted for its graceful lines, elegant curves, easy and speedy rowing, and for having a very high ooh-ahh value among casual observers. It may be easily built by accomplished amateur and professional woodworkers alike. In this book, John Michne explains, in his usual excruciating detail with wisps of wit here and there, how you can replicate a guideboat exactly as if it had just rolled out of an Adirondack boat shop a century ago. Built from laminated spruce ribs and covered in narrow edge-glued strips or traditionally planked in pine, it is a woodworker’s dream challenge. Making every part of the boat (except the oarlocks) is detailed in 25 chapters, with over 270 shop photos and six appendices, including 16 pages of detailed dimensioned drawings by John Gardner, courtesy of Adirondack Experience. As an additional bonus, there are 12 full-size CAD drawings included at no extra cost via download. These drawings of ribs, seats, oars, and more eliminate the need for the builder to spend many hours doing tedious manual lofting even before starting construction.
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    258 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    August 14, 2018
  4. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.59 x 11 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1986147959
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1986147958
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (August 14, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 258 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1986147959
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1986147958
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.33 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.59 x 11 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 8 ratings

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DHNL
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written, extremely detailed
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2020
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I've wanted an ADK guideboat since I was in high school and saw one at the ADK Museum. Started making ribs with the plan from the Durant boat years ago, but that didn't go so well. This book, and the author, have been very helpful in getting the project back on track and off to a good start. Worth the money if you want to build one.
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Tory B.
5.0 out of 5 stars The only guide you will ever need to build an Adirondack Guideboat!
Reviewed in Canada on October 3, 2018
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I had purchased the first edition of Building an Adirondack Guideboat co-authored by Michael Olivette and John Michne. I was looking forward to this revised book and it far exceeded my expectations. Yes there are some repeat chapters from the first edition, mainly the history of the boats and there was no point in rewriting history. The newly expanded and updated information concerns the construction, the heart of the writing. There are several gems within these new Chapters and the two prime ones that come immediately to mind, are the CAD full sized drawings of the ribs (and other major parts) made available by the Author. In the first edition, one had to manually loft all thirteen rib patterns. The amount of time and effort this saves is literally hours. It gets even better when the Author details an alternate to the strip edged cedar (that is fully covered in detail also) and that is planking with wide planks to replicate the appearance and form of the original Guideboats. this is achieved utilizing modern methods but still yields "old time" results. There.are several instances where the Author offers new advice on building these boats, reflected on by his experiences gained on building multiple boats after the first edition was published. An outstanding book by John Michne on building these outstanding boats.
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Mr B
5.0 out of 5 stars This is the book to get.
Reviewed in Canada on March 10, 2020
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Perfect info if you want to built a guide boat.
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