Origami Metal Boatbuilding - Page 2 - Boating, Sailing and Cruising Forum: For Cruisers

Morgan Paul · #11 (**permalink**) 01-22-2009, 07:44 AM

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Brent Sorry...I guess what I was asking is if this is a glued back book either paper back or hard back or is it 100 pages stapled togather or in a three ring binder.

Softcover
You could buy it here :

Origami Metal Boatbuilding--A Heretic's Guide by Swain, Brent

I would buy it directly from Brent and cut out the middleman.

Stillraining · #12 (**permalink**) 01-22-2009, 08:57 PM

Thanks Paul...I might just do that...sounds like interesting reading.

Brent Swain · #13 (**permalink**) 01-24-2009, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Stillraining

Brent Sorry...I guess what I was asking is if this is a glued back book either paper back or hard back or is it 100 pages stapled togather or in a three ring binder.

It's 8/1/2 by 11 paperback, stapled , the toughest binding I've found so far, about 125 pages.
Brent

Brent Swain · #14 (**permalink**) 07-29-2009, 03:04 PM

I also have four designs I sell plans for, a 26 footer -$200, a 31-$300 , a 36-$350 and a 40 footer-$500, all sloop or cutter rig, single or twin keel.
Brent

BillAU · #15 (**permalink**) 01-04-2010, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Brent Swain

My book "Origami Metal Boatbuilding" is a manual on origami Metal boatbuilding , one if the most advanced methods of metal boatbuilding yet devised. It is a method that has let me pull together 36 foot sailing hulls in three days, from the time the steel arrives, and to tack together 36 ft steel hull, decks, cabin cockpit wheelhouse, keels, rudder and skeg in under a week. The resulting hulls are totally fair ,without any fillers of any kind and are almost indistinguishable from round bilged hulls in the water. There have been roughly 200 built, and have done everything from several circumnavigations to a single season passage thru the NW Passage . They have survived everything from 16 days pounding in 8 ft surf on the west cast of Baja, to pounding 300 meters across a Fijian coral reef in big surf, to a collision with a freighter in Gibralter, all with minimal damage. They are some of the most well proven boats out there .
My book also has a lot of valuable info for anyone in any kind of cruising boat, from building your own 540 gallon per day watermaker, to building your own roller furler for under $200, to building your own anchor winch for under $50 to building your own sheet blocks for under two dollars , to building aliminium hatches , self steering , inside steering, mast and rigging, $24, 100 amp DC welder, woodstove, etc etc. I tried to include enough info to make the book worth many times it's price to any cruiser.
For a copy, please send $20 plus $5 for Canadian postage , $7 for US postage . or $12 for overseas airmail postage to 3798 Laurel Dr, Royston BC Canada V0R2V0. Send an extra $5 for the Spanish version.
Brent Swain

G'day Brent,

I would like to buy a copy of your book, (I want the watermaker plans and other tips) Do you have a paypal account I can send the payment to...That's the easiest, safest and quickest way for me to send payments to people in other parts of the world

Bill
Australia

Brent Swain · #16 (**permalink**) 01-05-2010, 11:09 PM

I don't do paypal ,as I'm usually out cruising and thus have no way of finding out if payment has been made into my account.I get the addresses of orders by phone. Cash in Aussie equivalent, or an international postal money order are OK

BillAU · #17 (**permalink**) 01-06-2010, 12:47 AM

Pitty about you not having a paypal account but no biggie.
I take-it, with you residing in Canada, that the $32 is Canadian dollars, is that so?
If so, I'll take care of it tomorrow when I go to the bank.
I'm guessing it will take a month or more before I get my hands on your book...If it dosent go missing in the post!

Bill
Australia
Australia

Brent Swain · #18 (**permalink**) 01-07-2010, 05:27 PM

$20 for the book and $14 for postage comes to $34. The Canadian dollar is almost par with the US$, and may soon be worth more than the US$. US$27 comes to CDN $27.35

BillAU · #19 (**permalink**) 01-11-2010, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Brent Swain

$20 for the book and $14 for postage comes to $34. The Canadian dollar is almost par with the US$, and may soon be worth more than the US$. US$27 comes to CDN $27.35

G'day Brent,

Guess you posted the wrong postage rate when you first informed people about your book, your original post did state $12 for International post.
So I was going by $20 for your book + $12 International postage = $32.

Please let me know if it's $12 or $14 for International postage, I do want a copy of your book and have no wish to have you pay for the postage.

Cheers mate,

Bill

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Originally Posted by Brent Swain

For a copy, please send $20 plus $5 for Canadian postage , $7 for US postage . or $12 for overseas airmail postage to 3798 Laurel Dr, Royston BC Canada V0R2V0. Send an extra $5 for the Spanish version.
Brent Swain

Brent Swain · #20 (**permalink**) 01-11-2010, 07:18 PM

Postage has gone up, and will soon go up again. $14 is OK at the moment, but may rise after today. I'll send it for what you a sent me, if you have already sent $32.

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