Few things transform a boat into a yacht quite as gracefully as the incomparable look and texture of oiled, varnished, and bare wood surfaces. Whether the spars and cabin trunk of a wooden Alden schooner, the mirror-smooth foredeck of a Huckins motoryacht, the thwarts and oars of a Whitehall dinghy, or the teak decks and trim of a production fiberglass boat, brightwork is the crowning touch that elevates one boat in an anchorage above the rest.
But it is also its owners care and responsibility. Theres no mystery to brightwork, but its a finicky and time-consuming process, one that rewards orderliness and forethought and is unforgiving of missteps. Drawing on more than 10 years experience as a brightwork specialist, Rebecca Wittman provides in this book all the information you need to avoid frustrations and costly mistakes and derive the greatest possible satisfaction from a process that can be its own reward.
She answers such questions as:
Ms. Wittman has strong opinions. She favors foam brushes over expensive, badger-hair brushes, which achieve no better results and must be cleaned after each use with toxic solvents. She uses chemical strippers only on detailed or convoluted surfaces that a heat gun cant master. And she has clear preferences for certain varnishes and oils over others.
Her writing is meticulously thorough, yet graceful and entertaining. Brightwork is both a reference guide and a celebration of the art.
The techniques she describes will produce the highest-quality finishes on furniture in the home, as well.
A first class and highly readable text that should be mandatory reading for anyone who owns or is contemplating owning a wooden vessel.--Sailing
Its elegant--elegant as the work it describes so successfully, elegant in its writing, elegant in its photography, and elegant physically as a volume.--SAIL
A Cruising World Editors Choice:
Brightwork provides all the information you need to avoid frustrations and costly mistakes and derive the greatest satisfaction from a process that can be its own reward.
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Few things transform a boat into a yacht quite as gracefully as the incomparable look and texture of oiled, varnished, and bare wood surfaces. Whether the spars and cabin trunk of a wooden Alden schooner, the mirror-smooth foredeck of a Huckins motoryacht, the thwarts and oars of a Whitehall dinghy, or the teak decks and trim of a production fiberglass boat, brightwork is the crowning touch that elevates one boat in an anchorage above the rest.
But it is also its owners care and responsibility. Theres no mystery to brightwork, but its a finicky and time-consuming process, one that rewards orderliness and forethought and is unforgiving of missteps. Drawing on more than 10 years experience as a brightwork specialist, Rebecca Wittman provides in this book all the information you need to avoid frustrations and costly mistakes and derive the greatest possible satisfaction from a process that can be its own reward.
She answers such questions as:
Ms. Wittman has strong opinions. She favors foam brushes over expensive, badger-hair brushes, which achieve no better results and must be cleaned after each use with toxic solvents. She uses chemical strippers only on detailed or convoluted surfaces that a heat gun cant master. And she has clear preferences for certain varnishes and oils over others.
Her writing is meticulously thorough, yet graceful and entertaining. Brightwork is both a reference guide and a celebration of the art.
The techniques she describes will produce the highest-quality finishes on furniture in the home, as well.
A first class and highly readable text that should be mandatory reading for anyone who owns or is contemplating owning a wooden vessel.--Sailing
Its elegant--elegant as the work it describes so successfully, elegant in its writing, elegant in its photography, and elegant physically as a volume.--SAIL
A Cruising World Editors Choice:
Brightwork provides all the information you need to avoid frustrations and costly mistakes and derive the greatest satisfaction from a process that can be its own reward.
Imprint | TAB Books Inc |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | October 1990 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
Authors | Rebecca Wittman |
Dimensions | 249 x 211 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 192 |
Edition | New edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-07-157981-0 |
Barcode | 9780071579810 |
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LSN | 0-07-157981-8 |