Overview

"Anyone who has seen a classic runabout (think ""On Golden Pond"") know how beautiful varnished or oiled wood - i.e. brightwork - can look. But brightwork is not confined to boats built of wood. Step aboard any fibreglass boat, and chances are one of the first things you'll notice is the care lavished by the proud owner on the wood trim above and below decks - handrails, toerails, tiller, coamings, batches, cabin bulkheads, etc. Touching up the brightwork is an annual ritual of boat ownership. Or you can pay the boatyard to do it, at a cost up to $5,000 to strip and refinish toerails and coamings on a 33-foot fibreglass sailboat, for example. Rebecca Wittman's previous book, ""Brightwork: the Art of Finishing Wood"" is a rarity among boating how-to books, highly useful but at the same time handsome and literate. ""The Brightwork Companion"" is Wittman's lifeline for the weekend warrior with a brush, a can of varnish and two days to show results. Elegantly written, photographed and colour-printed, it is ""brightwork"" stripped to the essentials, a topic-by-topic presentation of bulleted procedures and summary tables set forth in two-page spreads to minimize page turning with varnish-coated fingers. Evaluating the condition of the wood to be treated, preparing the wood, bleaching, sanding, stripping, oiling, varnishing etc. - it's all here, for each type of job (spars, deck trim, interior, decks, etc.). As a companion to ""Brightwork"" or a standalone volume, ""The Brightwork Companion"" is sure to find fans worldwide."

Full Product Details

Author:   Rebecca Wittman
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Professional
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.381kg
ISBN:  

9780071422772

ISBN 10:   0071422773
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   16 February 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

"PrefaceHow this book appends, but differs from, The Original, and therefore why it is advisable to own both versions.part one: the Brightwork enigma: an introductionchapter one: the more things change, the more they stay the same . . .A few words about the enduring nature of brightwork methodologychapter two: afflictions and cures . . .Dreamboat turns nightmare; Choosing a path of brightwork stewardship; Levels of varnish deterioration, and their cureschapter three: now, about varnish--in a nutshellWhat's the basic formula?; Varnishes and solvents, briefly!part 2: the refinishing programchapter four: order in the port!Plan the projects--all of them, in logical order; Learn to read the weather; Shop for materials--Once! (or at least not eighty-three times . . . ); Prep the boat and get to work!chapter five: strip me once, strip me twice, strip me once again, it's been a long, long time . . .How To: Bleach off a finish; Strip with a heat gun; Remove finishes that require chemical strippers; Dry-scrape . . . if you have the strength!; Know when and how to sand off a finish!chapter six: it's a thankless job, and your name is Somebody . . . intermediate prep workHow To: Sand stripped/bare wood; Bleach out stains; Create a smooth plane--preparatory detailingchapter seven: building up to the grand finaleHow To: Apply paste wood fillers, stains, sealers . . .chapter eight: never use lardHow To: Oil your brightwork, for various reasonschapter nine: the varnished truthHow To: Varnish, with as much unvarnished guidance as I can muster . . .chapter ten: now, let's try to keep it that way, soldier!How To: Set up and keep the maintenance schedule . . .chapter eleven: cabin soles, decks, and spars--oh my!Three special brightwork challengespart 3: tools, materials, and resourceschapter twelve: you can never be too rich or have too many tools . . .Rebecca's favorites and ""must-haves,"" including what's been developed since 1990chapter thirteen: it's a materials world . . .Various products of the trade, . . . plus safety materials and some general finishing safety tipschapter thirteen and one-half: extra! extra! read all about it!Books, printed matter, and websites that help feed the brightwork junkie's habit . . .Index"

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Born and raised on a cattle ranch near Lewiston, Idaho, one of eight children, Rebecca Wittman moved to Seattle after college and became a clothing designer for Brittania Sportswear, a night-club singer who sang the national anthem on CBS at a 1979 NBA championship game, and, in the mid-1970s, a brightwork artist. She cofounded a custom yacht refinishing company, The Teak Twins, in 1978, and within five years completed full or partial brightwork restoration projects on more than 100 yachts in the Seattle area. In 1983 she founded a yacht management and refinishing business in Marina del Rey, California, then returned to Seattle in 1986, refinishing her 500th boat in the early 1990s. She has taught brightwork classes and annual spring seminars at the Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle, and now owns and runs a real-estate management company. HOMETOWN: Seattle, WA

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