Build the New Instant Boats
Descriere: Easily built boats for amateurs. Includes three stitch-and-glue designs-a technique that allows the plywood seams to be "taped" together with fiberglass and resin instead of metal fastenings-and three conventional designs built without a jig.
Autori: Harold Payson | Editura: Wooden Boat Publications | Anul aparitiei: 2010 | ISBN: 9781934982044 | Numar de pagini: 148 | Categorie: Crafts
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