Man Crafts: Leather Tooling, Fly Tying, Ax Whittling, and Other Cool Things to Do
As its servicemen returned home at the end of World War II, the U.S. Army turned to Popular Mechanics to help them find new and lucrative occupations. A series of ten pamphlets was created, teaching... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1588167933
ISBN13:9781588167934
Release Date:May 2009
Publisher:Hearst Books
Length:176 Pages
Weight:0.43 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.0" x 7.1"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Handy man book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Nice little book about making things.Kind of neat how they tell you to be able to have a hobbie or small business.
Nostalgic & Useful
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Man Crafts from Popular Mechanics This little book is a delightful visit to the past, with skills still popular and interesting for today. When men returned from World War II, in which they had learned how to make things they needed, continued using the skills they had gained to create new businesses or as hobbies. This book, which shows the beginning of the Baby Boom era, is not only nostalgic but also teaches skills which men and boys (women too) will enjoy in spare time today. These skills can create or restore household items, utilitarian or for decoration, and interesting gifts. The activities can become fun hobbies, especially for parent and child to do together. In these tough times some of these skills could become a business for the industrious who enjoy working with their hands. The book covers these skills: saw carpentry, leathercraft, bookbinding, block printing, axe craft, tin can craft, braiding and knotting, fly-tying, cartooning, and hand lettering.
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