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It’s vintage fun! This follow-up to The Boy Mechanic—Popular Mechanics’ collection of can-do ingenuity from the early 1900s—features more than 200 unique toys and games that anyone with a basic tool kit will want to make, plus the unusual and attractive rounded, flexibound format. Charmingly designed to capture that old-fashioned flavor, every imaginative project remains as engaging today as ever, with its appeal fully intact. There’s amusement for little kids, including a toy donkey that nods and wags its tail; a child’s playhouse and a miniature windmill; magic tricks, such as an “X-Ray” pack of cards and mystery coin box; items for the great outdoors, which range from a homebuilt canoe to a diving tower; plus gizmos and gadgets, “scien-terrific” motors and engines, and entertaining objects for an older child to create and play with.

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Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Hearst; illustrated edition edition (June 1, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1588166392
ISBN-13: 978-1588166395
Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #210,986 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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4.0 out of 5 stars My son loves it!, December 3, 2007

By	Seldom Reviewer "Seldom" (Logan, Utah) - See all my reviews

As another reviewer implied, it helps if you're an engineer. The original descriptions were written in a day when other raw materials were available, so modern-day substitutes have to be made in many cases. You have to fill in the last level of detail on most projects, but there are so many ideas and enough detail to save lots of time compared to designing from scratch. My 9-year-old has wanted me to help him on these things more than I have had time for (one project completed in about two months since we bought the book). Some projects will simply not be feasible, such as the roller coaster down from a tree that shoot you into a lake, unless you live in a rural area and make sure you don't tell your wife or your homeowners insurance company ;-). Some project ideas are fun to just read about and know that some kids got to make them, and we can imagine the fun they had and speculate on the accidents they may also have had!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Do you need to be an engineer to use this book?, October 8, 2007

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With "games, toys and tricks" in the title I thought this would be a nice simple book to share with my 11 year old son. Little did I realize that you have to know how to read blueprints and have an engineering degree to make any of the toys in this book. It was way too advanced for me and I would guess that it is only suitable for people with advanced carpentry experience who want to make things for their children. Not make it with them.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Again, are you joking?!?!?!, September 4, 2008

By	A. McGuire "Allie" (GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I also got "The Boy Mechanic". These books are NOT for boys. While it's a new book, the copyright SHOULD be 1906, rather than 2006. The instructions are vague, the diagrams are for engineers (I ought to know, I married one!). If you're looking for projects for a kid and his dad to do together, this is not it!!!!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for camp craft center
I love this book! I originally had The Boy Mechanic: 200 Classic Things to Build and ordered this book along with it. Both are great. Read more

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