Whirligigs & Weathervanes A Celebration of Wind Gadgets with Dozens of Creative Projects to Make

by Schoonmaker, David; Woods, Bruce

• ISBN13: 9780806983653
• ISBN10: 0806983655
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-12-31
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

"A delightful collection of projects for creative students and beginning woodworkers, illustrated with large, full-color photos. Includes traditional whirling ducks and airplanes, as well as a shakin' wind-powered Elvis and racing Coyote and Roadrunner. This wry history...is a gem."School Library Journal. "Full of ingenious designs."Country Almanac.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(8)
A Whirl Through History	8	(8)
A Contemporary Gallery	16	(16)
Construction Techniques
Materials	32	(2)
Tools	34	(1)
Assembly	35	(4)
Finishes	39	(1)
Siting	39	(1)
Windvanes
Medicine Man	40	(2)
Mermaid	42	(2)
Soul of the Woodworker	44	(2)
Propellers & Spinning Arms
Leonardo's Helicopter	46	(4)
Wright Made Right	50	(3)
The Addled Planetarium	53	(3)
Hot Pursuit	56	(4)
Viking Ship	60	(4)
Moving Figures (simple cranks)
The Hummer of Summer	64	(4)
How the West Was Lost	68	(4)
A Right Jolly Old Elf	72	(4)
Elvis's Pelvis	76	(3)
Marilyn's Windblown Skirt	79	(3)
Model-T Tune-up	82	(4)
Canine Intervention	86	(4)
Space Shuttle	90	(4)
Extravagant Expressions (multiple cams)
The Duck Hunter	94	(4)
An Eye on the Ears	98	(4)
Breaking Ground	102	(4)
Halloween Fantasy	106	(4)
I Love a Parade	110	(4)
Runnin' Against the Wind	114	(4)
The Celebrated Jumping Frogs of Calaveras County	118	(4)
Cat House on a Friday Night	122	(4)
Credits	126	(2)
Index	128