It's kind of a long-running conversation, as if you were in his shop, and Simmons takes you through the history of the type as well as the building techniques. There are quite a few historical photos and photos of these very shapely recently built wherries.
Contents:
Ancestry: Family Tree and the Fishery
What is a Wherry
The Duck Trap Salmon Fishery
Period Photos and Illustrations
The Salmon Wherries
John R. Griffin "Lincolnville"Salmon Wherry
Stimp Rhodes Wherry
The Howe Point Wherries
Period Photos
The Newfoundland Trap Skiff Family
Newfoundland Trap Skiff
Duck Trap Wherry
Christmas Wherry
Littlest Wherry
Photos
Boatbuilding
The Backbone: Plank Keel, Stem & Transom
Planking a Wherry
Making Good Oars from So-So Stock
Photos
Epilogue: Is a Wherry Right for You?
256 pp., softcover
