FlyinKen Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 I am interested in buying someones used kite building book, if you live in the Portland, Oregon metro area. I would rather pay someone cash localy, rather then order online. I am still waiting for the kite I ordered 2 weeks ago. Thanks. **FlyinKen** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quad KiT Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Just cause you had one bad experience on the internet don't take it out on the rest. There is a world of great people to order from.... but yeah, get it local first if you can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyinKen Posted June 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Just cause you had one bad experience on the internet don't take it out on the rest. There is a world of great people to order from.... but yeah, get it local first if you can The latest kite ordering issue is the only bad experience I have had while ordering online. I was just wondering if someone local wanted to sell a book that was collecting dust. None of my local bookstores have it in stock. (checked online) **FlyinKen** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDenny Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 It's just a thought but check out the local library. It always amazes me what they have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 What kite building book are you referring to, Ken? I've been trying to find a good book on kite building myself. ~Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBGB Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 Dan beat me to the key question. I have a little bit of a library, and I've managed to end up with a couple of duplicates. If I have the one you're thinking of, I could at least give you a mini-review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyinKen Posted June 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Dan beat me to the key question. I have a little bit of a library, and I've managed to end up with a couple of duplicates. If I have the one you're thinking of, I could at least give you a mini-review. Not quite sure about which books I am interested in, that where your opinions would be appreciated. According to some reviews in amazon, the latest by Pellham has too much history, and it also has some missing illustrations. And like MrDenny's suggestion, I will be heading to the biggest library in my area this weekend coming up. Thanks all. **FlyinKen** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Here are some titles that I've been looking at on Amazon: Kites - David Pelham Making & Flying Stunt Kites - Wolfgang Schimmelpfennig The Kite Making Handbook - Rossella Guerra and Giuseppe Ferlegna Of those, I was able to get "Making and Flying Stunt Kites" at my local library. Not too bad, though a bit out of date as far as connectors I've actually seen on modern stunt kites. Would like to have seen a section that references specific techniques for joining panels, finishing trailing edges and leading edges, and such in one place rather than spread out over all the kite plans. All of the kite designs are definitely older and don't really relate to anything I've seen today, though they are cool looking and might be fun to try. Would love to hear about some of the others. ~Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrier Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 There is a wealth of info on kite building over at http://www.kitebuilder.com/forums/index.php And plenty of very helpful folk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBGB Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 I'm sorry to say that I've never seen a kite making book that was up to date. Things have changed quite a bit materials wise. One of the most important is that ripstop itself has changed. The coatings have improved greatly, so current fabrics can be cold-cut without fraying. That opened the door for curved, lapped, and taped seems. I'll second recommending a visit to Kitebuilder.com. Read the tech sheets and use the search function to find specific things in the forum, or just settle in and start reading the threads. They're also working on a Wiki to tie a lot of the information together in a more usable way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kite Shoppe Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Ken, Have you ever been to the World Kite Museum in Long Beach? They have quite a selection of books for sale in the gift shop. It's well worth the trip if you have not visited there yet. Another suggestion....stop by The Kite Shoppe sometime and just spend some time watching Lam sew. Theresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyinKen Posted June 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Ken,Have you ever been to the World Kite Museum in Long Beach? They have quite a selection of books for sale in the gift shop. It's well worth the trip if you have not visited there yet. Another suggestion....stop by The Kite Shoppe sometime and just spend some time watching Lam sew. Theresa Thanks everyone for the great input. This coming Thursday, I will be stopping by my local library. As far as the kite Museum, I was planning on stopping by this August during the Kite Fest. If they have some books, I might see if I can make an earlier day trip. And watching Lam sew up some of his kites would be interesting. I would like to do that in the next few weeks. Thanks again, **FlyinKen** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 Valerie Govig of Kitelines Bookstore has what is quite probably the largest collection of kite books anywhere, in print or otherwise. http://www.kitelinesbookstore.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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