Boats & How To Make Them

Craft yourself a yar and hardy vessel for fishing, exploring, or staying dry—whatever your quest, you can use simple tools, widely available materials, and the time-tested help of this zine to create your very own boat. With detailed illustrations and diagrams alongside quippy, timeless guidance from famed 19th and 20th century frontiersman Daniel Carter Beard, Boats & How to Make Them offers the modern reader a hands-on boat-building education (along with additional advice on everything from making your own swimsuit to dealing with sunburn). Read up and set sail!