Trad Construction:

• "The Dory Book" By John Gardener
• "BoatBuilding in Your Own Backyard" By S. S. Rabl

Flex Skin kayaks:

• "Baidarka" By George Dyson
• "Wood and Canvas Kayak Building" By George Putz
• "The Aleutian Kayak" By Wolfgang Brinck

Stitch & Tape:

• "Canoes & Kayaks for the Backyard Builder" By Skip Snaith
• "The Kayak Shop" By Chris Kulczyci

Glued-Lapstrake:

• "Ultralight Boatbuilding" by Tom Hill

Native American Boats:

• "The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America" By Edwin Tappan Adney and Howard I. Chappelle

• The Kayak Page
  Paul Lambert's page-- info on wood-canvas kayak construction. Paul's a good guy, and will help you, too.
• Craig O'D's Cheap Pages
  A really fun site... It's got boat stuff, too
• Hydrodynamics (incl. kayaks)
  L. Lazauskas page from the Univ of Adelaide. Good, heavy info.
• Kayak Builders of Southern California
  Good reviews of kayak designs and accessories.

Boatbuilding Software Jump to Doug's Software page

• CMCC - Native Watercraft - Canoes, kayaks, umiaks-- Canadian museum site.
• Leo Ussak Elementary School
  Learn a little culture from some smart kids.
• Nunavut Planning Commission Home Page - The new Inuit nation.

• NativeTech
  Native American Technology and Art
• Bill's Aboriginal Links Canada and US - The big list!

• The Coracle
  The diminutive Welsh craft.

• Nick's Kayak Page
  Nick's page is a true kayak builder's resource. Strip-building isn't my thing, but these are sexy kayaks.
• Riversport.com
  Much kayaking info.
• Kayak Way
  This is Skip Snaith's webpage (see Boatbuilding Books section). Skip is now building some beautiful Aleut-style boats.
• Databoat
  Plans for sale, boatbuilding forums, etc.
• Stitch & Glue Kayak Builder's Journal
  Nice S&T tutorial.
• WoodKayak
  An EZine for wooden kayak builders and owners