title: Fuselage Frame Boats: A guide to building skin kayaks and canoes
author:  S. Jeff Horton 
description: I had a sneak peak at Jeff's book, and I can attest that it's very well done. You will have the knowledge to build a skin on frame boat after reading the book<br />V. McMillan
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  Fuselage Frame Boats
   
  A guide to building Skin 
  Kayaks and Canoes
   
   
   
  S. Jeff Horton 
   
   
   
   
  
  The methods described in this book are not new. Matter of fact some of the
  methods used date back hundreds and likely thousands of years.  Like all new ideas
  they eventually become old ideas and seem to fall from favor and are considered
  obsolete because of their age.
   
  “The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are
  likely to see.”
  Winston Churchill
   
   
  Looking back there are some really good ideas that still work and work well. 
  In this book I will show you how to build a very lightweight boat for a very small
  amount of money.  Yes, it is possible to build a kayak or canoe that is
  lightweight, strong, cheap and easy to build.
   
   
  Copyright © 2011    S. Jeff Horton
  All rights reserved.
  ISBN: 0615495567
  ISBN-13: 978-0615495569
  
   
   
  An introduction to the fuselage frame
   
   The word 'fuselage' comes from a French word meaning spindle shaped. It is an
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