Clint Chase | Owner – Chase Small Craft
- The Working Guide to Traditional Small-Boat Sails by David Nichols
- Clinker Plywood Boatbuilding Manual by Iain Oughtred
- How To Build Glued Lapstrake Wooden Boats by John Brooks and Ruth Ann Hill
- The Boatbuilder’s Apprentice by Greg Rossel
John Welsford | Owner – Welsford Boat Designs
- Any and All Books on Boats by Philip C Bolger
(Not just for design but also for the lessons implied in his writing style.) - The Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction by Meade Gougeon
- Boatbuilding for Beginners (and Beyond) by Jim Michalak
- Working Boats of Britain by Eric McKee
- Inshore Craft of Britain in the Days of Sail and Oar by Edgar J. March
- Building Classic Small Craft, Vols. I and II by John Gardner
Ross Lillistone | Boatbuilder (Retired), Designer, Author
- WoodenBoat Magazine
- Duckworks Magazine
- Instant Boats by Harold Payson
- Build the New Instant Boats by Harold Payson
- Boatbuilding with Plywood by Glen L. Witt
- The Sailmaker’s Apprentice by Emiliano Marino
- Brightwork by Rebecca Wittman
- The Brightwork Companion by Rebecca Wittman
- The Compleat Cruiser by L. Francis Herreshoff
- The Common Sense of Yacht Design, Vols. I and II by L. Francis Herreshoff
- The Nature of Boats by Dave Gerr
- The Elements of Boat Strength by Dave Gerr
- Boatbuilding in Your own Backyard by Sam Rabl
- From My Old Boat Shop by Weston Farmer
- Of Yachts and Men by William Atkin
- Sail and Oar by John Leather
- Open Boat Cruising by John Glasspool
- The Dory Book by John Gardener
- Canoe Rig – The Essence and the Art by Todd E. Bradshaw
- Boats, Oars and Rowing by Pete Culler
- Skiffs and Schooners by Pete Culler
- Ocean Crossing Wayfarer by Frank and Margaret Dye