Building Wooden Snowshoes & Snowshoe Furniture: Winner of "Legendary Maine Guide" Award

by Gil Gilpatrick

Traditional snowshoes and the art of making them is alive and well in Gil Gilpatrick's authoritative book on the topic. With this book, you will learn how to make a variety of snowshoes and furniture made in the snowshoe style using updated materials. Skills such as bending and shaping wood, assembling parts and lacing are emphasized. You will learn how to select the size and style shoe that is right for you and how to make them. You will also find directions for making an end table, rocker, coffee table, footstool, and wood holder in the traditional snowshoe style. Perfect for any rustic retreat. Detailed plans and patterns are included.

Genres: Woodwork

160 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2011

Reviews

[Sharon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very cool book, but the directions for lacing were not complete. They skipped key steps, and assumed that you already knew what you were doing!