- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Hartley & Marks (Jan 15 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 088179192X
- ISBN-13: 978-0881791921
- Product Dimensions: 25.5 x 20.4 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 816 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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#1,100,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #86 in Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Stenciling
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Book Description
Make your boat a home! Expert decorator and "liveaboard" Linda Buckingham shares her wealth of knowledge with over 50 decorating projects for the boat. All of these projects can easily be completed onboard. Using only simple, accessible tools and materials, Buckingham takes you step-by-step through designs for all areas of the boat, from floor cloths and knotwork to chairs and glasswork. A wide variety of techniques are explained in detail-including stenciling, faux finishing, ropework and knotting-that will help you make items such as the Canvas Deckchair, Lantern Lashing, and Step/Storage Box. The one-of-a-kind Finishing Touches for your Boat is full-color and all projects are skill-rated.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Christmas year 'round for yachters,
By thomas (montreal) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beautiful Boat Crafts: Onboard Projects For Beautifying Your Boat (Paperback)
This book was given to me by someone who knows that we have a vintage sailboat that responds well to TLC and who also knows that I like knots. It is an excellent book: beautiful enough for the coffee-table, and funny enough to read just for the author's anecdotes. But this is a craft book. It describes 47 projects that can turn a ship into a gallery of engaging personalized details. It also turns those inevitable hours spent on boat maintenance into time that is creative, fun and even rewarding (though I confess, my boat doesn't seem to come out looking quite like the author's). The best part is the knots - all those complex decorative rope puzzles that so many of us have struggled to recreate are here, and the diagrams and instructions are so clear they actually work!! This is definitely not a book a yachting family will stow and forget, it earns its keep year 'round. Great resource, great gift. Strong recommendation -- to give, to get, or to put on your list for Christmas.
5.0 out of 5 stars
For sailors and landlubbers alike!,
By Pamela Friend, Artist, Teacher, Lecturer (Ret.) (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beautiful Boat Crafts: Onboard Projects For Beautifying Your Boat (Paperback)
I have just finished reading Linda Buckingham's wonderful new book on ideas and projects for on board boat folks. What a great book! I found not only several great ideas that I can hardly wait to do on board for our own boat but also many, many slick craft ideas for gifts appropriate for anyone living on or near the water. These ideas (not limited to us seafarers) are not the usual crafty dust collectors but are professional looking, useful projects, easy to do with readily available materials. Even if you live nowhere near the water this book is a must if you like to craft quality items. Congratulations to Linda Buckingham on what I'm sure will be a very successful book.
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4.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
For sailors and landlubbers alike!,
By Pamela Friend, Artist, Teacher, Lecturer (Ret.) - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Beautiful Boat Crafts: Onboard Projects For Beautifying Your Boat (Paperback)
I have just finished reading Linda Buckingham's wonderful new book on ideas and projects for on board boat folks. What a great book! I found not only several great ideas that I can hardly wait to do on board for our own boat but also many, many slick craft ideas for gifts appropriate for anyone living on or near the water. These ideas (not limited to us seafarers) are not the usual crafty dust collectors but are professional looking, useful projects, easy to do with readily available materials. Even if you live nowhere near the water this book is a must if you like to craft quality items. Congratulations to Linda Buckingham on what I'm sure will be a very successful book.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Christmas year 'round for yachters,
By thomas - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Beautiful Boat Crafts: Onboard Projects For Beautifying Your Boat (Paperback)
This book was given to me by someone who knows that we have a vintage sailboat that responds well to TLC and who also knows that I like knots. It is an excellent book: beautiful enough for the coffee-table, and funny enough to read just for the author's anecdotes. But this is a craft book. It describes 47 projects that can turn a ship into a gallery of engaging personalized details. It also turns those inevitable hours spent on boat maintenance into time that is creative, fun and even rewarding (though I confess, my boat doesn't seem to come out looking quite like the author's). The best part is the knots - all those complex decorative rope puzzles that so many of us have struggled to recreate are here, and the diagrams and instructions are so clear they actually work!! This is definitely not a book a yachting family will stow and forget, it earns its keep year `round. Great resource, great gift. Strong recommendation -- to give, to get, or to put on your list for Christmas.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another craft book,
By J. Kelly "jsk-hsmama" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Beautiful Boat Crafts: Onboard Projects For Beautifying Your Boat (Paperback)
I have too many craft books already but I still found this one useful. We love boats and have many nautical items in our home, so the projects appealed to me. I have done some of them. The pictures are good. I did have some trouble finding the right cord for knotwork; possibly some suggestions for finding supplies would have helped.
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