Rodney Frost’s collection of playful mechanical contraptions will captivate anyone who operates them—and they’ll entice the creative woodworker too, because these whirligigs are as much fun to make as to maneuver. The secret to these movable marvels: propellers and other action-filled parts made from wood or metal. Full-size schematics and drawings, plus detailed written instructions, will guide woodwokers smoothly through building, carving, and assembling such enchanting projects as Grandad’s Night Out, a wild and wonderful gadget with a handsomely dressed figure that dances on a box; the Politically Incorrect Weather House (it contains a hygrometer to measure humidity); and Mr. Muscles & Little Ms. Threemore, two exercise buffs who work out!
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“Quite impressive...a nice departure from woodworking titles that require expensive materials and measurements to 1/64". Recommended.” —Library Journal
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Rodney Frost has designed bottles and tableware, written for newspapers, made snowshoes, decorated popcorn wagons, built buggies and sleighs, been a seafront candymaker, and raised a family, in addition to writing several books on woodworking. He is a graduate of Brighton College of Art and has appeared on the TV programs "In the Workshop," "Canadian Gardening TV," and "Hands Over Time." He lives in Orillia, Ontario, where he sews clothes for himself, plays his euphonium, and wonders what's coming next.
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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
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"Mad Toys,,," duplicates "Whacky Toys...",
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This review is from: Making Mad Toys & Mechanical Marvels in Wood (Paperback)
If you liked "Whacky Toys, Whirligigs & Whatchamacallits" you'll love "Mad Toys & Mechanical Marvels in Wood" because the two books are _identical_ page-for-page, except for Title and cover! Buy one, buy the other; don't buy both.
Otherwise good idea source material for making your own, with appropriately vague instruction, to encourage the whimsical spirit.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
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Identical Material,
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As others have said, this book is identical to his 2002, "Whacky Toys, Whirligigs, and Whatchamacallits", word for word. Either book is terrific, you just don't need to buy both.
19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
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Same book, different cover,
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This review is from: Making Mad Toys & Mechanical Marvels in Wood (Paperback)
I enjoy Rodney Frost's works, however when this arrived, I noticed it was identical to his "Whacky Toys, Whirligigs & Whatchamacallits" that I recently purchased from Amazon. Only the cover and title was different.
It was returned to Amazon.
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