A first class and highly readable text that should be mandatory reading for anyone who owns or is contemplating owning a wooden trimmed vessel."Sailing,"
Its elegantelegant as the work it describes so successfully, elegant in its writing, elegant in its photography, and elegant physically as a volume."SAIL,"
"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.A "Cruising World" Editors Choice.
Few things transform a boat into a yacht quite as gracefully as the incomparable look and texture of oiled, varnished, and bare wood surfaces. Drawing on her decades of brightwork experience, Rebecca Wittman shows you how to diagnose and cure a deteriorating finish, when cracked and flaking varnish can be patched and when it must be stripped and a new finish applied, how much sanding is truly necessary, and much more..
Rebecca Wittman cofounded The Teak Twins custom yacht refinishers in 1978 and has taught brightwork seminars at Seattles Center for Wooden Boats. She is also the author of "The Brightwork Companion" (2004).. .
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A first class and highly readable text that should be mandatory reading for anyone who owns or is contemplating owning a wooden trimmed vessel."Sailing,"
Its elegantelegant as the work it describes so successfully, elegant in its writing, elegant in its photography, and elegant physically as a volume."SAIL,"
"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.A "Cruising World" Editors Choice.
Few things transform a boat into a yacht quite as gracefully as the incomparable look and texture of oiled, varnished, and bare wood surfaces. Drawing on her decades of brightwork experience, Rebecca Wittman shows you how to diagnose and cure a deteriorating finish, when cracked and flaking varnish can be patched and when it must be stripped and a new finish applied, how much sanding is truly necessary, and much more..
Rebecca Wittman cofounded The Teak Twins custom yacht refinishers in 1978 and has taught brightwork seminars at Seattles Center for Wooden Boats. She is also the author of "The Brightwork Companion" (2004).. .
Imprint | International Marine Publishing Co |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | 2007 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | 2007 |
Authors | Rebecca Wittman |
Dimensions | 245 x 208 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 192 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-07-148657-6 |
Barcode | 9780071486576 |
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LSN | 0-07-148657-7 |