The New Kayak Shop

By Chris Kulczycki. 194 pages, 2001. This new edition of 1991's The Kayak Shop was written by CLC founder Chris Kulczycki. Provides a detailed discussion of plywood kayak design, construction, materials, tools, and fitting out.

The New Kayak Shop takes you step-by-step through the assembly of three stitch-and-glue kayak designs: a touring kayak, a fast sea kayak, and a flatwater kayak. Includes dozens of building tips, shortcuts, and illustrations of tricky steps, almost everything you wanted to know about building your own kayak.