Making Moving Toys and Automata (Paperback)

This beautiful book draws on Robert Race's extensive collection of traditional moving toys, looking at the ways the makers have achieved remarkable and varied results, often with very limited resources. Each chapter begins by looking at the mechanisms and materials used in some of these traditional moving toys, goes on to consider possible variations, and describes how to make a related moving toy. It continues, from this basis, to develop a design for an automaton. The book shows that designing and making these simple but wonderfully satisfying mechanical devices is fun, and that good results can be achieved in many different ways, using a variety of materials, tools and equipment such as wood and wire, card and paper, bamboo, string, tin plate and feathers.

General

Imprint:	The Crowood Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Robert Race
Dimensions:	242 x 172 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	96
ISBN-13:	978-1-78500-491-9
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Mechanical engineering > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Handicrafts > Toys, teddy bears & dolls > General
LSN:	1-78500-491-3
Barcode:	9781785004919

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