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` Gardner`s work has engaged & inspired more individuals connected with traditional small craft than will ever be counted`
- ” Wooden Boat”. ` Ought to be considered the Bible on the subject`
- ” Cruising World”. As Associate Curator of Small Craft at Mystic Seaport Museum from 1969 to 1995, John Gardner sought out the best examples of classic wooden boats & then measured them, drew them, & researched their histories. ” Building Classic Small Craft” offers his meticulous plans & clear & complete instructions for building 47 beautiful, functional wooden boats for oar, motor, & sail, including dories, peapods, Sea Bright skiffs, wherries, Rangeley boats, & many others
- a lifetime`s worth of admirable projects that any amateur builder can tackle successfully. John Gardner was the acknowledged `dean of small craft, ` & ” Building Classic Small Craft” is an enduring expression of his philosophy, his knowledge, & his work. All the information you need to build these boats is here; no other plans are necessary. ` Worth your attention whether you seriously fancy to build boats yourself or just enjoy reading about them`
- ” Sailing”.` Another must for the boatbuilder`s library from John Gardner, the authority on traditional small craft in America`
- ” Down East”. ` Required reading for anyone who thinks of building a small boat`
- ” National Fisherman”.

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Motor - A evice that converts electricity into motion

Wooden - Something that is made from wood, from trees

World - A physical grouping, commonly used to describe earth and everything associated with ti

Small - something that takes up less space than normal.

Traditional - Something that has become the same through a period of time and thus repeated.

Traditional - Something that has been around for a while and is repeated regularly.

Instructions - An informative direction to take.

Classic - Something that is still like it was originally a high quality standard.

Museum - A building which exhibits old artefacts for viewing of people who show interest.

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