The Wonderful World of Whirligigs
By Anders S. Lunde, copyright 1984, this is a spiral bound book is very good condition. The book cover and pages are clean and complete with no markings inside. Whirligigs have been around for hundreds of years. They require few materials, and the wind that moves them is free, hence, they are inexpensive. In addition to serving as a guide to constructing the whirligigs illustrated throughout the book, it has still another purpose: to encourage people to make their own individual whirligigs. While the models in this book can be copied and constructed, readers are urged to try, sooner or later, designing and manufacturing their own whirligigs.
Table of Contents: Only main topics are listed
- The Wonderful World of Whirligigs
- Design of the Larger Whirligigs
- Types of Whirligigs
- Key Elements in Whirligig Design
- Making a Plan
- Materials in Design
- Figures in Design
- Design of the Large Birds
- Design of the Mechanical Whirligigs
- Whirligig Mechanisms
- Supporting Devices: brackets
- Drive Shafts: The Use of Bolts
- Camshafts
- Propellers: Principles and Design
- The Simple Propeller
- Four Bladed Propellers
- Multibladed Propellers
- Metal Propellers
- Unusual Designs
- Only the Beginning
- Construction of Large Bird Whirligigs
- Direct Drive Whirligigs
- Direct Drive Whirligigs
- Camshaft Whirligigs
- Silhouette Whirligigs
- The Large Arm Whirligigs
- Weather Vane Whirligigs
- Special Designs
- Functional Types
- Decorative Types
- Multiple Activity Whirligigs
- Exhibiting and Marketing Whirligigs
- Foldouts
A complete list of tools and materials is also supplied to complete the whirligigs seen in this book. Fully illustrated.
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Author: |
Anders S, Lunde |
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Publisher: |
The Mother Earth News |
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Copyright Date: |
1984 |
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ISBN-10: |
0-938-43208-7 |
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ISBN-13: |
978-0-938432-08-1 |
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Format: |
Soft cover-spiral bound |
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Pages: |
131 plus foldouts |
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Condition: |
Very good |