Product Description

Artist, inventor, and longtime author Rodney Frost is known for wacky, whimsical woodworking books that encourage readers to experiment. With his newest, most creative volume yet, he provides an introduction to the wild and whimsical world of kinetic art - art that moves. Using plenty of informative sidebars and dynamic illustrations, Frost teaches the basic techniques in his own inimitable style, beginning with easy, fun projects like weather vanes and mobiles powered by air currents alone. Then its on to simple toys you manipulate with strings, and art mechanised by levers, cranks, cams, and cogs. Far from a routine woodworking book, Creative Kinetics will inspire even the least craft-minded reader to pick up some scissors and turn a tuna can into a propeller or cardboard into a jumping-jack.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #31186 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Customer Reviews

Good stuff!
This is the second Rodney Frost book on automata that I've bought. The other being Mad Toys etc. This book is similar in it's really clear easy to follow manner. Again if you are interested in automata/ whirligigs/ mechanical toys, this is a great book to have on your book shelf! Well worth the money, really interesting with a "I can do that" feel about it!
Definately a good buy!

Excelent quality automata book
Highly recomended. Other books from same author are of the same high quality as this one. 5 stars