Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos: A Maker's Guide to Creating Modern Artifacts Contributor(s): Willeford, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0071762361 ISBN-13: 9780071762366 Publisher: McGraw Hill Tab OUR PRICE: $31.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2011 |
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BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies | Reference - Art | Popular Culture - Crafts & Hobbies | Leatherwork |
Dewey: 745.5 |
LCCN: 2011043856 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.4" W x 10.7" (1.45 lbs) 240 pages |
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Publisher Description: Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Unleash Your Inner Mechanical Mastermind Welcome to the wondrous world of Thomas Willeford, aka Lord Archibald Feathers Featherstone, in which he shares his closely guarded secrets of Steampunkery. Filled with do-it-yourself projects, Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos: A Maker's Guide to Creating Modern Artifacts shows you how to build exquisite, ingenious contraptions on a budget. Learn from Lord Featherstone as he distills his wealth of hard-learned skills, describes how to use the readily available tools of the modern mad scientist, and expounds on the art and philosophy of scavenging unique components and raw materials. The perfect companion for the hobbyist and advanced machinist alike, this inventive volume will guide you through the creation of your very own infernal devices. Get steamed with these provocative projects:
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Contributor Bio(s): Willeford, Thomas: - Thomas Willeford has degrees in physics, history, and art. His alter ego, Lord Archibald "Feathers" Featherstone, has displayed his work, which blurs the line between art and engineering, throughout the United States and Europe for years. Willeford's work (including the E-pod) was recently featured in the exhibit, "Device and Contraptions Extraordinaire" at the Ashmolean University of Oxford museum of the History of Science. He has made costume pieces for Abney Park, Beautiful Deadly Children, and GhostFire. Willeford has been called, "The most photographed person in the Steampunk community." He has been featured in Steampunk Bizarre, the BBC, MTV, the Steampunk World's Faire, Whitby Gothic Weekend, Glasgow Marker's Faire, Pirate magazine, and the Daily Mail. |