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This vintage book is a detailed guide to designing, building, and maintaining a yacht, with information on everything from deck planking to installing skylights. Written in clear, plain language and profusely illustrated, ¿Practical Yacht Construction¿ is highly recommended for yacht owners, designers, and builders with little previous experience. Contents include: ¿Lead Keep¿, ¿Keel and False Keel¿, ¿Stem and Apron¿, ¿Stern Post and Deadwood¿, ¿Horn Timbers¿, ¿Rudder¿, ¿Frames and Timbers¿, ¿Floors¿, ¿Shelf and Clamp Stringers¿, ¿Beams¿, ¿Carlings¿, ¿Knees and Pillars¿, Bottom Planking¿, ¿Deck Planking¿, ¿Bulwarks, Main Rail, Knightheads¿, ¿Fastenings¿, ¿Skylights and Companions¿, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on boat building.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive handbook on the treatment of tool-steel in forging, annealing, hardening, tempering, etc. Profusely illustrated and full of useful, timeless information, this volume will be of considerable utility to those with an interest in metal work and the manufacturing of steel. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on metal work. First published in 1902.Contents include:I. Composition of Tool-Steel and Its Classification According to ItII. Classification of Tool-Steel According to the Degree of Hardness and the Purpose for Which It is to be UsedIII.Observations on the External Appearance of Commercial Tool-SteelIV. Observations on the Fracture of Steel, with Regard to the Structure in the Hardened and Non-Hardened StatesV. Practice of the Fire-Treatment of SteelVI. Appliances for Annealing SteelVII. Appliances for Hardening SteelVIII. Hardening of Tool-Steel in GeneralIX. Hardening of Tools Which are to be Hardened in their EntiretyX. Hardening of Tools Which are only to be Partially HardenedXI. Cooling of Tools in Hardening and Devices for this PurposeXII. Liquids Used in Quenching SteelXIII. Tempering of Hardened Steel, and Devices for this PurposeXIV. Straightening ToolsXV. Case-Hardening and Preventatives Against Superficial Decarbonization and OverheatingXVI. Welding of SteelXVII. Regeneration of Steel Which has Been Spoiled in the FireXVIII. Investigations of Defects of Hardened ToolsXIX. Improving Properties of the Strength of Steel