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Boat Building in Winterton, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland (Mercury Series)
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Product Description
This revised edition of a classic work covers the history, design, construction, and use of traditional wooden inshore fishing boats in the small town of Winterton, on the shore of Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Boatbuilding lore, especially the dynamics of boat design and construction, are seen from the perspective of the boat builders themselves, and are discussed within the context of the community's social, economic, and natural environments. Lavishly illustrated with photographs, archival images, drawings, and line plans, this book is a practical guide for boatbuilding enthusiasts and a valuable resource for scholars.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1873666 in Books
- Published on: 2006-07-30
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 164 pages
Customer Reviews
Ethnography with tables of offsets!
I hunted this book down after seeing a beautiful "rodney" boat from New Foundland on the internet. I didn't realise it was an ethnography when I ordered it, but now that I have it I appreciate it for what it is. I enjoyed reading about the boats and the vanishing breed of men who built them. One of the things that makes this book so interesting is accounts of the use of archaic methods that result in very sound, beautiful, useful boats. The author does go into the building procedures and provide lines and offsets for a few boats.
