Making Mad Toys & Mechanical Marvels in Wood (Paperback)

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“Quite impressive...a nice departure from woodworking titles that require expensive materials and measurements to 1/64". Recommended.” —Library Journal

Product Description

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!

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (September 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402748124
• ISBN-13: 978-1402748127
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #166,163 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars "Mad Toys,,," duplicates "Whacky Toys...", August 6, 2007

By	M. Acuff (San Francisco CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Identical Material, August 9, 2007

By	J. B. Dunn (Nipomo, CA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Same book, different cover, August 3, 2007

By	"Dustmaker" (Florida) - See all my reviews

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.