Wooden Boats: In Pursuit of the Perfect Craft at an American Boatyard
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (740 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 014200121X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Filled with exquisite details and stories of the sea, this exciting exploration of a nearly forgotten craft and the colorful personalities involved will enthrall wooden boat owners as well as craftspeople of every stripe, nature enthusiasts, and fans of compelling nonfiction.. There are fewer than 10,000 wooden boats in America, but the circulation of WoodenBoat magazine exceeds 180,000. What is it about these boats that has captured the popular imagination? With his "lively blend of reportage and refle
Ruhlman tells the men's stories through the boats that they construct, so a long chapter on building the 65-foot-long schooner Rebecca for a newly boat-struck buyer turns into an exploration of the unique connection between the rich people who buy boats and the working-class people who make them, as well as the slow and detailed work that goes into building a boat by hand. (May)Forecast: Ruhlman, who has written extensively for the New York Times, should garner some attention, especially given the acclaim of his previous book and his author
He has also collaborated with Thomas Keller on two cookbooks, The French Laundry Cookbook and Bouchon. Michael Ruhlman is the author of The Making of a Chef, The Soul of a Chef, and Charcuterie. Additionally, Ruhlman has written for The New York Times, Gourmet<
"ho humm" according to Fred. I should of done alittle more reaserch on this book before buying it. I thought it would be on diferent boat designs, not about two boats being built. Could still be intresting.. Essentially Zen and Art of Boatbuilding Ruhlman brings all his skills of observation, description, and writing craft to Wooden Boat. I grew up around sailboats, in fact, the first boat mentioned is the restoration of an Alden Malabar Senior, which is the kind of sailboat my grandfather owned . David P said A finely crafted book. "Wooden Boats" reminded me of similar extended narratives by Tracy Kidder (think of "House" or "Soul of a New Machine"). Quite well done, with a strong sense of a story being told.Ruhlman comes to the topic with no experience in boat construction, or ev