Making Mechanical Marvels in Wood Paperback – November 21, 2014

This book gives really detailed instructions including dimensions on making wooden mechanisms. Most of them revolve around a crank and cam of some sort, but there are plans for everything you see on the cover and 4 or 5 more projects. This is the most extensive book I have seen on the subject and it is absolutely worth the price.

All the photos are grainy black-and-white.

A very fascinating book and well worth the money, Just what I wanted. Lots of simple mechanical movements and drawings to make your own conversation pieces .

I purchased this book for my husband. He has made many items so far and really enjoying each article. For any anyone who likes to putts around with wood this is the book to get and he gets great satisfaction to see the end results in how it works.This a big change from making model T's. I titled ths article Mr Putter because he always has his hands into something pretaining to wood.I am glad we ordered this book,it has give him many hours of enjoyment.

great book. it gives step by step instructions and patterns to use. lots of pictures to see how things are done. some color pictures to see what the finished product looks like.

Like other reviews have pointed out, the black and white photos and cheap paper really take away from the book. I've paid less for similar sized books that had fully color photos on quality glossy paper. For the price, the photos really should be better quality and full color. The book itself has good content. I've already learned about some tools and techniques that will really help with building my own contraptions. Good quality pictures would add so much to the experience and are really a necessity for a book such as this where pictures really aid in the learning experience.

I normally would not purchase a book like this from 1991. Seeing the November 21, 2014 date, I thought it would have been revised and updated. Not so. There is no indication of any updates or revisions. The 2014 date is probably just the reprint/republication date and is misleading as used. The copyright page states it is published as an orphan work. (Orphan works are works whose copyright holders cannot be identified or found.) Therefore the author would not have made any revisions. As is, the book is somewhat outdated.There is no color in the book. The only color is the front cover. The images in the book appear to be poor black and white photocopies of color photographs. The book is not inspiring and probably not a keeper. I would call this a book club edition.

excellent work

The models contained in this book, are of a high quality mechanical design. Easy to follow directions and patterns included, result in fine craftmanship and wonderful show piece

If you are interested in mechanisms and want to start making them then this is definitely the book for you. It provides a range of interesting mechanisms to make and to explore further. The drawings and instructions are good and are supported by photographs - although only black and white. I don't think this is a book for anyone new to woodwork but should suit a competent DIY'er looking for a new challenge. I would have liked to have the plans on a separate sheet in order to avoid damaging the spine of the book when photocopying the plans.

excellent book shame my woodcraft skills are not up to this level of work yet

livre sympathique, de bonnes idée de bricolage. A noter: toutes les illustrations sont en noir et blanc et de qualité moyenne.

Bien, photos pas très nettes