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	Colins Coracle. Colin Edmondson Or how to bodge a boat. A complete guide to building a coracle. Paperback booklet 12 pages Price: £2.50


Simple Steps to Roses and Castles. Shirley Ginger A beginner's guide to the technique of narrow boat painting. Written and illustrated by Shirley Ginger with colour photographs by Stephanie Ginger. Price: £2.95


	Signwritten Art. Tony Lewery Within the practised skill of the signwriter are elements of design and decoration that have been popular for generations, with roots leading back to ancient gravestones and medieval heraldry. This book presents traditional lettering styles, as well as examining the broader palette of scrolls, ribbons and gold leaf that are still evident today on many canal boats, lorries, shop fronts, pubs and fairgrounds. Softback Price: £12.99


The Art of the Narrowboat Painters. Tony Lewery For the last two centuries narrowboat artists have established their own traditions of design and style. In this book, Tony explores the heritage, techniques and practices that define the culture of canal art. Softback Price: £12.99


	Flowers Afloat. Tony Lewery History and description of the art of the narrow boats, and the traditional way of life of the men and women who developed it to its current form. Detailed analysis of the individual styles and fascinating biographies of the most well known exponents. Lavishly illustrated in colour. Complete your knowledge by also buying "Floating Castles, a video by Tony Lewery taking the viewer through all the stages of decorating a Buckby can! 8" x 11" hardback 125 pages. See inside pages. Price: £12.75


Paint Roses and Castles. Anne Young If you want to know how to paint the traditional canal decorations then this book is for you, with instructions on the whole process from base coats to final varnish, type of paints, brushes etc, on a multitude of objects from mugs to boat sides! With lavish full page colour photos and drawings, this is a beautiful book in its own right. A lovely present for a budding artist 11" x 8" softback 128 pages See inside pages. Price: £12.99


	Canal Arts & Crafts. Avril Landsdell The canals of England and Wales are some two hundred years old. They revolutionised the transport of goods before being largely superseded by the faster railways and have become a monument to a way of life harder and fugal than those who now use the canals for their leisure pursuits. The boat cabins were small but were bright with paint, and the roses and castles decorations of the canal boats are true English folk art. This book reflects the authors continuing interest in the life of the boaters on the canals and included her researches into the handicrafts of the boatwomen and their families. Price: £5.99


From Stem to Stern. John M Hill A practical guide to all aspects of narrowboat signwriting and decoration Fully illustrated The reader is taken along the narrowboat identifying every fitting and every panel, cataloguing colour and decoration. "from Stem to Stern" is a unique 'how to do it and with what' reference work, the practical guide to all aspects of narrowboat signwriting and decoration. Price: £10.99


	Creative Ropecraft. Stuart Grainger A most useful book showing how to tackle not only the day-to-day boat jobs such as knots and hitches, back and eye splices etc but also decorative items such as plaits and Turks heads, and a host of other things. You can even re-use your broken lines make a net to trawl for carp, and a hammock to sling from towpath trees at the end of a hard day's cruising! Softback 123 pages 8 1/2"x 5 1/2" See inner pages Price: £10.99


Ropework, Knots and Splices - Tom Cunliffe A sailor's worst nightmare is forgetting which knot to use or how to make it when the pressure's on. In this comprehensive DVD, shot aboard his own boat, Tom Cunliffe unravels all the everyday knots in the modern seaman's folio and throws in one or two rarer birds to add to the fun. Expert rigger Peter Martin unveils the mysteries of splicing. Everything today's sailor needs to know about rope * State of the art and traditional techniques * Bowlines, sheet bends and Stopper knots * Turns and hitches * Coiling and Stowing * Light lines and hefty ropes * Securing to posts and winch barrels * The use and abuse of jammers * Whipping and splicing * Docklines and how to secure them. DVD running time: 135 mins DVD format: PAL - All regions Price: £9.99


	The RYA Book of Knots - Peter Owen All boaters need to know how to tie and use a variety of knots. This guide uses clear diagrams to enable the reader to master over 50 of the most useful knots and also to understand for which situations it is most useful. This book is out of print but we have some copies left. was £7.99 Price: £7.00


Skipper's onBoard Knot Guide - Knots,Bends,Hitches and Splices Anyone going to sea, whether in dinghies, yachts, motorboats or fishing craft needs a few handy knots in their repertoire - to keep things secure on board and to get you out of trouble. Here is a handy, splashproof, accessible guide to 40 of the most useful knots, bends and splices you will ever need - and all with clear step by step sequence photos. The popular spiral binding for fold-back convenience on board, step by step photo sequences, and robust splashproof pages make this an ideal aide memoire for cockpit use. Price: £9.99


	The Complete Knot Pack This box contains your essential kit for learning the ropes! You can read the book, watch the knot being tied on your computer and use the ropes to have a go yourself. The Book: A hardback, 128 pages, full colour, gives step-by-step drawings of the ten knots everyone should know, plus a large selection of other knots, splices and whippings. The CD: Video clips of tying the 10 most useful knots, with the author's voice-over. Plus making an eyesplice and a sailmaker's whipping. The Rope: Is supplied as two pieces in different colours. Price: £19.99


Knot Craft. Des Pawson Des Pawson has been a professional ropeworker for over 25 years. During that time he has built up a number of personal recipe books containing the vital information required to make each item - from bellropes, key fobs and fenders to mats, doorstops, knife lanyards and belts. Des shares that knowledge by giving a step by step breakdown of how to put these knots together as well as the size and lengths of materials needed in each case. Price: £9.99


	Knots & Splices. Steve Judkins & Tim Davison This beautifully illustrated book deals with modern rope. It is clear and concise and will teach you the ten knots everyone should know. It then gives a further selection of useful knots. Finally, showing some splicing (joining ropes) and whipping (stopping the end unwinding). Price: £3.95


The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Knots & Ropework- Geoffrey Budworth Over two hundred tying techniques with step-by-step photographs Includes knots, bends, hitches, loops and whippings. Knots for all pursuits from sailing and fishing to camping and climbing. Soft back 256 pages Price: £8.99