Big Timber Construction Books??

[adam96]

Hi. I'm trying to learn more about how the big schooners (commercial and private) built between 1850 and 1900 were designed and built, and what, if any classification standards were used. So if anyone knows of any good references (I assume most are out of print) I would be much appreciative. Thanks!
Adam

[David Stimson]

Adam -

You may be able to find an old copy of "The Elements of Wood Ship Construction" on one of the used book sites such as Abebooks. The author is W.H. Curtis, and the publisher is McGraw Hill. My edition was published in 1919. It has a lot of construction techniques for double-sawn frame vessels, but nothing about design.

David

[Ethan]

Abe's has it - well, kind of. There's a re-printer who'll sell you a copy for $93.00. I've never seen this book, so I have no idea if it's worth it.

[Ron Williamson]

I have a book called,"Wooden Ship-Building",by Charles Desmond.
Originally published 1919 by The Rudder Publishing Co.
Reprinted by Vestal Press Ltd.,po box 97 320 N. Jensen Rd.Vestal NY
R

[Bill Perkins]

You might be interested in Howard Chapelles' "The American Fishing Schooners 1825-1935 ". I haven't read it .

[Frank E. Price]

Brad Story's book, The Building of Blackfish, is a great pictorial record of building a 50'+ schooner the old way in his dad's yard in the 1930's. Doublesawn frames and fully ceiled construction. A small schooner, but built like a big one. GREAT book. I have a copy; you can't have it. Try bookfinder.com. They search all the online booksellers, inclubing abebooks and alibris and amazon and a zillion others.

Frank

P.S. Blackfish came to a bad end about 25 years later, but that's another story.

[Frank E. Price]

Well, I blew that. The book's actual title is Building the Blackfish, and the writer was Dana Story, Brad's old man I believe. The photographer was John Clayton; Ten Pound Island, 1988. The boat was built in the spring and summer of 1938.

Frank

[WindHawk]

If you're interested in Great Lakes Schooner's visit the website's of both Bowling Green State University, and The Milwaukee Public Library. Two of the best collections on the subject.

If you physically go to Bowling Green, check out my monograph:

Author: Thomason, David Evans
Title: Shipyard in Fair Haven : a biographical sketch of Henry Christian Schnoor, Sr. / as related by David Evans Thomason
Imprint [Holt, Michigan] : Thomason, 2000
Phys. Description 66 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
OCLC # 53292552
LIB USE ONLY

[Dave Fleming]

How Wooden Ships Are Built by H.Cole Estep.