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Title: Sailmaker's Apprentice by Emiliano Marino, Christine Erikson ISBN: 0-07-137642-9 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 09 March, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Helping you to be self sufficient
Comment: This wonderful book isn't intended to teach you about modern, complex, computer designed sails, or how to make them. Marino wants you to be able to repair and maintain your sails yourself. He wants you to understand how to sew a flat tabling, how to stick a cringle, how to sew on a boltrope. If you are adventurous, he will tell you how to completely make a sail for your boat, one that will last many, many years, but frankly very few people will ever make their own sails. But starting with a great beginner's project, the ditty bag, he shows you that traditional sailmaking is just a collection of readily understandable tasks, and then the repetition of those tasks, done with care and patience. Highly welcome and recommended in this age of multiple laminate fabrics and computer designed sails cut out by lasers. If that's what sailing is to you, look elsewhere.
Rating: 4
Summary: A good read; lots of details
Comment: The book seemed quite comprehensive on the subject of sailmaking. A good thing, but it took multiple readings to pick out what I did need vs. what I did not need when I started making my own sail. Having compared the techniques in the book to what I have seen in use among most so-called "production" sails, it was obvious to me this book was written for an audience who appreciates attention to details. It's a book for those serious about their sails, not for those who want to put together a quick and dirty sail that will last them only a couple of seasons, nor is it for those expecting nicely laid out patterns to follow.
Rating: 3
Summary: Nice, well-illustrated history of sailmaking .
Comment: This book shows you the way to build sails the old fashioned way, although some of the techniques shown are not really the way they were built in the "old days". It has lovely illustrations and and clear instructions on how to make sails with an eye on the craftsmanship of the past. The modern world of computer-designed and cut sails has no place here! If you are a novice and want this book to learn the art and craft of modern sailmaking, the book is not for you, as the construction details shown are needlessly complicated and redundant. Modern sails are actually easier to build than most of the techniques shown in this book, and most of today's sailmakers do not build sails using the book's methods. There are other books on how to make sails that are better and easier, but this is a great book for those who like the old ways of doing things. Nice photos and instructions on how to repair sails, and good basic advice for sailors who want to try their hand at a bit of palm-and-needle work. The author is holding onto the old way of designing and building sails, but has neglected alot of modern advances in the art of sailmaking.
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Title: The Complete Rigger's Apprentice: Tools and Techniques for Modern and Traditional Rigging by Brion Toss, Robert Shetterly, Peter H. Spectre ISBN: 0070648409 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 1997 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Sails: The Way They Work and How to Make Them by Derek Harvey ISBN: 1574090305 Publisher: Sheridan House Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Canvaswork and Sail Repair by Don Casey ISBN: 0070133913 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Understanding Rigs and Rigging by Richard Henderson, Ted Brewer ISBN: 0071563040 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1990 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Marlinspike Sailor by Hervey Garrett Smith ISBN: 0070592187 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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