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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Beautiful Book
This is the best of the mechanical/whirligig books I've run across. Beautiful color photographs and detailed illustrations of Frost's very strange toys including dancing lumberjacks, boxing angels and demons, machine-gunning whirligigs, and the wonderfully painted 'houses' that hold the hand-cranks that give life to these creatures. An excellent resource for toy and...
Published on December 21, 2002 by michael mccarthy
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Re-released with New Title
His new (2007) book, "Making Mad Toys and Merchanical Marvels in Wood", is exactly the same, word for word. Either book is terrific, you just don't need to buy both.
Published on August 9, 2007 by J. B. Dunn
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Beautiful Book,
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This review is from: Whacky Toys, Whirligigs & Whatchamacallits (Paperback)
This is the best of the mechanical/whirligig books I've run across. Beautiful color photographs and detailed illustrations of Frost's very strange toys including dancing lumberjacks, boxing angels and demons, machine-gunning whirligigs, and the wonderfully painted 'houses' that hold the hand-cranks that give life to these creatures. An excellent resource for toy and wood-working ideas.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The only book on making automata with actual plans,
By Dug North "Automata Artist" (Lowell, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Whacky Toys, Whirligigs & Whatchamacallits (Paperback)
This book features fourteen projects. Each project has a bit of text, a photo, and many nice vector illustrations detailing the project's construction. The artist's work is colorful, assorted, and playful. People determined to build an automaton are sure to find a project in this book that speaks to them.
For a visually oriented person who doesn't need every step spelled out, this book is a gem. The drawings are very clear and complete and there is some text to help you through the tricky parts. In sum, if you have even a little experience working with wood and would like to build automata, this book will be invaluable.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Re-released with New Title,
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This review is from: Whacky Toys, Whirligigs & Whatchamacallits (Paperback)
His new (2007) book, "Making Mad Toys and Merchanical Marvels in Wood", is exactly the same, word for word. Either book is terrific, you just don't need to buy both.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Whiligig Plans,
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This review is from: Whacky Toys, Whirligigs & Whatchamacallits (Paperback)
I'm a part time woodworker and always wanted to make some Whirligigs. This book is packed with great plans and ideas.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Impractical projects,
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This review is from: Whacky Toys, Whirligigs & Whatchamacallits (Paperback)
The projects in this book are not anything I would ever attempt. But, I thoroughly enjoyed the complete directions and seeing how each of them were made and how they worked.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
wachy ideas for wood working.,
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This review is from: Whacky Toys, Whirligigs & Whatchamacallits (Paperback)
I thought this book would have sopme different patterns eo work with but it doesnt .It basic intrurtion for wood workinf.
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Whacky Toys, Whirligigs & Whatchamacallits by Rodney Frost (Paperback - September 28, 2002)
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