> I received my copy of Ted Moore's Kayakcraft yesterday. I haven't had much
> of a chance to look it over, but I did notice that he includes a table
> showing strength and stiffness results for various strip and plywood
> layups. I believe he also describes the test apparatus. This might be of
> interest in addition to the work Nick, George and others have done.

> btw, my initial impressions of the book is that it will be a nice
> supplement to the other kayak- and boat-building books on my shelf, but
> that Nick's book remains the definitive source. Kayakcraft appears to use
> a different strongback method, sheer clamps and bow and stern stems. The
> designs used in the book don't appear to me to take full advantage of the
> stripping method. I would be interested to hear other people's reactions
> to the book, though maybe it should be a separate thread....

> --Will

Will,

Any ideas on when it will be in book stores, I am interested in the book. I know that I could buy it over the Internet, but would like to look at it before I buy it. I've poured over so many books on kayak building recently, I not quite ready to justify one more, if it doesn't offer anything new.

Mike