- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US (Nov 1990)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0877429847
- ISBN-13: 978-0877429845
- Product Dimensions: 24.9 x 21.2 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #45 in Books > Sports, Hobbies & Games > Water Sports > Boating > Boat Building
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"Everyone who does varnishing should have this book!--Wittman does an outstanding job of educating in all there is to know about this critical stage of boat restoration--A superb book I highly recommend." Classic Boating "It's elegant--elegant as the work it describes so successfully, elegant in its writing, elegant in its photography." Sail "Packed with useful information for both amateur and professional refinsishes alike--A first class and highly readable text that should be mandatory reading for anyone who owns or is contemplating owning a wood-trimmed vessel--The book's only drawback is that it's so beautiflly illustrated that you'll need to buy a second copy to replace the one assigned to your cofee table." Sailing
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Brightwork is rarity among boating and boat maintenance books: a beautiful how-to book, with 59 lush four-color photographs that celebrate the incomparable look and texture of oiled, varnished, and bare wood surfaces on boats. Rebecca Wittman's meticulously thorough yet graceful and entertaining text details in 17 chapters how to achieve such stunning results. Chapter include choosing Finishes; The Yacht Refinishing Commandments: Stripping Old Finishes; Intermediate Prep Work; Oiling; The Varnishing Prelude; Varnishing; Maintaining and Repairing Varnish; Rescuing Teak Decks; Tools; and Materials. A glossary and an appendix on safety, both personal and environmental, complete the book.
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A few years ago the enterprising folks who run Seattle's famous Pike Place Market decided to defray the cost of reflooring by inviting anyone with $35 to underwrite (so to speak) a granite tile, with the offer that said patrons could then immortalize themselves or whatever vital sentiment they deemed appropriate by having twenty letters etched into that tile. Read the first page
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A few years ago the enterprising folks who run Seattle's famous Pike Place Market decided to defray the cost of reflooring by inviting anyone with $35 to underwrite (so to speak) a granite tile, with the offer that said patrons could then immortalize themselves or whatever vital sentiment they deemed appropriate by having twenty letters etched into that tile. Read the first page
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Rebecca Wittman has obviously scraped, sanded and varnished many, many boats. But the whole time she has been thinking about ways of doing it better.
Her advice is practical, effective and tested.
I only wish I could get her to do my "brightwork". Failing that, her book is the next best thing.
It is also a very beautiful book. So beautiful that you might need 2 copies; one to refer to while you are working, the other to read when you in your arm-chair at home.
Her advice is practical, effective and tested.
I only wish I could get her to do my "brightwork". Failing that, her book is the next best thing.
It is also a very beautiful book. So beautiful that you might need 2 copies; one to refer to while you are working, the other to read when you in your arm-chair at home.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
We bought this book when we purchased our 1942 40' cruiser. Rebecca taught us what to do (and not do) to keep "September Morn" in excellent condition; what to use and the tools you will need to do the job right. We learned very quickly that if we followed her refinishing program, we could spend more time cruising and less time sanding.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
This is the book to buy!
8 Dec 1999
Format:Hardcover
I'm firmly resolved to hereafter always buy how-to-do-it books written by women. Brightwork tells you everything, unlike most h-t-d-i books that tell you everything except for that one elementary essential detail that you probably should know, but don't.
And when you just can't get up the energy to do yet more tedious prep work on your boat, you can just pull out the book, read some of Rebecca's engaging prose, drink in the beauty of the photographed boats, and next thing you know you can't wait to tear into your project again.
This is the book to buy.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Wonderful Book
14 Aug 2000
Format:Hardcover
This book is a delight to read and enjoy. The photos are spectacular and Wittman is a wondeful arthur. I found the book extremely educational on the subject of brightwork and entertaining to gaze through numerous times just looking at the incredible photography. It definatley has a place in any boating library.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
A must for every wooden boat owner.
30 Dec 1998
Format:Hardcover
We bought this book when we purchased our 1942 40' cruiser. Rebecca taught us what to do (and not do) to keep "September Morn" in excellent condition; what to use and the tools you will need to do the job right. We learned very quickly that if we followed her refinishing program, we could spend more time cruising and less time sanding.
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