Big Book of Gizmos & Gadgets: Expert Advice and 15 All-Time Favorite Projects and Patterns (Fox Chapel Publishing) Step-by-Step Wooden Mechanical Marvels, with a Full-Size Pull-Out Pattern Pack - Softcover

Editors Of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts; Bob Gilsdorf; David Wakefield; Dug North

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565239016 ISBN 13: 9781565239012

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

Make wildly inspired mechanical marvels from wood with the step-by-step projects and full-sized patterns inside Big Book of Gizmos & Gadgets!

• 15 clever projects including a rubber band gun, wooden gear machine, varied automatons, & more
• Full-size pattern pack attached to the back of the book in a handy pull-out pouch
• Beginner-friendly to advanced projects so you'll be sure to find something new and fun to make, no matter your skill level
• Make a wooden machine with your own two hands that actually moves
• Learn from woodworking experts like Clayton Boyer, Bob Gilsdorf, Dug North, Richard Packer, & David Wakefield

Inside this curated collection of the best projects from Fox Chapel Publishing's popular Gizmos and Gadgets magazine, you'll find ingenious plans for making 15 wildly inspired mechanical marvels from wood. These working wooden wonders might just be the most enjoyable projects you ever build in your shop!

Well-illustrated step-by-step projects are arranged by skill level from beginner to advanced, with full-sized, pull-out patterns attached to the book in a handy pouch.

Projects range from a Rapid-Fire Rubber Band Gun and a Wooden Padlock Treasure Chest to noisemakers and classic automatons for cowboys, ballerinas, cats, ships, and more.

Create fun games and toys for the whole family, and discover the secrets of kinetic sculpture to build your own interactive wooden gear machine!

The shop-tested designs for 15 clever contraptions include:

• Rapid-Fire Rubber Band Gun
• Interactive Wooden Gear Machine
• Mad Scientist Frankenswitch
• Two-Track Marble Racer
• Amazing Automatons
• Wooden Ratchet Noisemaker
• ...and many more!

About this title

About the Author

This book is compiled from all the best projects found in the pages of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Magazine.

Fox Chapel Publishing publishes illustrated non-fiction books, magazines, patterns, and videos for craft, hobby, and do-it-yourself enthusiasts. We inspire and inform readers who enjoy woodworking, needlework, pyrography, home and garden, cooking, outdoor recreation, coloring, Zentangle (R), kids crafts, and more. Fox Chapel publishes two magazines, Woodcarving Illustrated and Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts, and more than 1200 book titles. Our imprints include Design Originals, IMM Lifestyle Books, Creative Homeowner, and Heliconia Press. Publishers Weekly has named Fox Chapel Publishing a "Top 10 Fastest Growing Independent Publisher" four times since 2006.

Bob Gilsdorf is a third-generation woodworker who is active in the Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, and Young Life organizations. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

David Wakefield is the author of Toymaking Basics, How to Make Animated Toys, and Making Dinosaur Toys in Wood. He has been creating toys in southeastern Ohio for 35 years.

From the Back Cover

Woodworking in Motion

These working wooden wonders might just be the most enjoyable projects you ever build in your shop! Inside you'll find ingenious plans for making 15 wildly inspired mechanical marvels from wood. Well-illustrated step-by-step projects are arranged by skill level from beginner to advanced, with full-sized patterns attached to the book in a handy pouch.

Projects range from a Rapid-Fire Rubber Band Gun and a Wooden Padlock Treasure Chest, to whirligigs and classic automatons for cowboys, ballerinas, cats, ships, and more.

Create fun games and toys for the whole family, and discover the secrets of kinetic sculpture to build your own interactive wooden gear machine.

Shop-tested designs for 15 clever contraptions, including:

• Rapid-Fire Rubber Band Gun
• Interactive Wooden Gear Machine
• Mad Scientist Frankenswitch
• Two-Track Marble Racer
• Amazing Automatons
• ...and many more!

INCLUDES FULL-SIZE PULL-OUT PATTERN PACK

Edition details

• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565239016
• ISBN 13: 9781565239012
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96