Bøger af Gil Gilpatrick

Covering everything from safety in the boat to shop repairs, this book thoroughly explains the whys and shortcuts learned from the author's experience in the shop and on the water. It includes full-sized plans for 8 well-proven canoe designs, most of which are the author's own adaptations.

Like Having a "Legendary Maine Guide" in Your Canoe Thinking about taking a conoe trip on the Allagash River? Then you will want this guide filled with information about what to take, how much time you will need, where to start, what to do about your vehicle, campsites, and much, much more. With The Allagash Guide, you will start your first trip with informaion that would take years to accumulate on your own. The equipment and food lists in this book are expensive, having evolved over many years. They will help you to pack with confidence and be prepared for a variety of trip situations. This book, along with Gil Gilpatrick's companion title, Allagash, will make you an Allagash expert the first time out.

Making traditional wooden snowshoes is an old craft finding new life thanks to the growing popularity of snowshoeing as a winter sport, and to people like author and Legendary Maine Guide Gil Gilpatrick, who has been making them for years. In Building Wooden Snowshoes & Snowshoe Furniture, you'll learn how to make a variety of snowshoes and furniture in the snowshoe style from Gilpatrick's years of experience. He will teach you how to bend and shape the wood, how to assemble the parts, and how to lace them using updated materials. You will also learn how to select the size and style of shoe that is right for you, whether you want to casually hike trails for pleasure or trek through the backcountry. If you can't stop at making just one pair of snowshoes, Gilpatrick includes detailed plans and patterns for building rustic snowshoe-style furniture such as an end table, rocker, footstool, and more- perfect for any rustic retreat.