Building Snowshoes [Spiral-bound]

Book Description

* * INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE * * Soft cover with plastic comb binding, illustrated with b/w photos and drawings, 100 pages. 3rd revision. Cover has light wear to edges - mainly to tips of corners and lightly soiled. Text is unmarked. Images available. USPS confirmation used on all U.S.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 100 pages
• Publisher: Gil Gilpatrick
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096505070X
• ISBN-13: 978-0965050708
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,246,407 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gil Gilpatrick has spent his life in outdoor Maine. For 26 years he was an instructor of Outdoor Resources at the Skowhegan Regional Vocational Center. His other major occupation was guiding wilderness canoe trips in northern Maine. Gil considers his life, combining these careers, an ideal blend of his love of the outdoors and that of making hand crafted items. "To see a need, and then set out to fill that need is the most satisfying thing I can think of to do," says the author. But Gil also takes great pleasure in seeing others enjoy the items he has developed and perfected. He has never made any of his gear commercially, rather preferring to make a few for friends and writing about them for others. Gil is a prolific writer and, besides writing free-lance articles when time permits, he is a regular columnist for Maine's Northwoods Sporting Journal, a monthly publication about outdoor Maine.

Customer Reviews

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST and ONLY book of its kind!, August 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Building Snowshoes (Spiral-bound)

I have wanted to make my own snowshoes since I was 14 years old but did not know how. I stumbled upon this book about a year ago and knew this is what I was looking for. I have read it several times and am in the process of building my steam box. This is the best, and as far as I can tell, only book on how to build snowshoe. It is extremely clear on the lacing and frame building proceedures. Thanks Gil!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Go Snowshoeing!, July 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Building Snowshoes (Spiral-bound)

Having misspent a great deal of time in the outdoors from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Alaska Range, I've wanted a quality pair of snowshoes for some time - and let's face it: plastic just doesn't cut it for serious outdoors gear, and neither do the mass-produced snowshoes meant to be hung over the fireplace - if you want good gear, build it yourself! This book is a detailed shop guide to building a pair of snowshoes that will beat anything you can buy. The directions are clear and well illustrated, and perhaps best of all the auther doesn't assume that you're a master woodworker with a complete shop at your disposal. There are several other books on how to build snowshoes (I have several of them), but my advice is don't waste your time looking for them - get this book first and use the time you saved to build a pair of snowshoes!