Making Whirligigs, Whimsies, & Folk Toys
Making Whirligigs, Whimsies, & Folk Toys

Author: Rodney Frost

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2011-06-10

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 081174499X

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Create unique whirligigs and other moving-part creations, traditional folk toys, and unusual new designs out of wood.

Whacky Toys, Whirligigs and Whatchamacallits
Whacky Toys, Whirligigs and Whatchamacallits

Author:

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9780806992860

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What makes these charming mechanical marvels spring into action? Cranks, propellers, levers, and other mechanisms trigger a variety of eye-catching movements, from arms that rise and fall to jaws that work up and down. The author reveals his process for designing and creating a series of ingenious toys and objects from wood.

By Hand
By Hand

Author: Janice Eaton Kilby

Publisher: Lark Books (NC)

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9781579902421

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"American decorative folk art...never really went away. This is an attractive survey collection of two dozen projects for familiar items, such as samplers, decoys, and copper weathervanes, that have been designed by professional artists. Each type of craft has a historic introduction and is illustrated by photographs of museum and gallery pieces....a handy all-in-one source for public libraries..."--Library Journal.

Making Animated Whirligigs
Making Animated Whirligigs

Author: Anders S. Lunde

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 9780486400495

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More than two dozen traditional and original models of the wind-powered toys known as whirligigs appear in this how-to manual. Easy-to-follow instructions, detailed illustrations.

Manual of Traditional Wood Carving
Manual of Traditional Wood Carving

Author: Paul N. Hasluck

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1977-01-01

Total Pages: 588

ISBN-13: 9780486234892

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The early-twentieth-century profusely illustrated reference on the traditional craft details woods and essential tools used and covers carving techniques and designs for specific projects

Easy-to-make Wooden Sundials
Easy-to-make Wooden Sundials

Author: Milton Stoneman

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1982-03-01

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 0486241416

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This guide to making wooden sundials gently leads beginning diallists into sundial lore and construction. Novice craftsmen who can wield a saw, wood-burning pen, matte knife, sandpaper and a few other simple tools can make five different kinds of sundials; plans are flexible and allow for embellishment, alteration, variety of materials. Precalculated templates can be removed from the book and carbon-paper-transferred to wood.