Author: Bob Gilsdorf
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781565239012
Category : CRAFTS & HOBBIES
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Make wildly inspired mechanical marvels from wood, with 15 step-by-step projects and full-sized scroll saw patterns attached to the book in a handy pouch. Scroll saw projects are arranged by skill level from beginner to advanced, 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.
Big Book of Gizmos and Gadgets
Author: Bob Gilsdorf
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781565239012
Category : CRAFTS & HOBBIES
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Make wildly inspired mechanical marvels from wood, with 15 step-by-step projects and full-sized scroll saw patterns attached to the book in a handy pouch. Scroll saw projects are arranged by skill level from beginner to advanced, 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.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781565239012
Category : CRAFTS & HOBBIES
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Make wildly inspired mechanical marvels from wood, with 15 step-by-step projects and full-sized scroll saw patterns attached to the book in a handy pouch. Scroll saw projects are arranged by skill level from beginner to advanced, 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.
Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning
Author: Karl M. Kapp
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780787995669
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Gadgets, Games, and Gizmos is an innovative book that provides practical and original solutions to the impending boomer/gamer knowledge and skills transfer gap. The book outlines how gamer values such as the use of cheat codes, the love of gadgets, the need to play games, and the desire to be constantly connected can be used as methods for moving information from the heads of the boomers to the fingertips and gadgets of the gamers. As organizations begin to think strategically about how to attract, retain, and train new talent, this book, written by Karl Kapp, named one of 2007's Top 20 Most Influential Training Professionals by TrainingIndustry, Inc., will be an invaluable resource.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780787995669
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Gadgets, Games, and Gizmos is an innovative book that provides practical and original solutions to the impending boomer/gamer knowledge and skills transfer gap. The book outlines how gamer values such as the use of cheat codes, the love of gadgets, the need to play games, and the desire to be constantly connected can be used as methods for moving information from the heads of the boomers to the fingertips and gadgets of the gamers. As organizations begin to think strategically about how to attract, retain, and train new talent, this book, written by Karl Kapp, named one of 2007's Top 20 Most Influential Training Professionals by TrainingIndustry, Inc., will be an invaluable resource.
The Gadget Show: the Big Book of Cool Stuff
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781912165353
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The perfect gift for anyone interested in tech and gadgetry, this book provides fans of the long-running TV show with an insight into the minds of Craig Charles and the team, while offering tech-heads young and old the lowdown on the coolest gear and gizmos out there - and what to look out for in the not-too-distant future.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781912165353
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The perfect gift for anyone interested in tech and gadgetry, this book provides fans of the long-running TV show with an insight into the minds of Craig Charles and the team, while offering tech-heads young and old the lowdown on the coolest gear and gizmos out there - and what to look out for in the not-too-distant future.
Gizmos, Gadgets, and Guitars: The Story of Leo Fender
Author: Michael Mahin
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 1250849640
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The picture book biography of ingenious American inventor Leo Fender, creator of the world’s most iconic Fender electric guitars. For readers who love Iggy Peck, Architect. Leo Fender loved to thinker and tinker and take things apart and put them back together again. When he lost an eye in a childhood accident, he refused to think of himself as broken. With a new pair of magnifying glasses, Leo got back to doing what he loved, fixing machines big and small—even broken instruments. His inventions—which included the Telecaster and the Stratocaster—would inspire the rock ’n’ roll generation and go on to amplify the talents of legendary guitarists Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Bonnie Raitt, among others. Fender’s brilliant engineering vision connected science and art forever. Christy Ottaviano Books
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 1250849640
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The picture book biography of ingenious American inventor Leo Fender, creator of the world’s most iconic Fender electric guitars. For readers who love Iggy Peck, Architect. Leo Fender loved to thinker and tinker and take things apart and put them back together again. When he lost an eye in a childhood accident, he refused to think of himself as broken. With a new pair of magnifying glasses, Leo got back to doing what he loved, fixing machines big and small—even broken instruments. His inventions—which included the Telecaster and the Stratocaster—would inspire the rock ’n’ roll generation and go on to amplify the talents of legendary guitarists Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Bonnie Raitt, among others. Fender’s brilliant engineering vision connected science and art forever. Christy Ottaviano Books
When Gadgets Betray Us
Author: Robert Vamosi
Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
ISBN: 0465019587
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Looks at the important issues that are often overlooked in the race to find the best, fastest, and most cutting-edge technological wonders.
Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
ISBN: 0465019587
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Looks at the important issues that are often overlooked in the race to find the best, fastest, and most cutting-edge technological wonders.
Creative Kinetics
Author: Rodney Frost
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 1402732236
Category : Kinetic art
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Rodney Frost provides an introduction to the world of kinetic art - art that moves. Beginning with easy and fun projects like weather vanes and mobiles powered by air currents, he moves onto simple toys that are manipulated with strings and art mechanised by levers, cranks, cams and cogs.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 1402732236
Category : Kinetic art
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Rodney Frost provides an introduction to the world of kinetic art - art that moves. Beginning with easy and fun projects like weather vanes and mobiles powered by air currents, he moves onto simple toys that are manipulated with strings and art mechanised by levers, cranks, cams and cogs.
Spies in Disguise: Gadgets, Gizmos, and Gear
Author: Centum Books Ltd
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062852914
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Spies in Disguise hits the big screen on December 25, 2019. The all-star cast includes Will Smith, Tom Holland, Karen Gillan, Rashida Jones, and DJ Khaled! Explore the tech world of Spies in Disguise in this action-packed storybook featuring unique gadgets and devices that only Walter could invent. Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is... not. But what Walter lacks in social skills he makes up for in smarts and invention, creating the awesome gadgets Lance uses on his epic missions. But when events take an unexpected turn, Walter and Lance suddenly have to rely on each other in a whole new way. And if this odd couple can't learn to work as a team, the whole world is in peril.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062852914
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Spies in Disguise hits the big screen on December 25, 2019. The all-star cast includes Will Smith, Tom Holland, Karen Gillan, Rashida Jones, and DJ Khaled! Explore the tech world of Spies in Disguise in this action-packed storybook featuring unique gadgets and devices that only Walter could invent. Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is... not. But what Walter lacks in social skills he makes up for in smarts and invention, creating the awesome gadgets Lance uses on his epic missions. But when events take an unexpected turn, Walter and Lance suddenly have to rely on each other in a whole new way. And if this odd couple can't learn to work as a team, the whole world is in peril.
The Ire of Iron Claw
Author: Kersten Hamilton
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0544556844
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Someone is smuggling secrets out of the Kennewicketts' lab and sabotaging their experiments, putting everyone at the Amazing Automated Inn at risk. In pursuit of the villains, the family of scientific geniuses board their dirigible and take to the skies. Together with their robotic staff and the inventor Nikola Tesla, they must face murderous sky pirates, cross the Alps in a giant mechanical spider, and defy the perilous pigeon Iron Claw and the malevolent magician Madini once more. Will boy inventor Wally and his daring dog, Noodles, be able to defeat the evil Mesmers and their minions a second time? History and technology collide in this fast-paced series narrated by a daring dachshund and brimming with mad science.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0544556844
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Someone is smuggling secrets out of the Kennewicketts' lab and sabotaging their experiments, putting everyone at the Amazing Automated Inn at risk. In pursuit of the villains, the family of scientific geniuses board their dirigible and take to the skies. Together with their robotic staff and the inventor Nikola Tesla, they must face murderous sky pirates, cross the Alps in a giant mechanical spider, and defy the perilous pigeon Iron Claw and the malevolent magician Madini once more. Will boy inventor Wally and his daring dog, Noodles, be able to defeat the evil Mesmers and their minions a second time? History and technology collide in this fast-paced series narrated by a daring dachshund and brimming with mad science.
Making Wooden Gear Clocks
Author: Editors of Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607658976
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Making a piece of wood move is fun, but making it tell time is truly amazing! Inside this book, you’ll find ingenious plans for creating awesome wooden machines that actually move and keep time. These working wooden wonders might just be the most enjoyable projects you ever build in your shop. Wooden gear clocks are not only fascinating to watch, but can be surprisingly accurate timepieces. Just don’t expect atomic precision—after all, they’re modeled on 17th-century technology! But as you build these scroll saw clocks you’ll use all of the basic principles that still govern mechanical clocks today. Six well-illustrated step-by-step scroll saw projects are arranged by skill level from beginner to advanced, and full-sized scroll saw patterns are attached to the book in a handy pouch. With a little perseverance, you’ll soon be ticking along happily with your own wooden clockworks. All you have to do is build them, wind them up, and let them run—no batteries required.
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607658976
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Making a piece of wood move is fun, but making it tell time is truly amazing! Inside this book, you’ll find ingenious plans for creating awesome wooden machines that actually move and keep time. These working wooden wonders might just be the most enjoyable projects you ever build in your shop. Wooden gear clocks are not only fascinating to watch, but can be surprisingly accurate timepieces. Just don’t expect atomic precision—after all, they’re modeled on 17th-century technology! But as you build these scroll saw clocks you’ll use all of the basic principles that still govern mechanical clocks today. Six well-illustrated step-by-step scroll saw projects are arranged by skill level from beginner to advanced, and full-sized scroll saw patterns are attached to the book in a handy pouch. With a little perseverance, you’ll soon be ticking along happily with your own wooden clockworks. All you have to do is build them, wind them up, and let them run—no batteries required.
Zany Wooden Toys that Whiz, Spin, Pop, and Fly
Author: Bob Gilsdorf
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607650142
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Have fun making these cool wooden toys, games and even gumball machines that are unexpectedly action packed. Most of the projects can be built in an hour, but will be sure to provide hours of entertainment. Easy-to-make projects that will delight children and the young at heart. Full-color photographs, detailed drawings, a chapter on getting started, and two step-by-step projects included.
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607650142
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Have fun making these cool wooden toys, games and even gumball machines that are unexpectedly action packed. Most of the projects can be built in an hour, but will be sure to provide hours of entertainment. Easy-to-make projects that will delight children and the young at heart. Full-color photographs, detailed drawings, a chapter on getting started, and two step-by-step projects included.