Suggested Reading List and Tool Sources, circa 1975
Chapelle, Howard I.
AMERICAN SMALL SAILING CRAFT - Their Design, Development and Construction*
New York: W. W. Norton, 1951
and
YACHT DESIGNING AND PLANNING FOR YACHTSMEN, STUDENTS AND AMATEURS*
New York: W. W. Norton, 1936
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Daniels, George
HOW TO USE HAND TOOLS
New York: Harper & Row, 1964
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Herreshoff, L. Francis
THE COMMON SENSE OF YACHT DESIGN
New York: Caravan-Maritime Books, 1966
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Kinney, Francis S.
SKENE'S ELEMENTS OF YACHT DESIGN*
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1973
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Rabl, S. S.
PRACTICAL PRINCIPLES OF NAVAL ARCHITECTURE
Cambridge: Cornell Maritime Press, 1942
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Smith, Hervey Garrett
BOAT CARPENTRY*
Princeton: Van Nostrand, 1955
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Steward, Robert M.
BOATBUILDING MANUAL*
Camden, ME: International Marine Publishing Co., 1970
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Stillman, Charles K.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUILDERS' HALF-HULL MODEL IN AMERICA*
Mystic, CT: Marine Historical Association, Inc., 1933
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Above: Starred (*) titles are in the Frank L. McGuire Maritime Library
Below: Two recent titles and the 3rd edition (1986) of David King's
book from the Maine Maritime Museum
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TOOL SOURCES
The author's list, retained for historical interest.
Only the last firm is still in business,
now known as "Woodcraft in Woburn"
and located at a different address.
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The Brookstone Company
16 Brookstone Building
Peterborough, NH 03458
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Leichtung, Inc.
5187 Mayfield Road
Cleveland, OH 44124
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Silvo Hardware Company
107-109 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
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U.S. General Supply Corp.
100 General Place
Jericho, NY 11753
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Woodcraft Supply Corp.
313 Montvale Avenue
Woburn, MA 01801
Since its founding in Boston in 1928, Woodcraft Supply LLC has grown into a chain of 75 stores ("Woodcraft in Honolulu," etc.) in 35 states. Its online catalog is said to be the most complete offering of first rate woodworking products available anywhere. The company also publishes six issues of Woodcraft Magazine annually and maintains a woodworking blog.
