The author is the technical editor of 'Practical Boat Owner', and has many years of experience in evaluating small craft. He is also an enthusiastic small boat designer and builder and he combines his interests in this excellent primer to home boat building. It describes all the design and construction options in building a small wooden boat and takes the reader step by step through the various methods. With the help of this text a first time builder should be confident in tackling the small boat of his choice. Excellent drawings. 160 pages. HB.