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As its servicemen returned home at the end of World War II, the US Army turned to
Popular Mechanics to help them find new and lucrative occupations. A series of ten pamphlets was created, teaching skills that were “fun to do and profitable too.”
Reprinted here in a single volume, and featuring all of the original artwork, these mini instructional courses will entertain men of all ages—even if their workbench is really the living room coffee table! From leather crafts and bookbinding to block printing and cartooning, there's a hobby to be found here for anyone. More ambitious readers may consider learning coping saw techniques, or even ax crafts, which entail making rustic furniture and fixtures using a single hatchet. As charming today as it was industrious then, the book is packaged in a vintage style that authentically captures the “can-do” spirit of the era.
Synopsis
As its servicemen returned home at the end of World War II, the US Army turned to Popular Mechanics to help them find new occupations. A series of ten pamphlets were created, teaching skills that were “fun to do and profitable too.” Reprinted here in a single volume, in vintage style with all the original artwork, these mini instructional courses capture the "can-do" spirit of an era.
Synopsis
The Boy Mechanic--bigger and better! This handsome hardcover features every one of the fantastic vintage projects and handy advice from both The Boy Mechanic and The Boy Mechanic Makes Toys.and#160;Taken from the turn-of-the-last-century volumes of The Boy Mechanic, these 359 projects are still doable and delightful today. Like a miscellany for the home how-to crowd, the book offers instructions for making toy boats and planes, hammocks, sleds, skates, and special equipment for your own spy lab (such as periscopes), as well as fortunetelling tricks, illusions, games, and more. Charming original illustrations throughout make this an appealing, nostalgic, and fun guide for everyone.
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Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs, and influences nearly ten million curious minds that read the magazine every month. The magazine features breakthroughs in the latest innovations in science and technology.