Complete patterns and easy-to-follow instructions for making 30 charming wind-driven toys: the Signaling Trainman, Flying Puffin, Colonial Dame, Indian in Canoe, Halley's Comet, Santa Claus, Submarine, and many others. Only inexpensive materials and a few tools are needed. 113 illustrations.
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Complete patterns and easy-to-follow instructions for making 30 charming wind-driven toys: the Signaling Trainman, Flying Puffin, Colonial Dame, Indian in Canoe, Halley's Comet, Santa Claus, Submarine, and many others. Only inexpensive materials and a few tools are needed. 113 illustrations.
Reprint of Whirligigs: Design and Construction, Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1986.
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