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Making Mechanical Marvels In Wood Paperback – November 21, 2014

by Raymond Levy (Author)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 179 ratings
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Are you fascinated by the moving mechanics often hidden from the eye in engines and machines?

After retiring from a long career in scientific machinery design, author Raymond Levy found a renewed interest in the construction and mechanics of basic wooden apparatuses. Making Mechanical Marvels in Wood is Levy's fascinating collection of DIY wooden mechanical projects. It demonstrates how you can use wood to construct a number of intriguing mechanisms that whiz and whir, bob and flip.

Choose from a variety of projects that are inspired by classic devices of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including:

  • The "Eccentric" of a conventional crankshaft
  • The "Geneva Wheel" found in high-quality spring-wound watches
  • The "Fast-Return Actuator" that is commonplace in many machine tools

    While most other mechanical projects hide the movements inside, these projects are designed to perform their mechanical stunts with marbles that move, wheels that spin, and even pistons that pump to the delight of the folks who crank the handles.

    With step-by-step instructions, scores of how-to illustrations, and draftsman-quality drawings, these wooden models are marvelously easy to make and enjoy.

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  1. Print length
    210 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Churchill & Dunn, Ltd
  4. Publication date
    November 21, 2014
  5. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.44 x 11 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1626548862
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1626548862
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Churchill & Dunn, Ltd; Illustrated edition (November 21, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 210 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1626548862
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1626548862
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.44 x 11 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 179 ratings

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4.2 out of 5 stars
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179 global ratings
The Cover is MISLEADING - Why do you think that you were not allowed to lok inside this book?
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The Cover is MISLEADING - Why do you think that you were not allowed to lok inside this book?
The above pic is page 80 - the Pattern for the Bell Crank -you can see clearly what the dia's are - but on the lower part of the same -- it is washed out. I like to see great pic's that are easy to read and understand. If you go through this book, the black & white pic's will be washed out. Where the Cover is Sharp and just under the title you are able to read the radius and other numbers really quiet well in in the 5 boxes. Seeing is believing. Have a Great day - wear those masks and get those shots
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Andrew Robertson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for anyone interested in wooden mechanisms
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2009
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This book gives really detailed instructions including dimensions on making wooden mechanisms. Most of them revolve around a crank and cam of some sort, but there are plans for everything you see on the cover and 4 or 5 more projects. This is the most extensive book I have seen on the subject and it is absolutely worth the price.
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Daniel B. Johnson
4.0 out of 5 stars EVERYTHING LOOKS WORSE IN BLACK AND WHITE
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2023
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All the photos are grainy black-and-white.
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wooden fun 51
5.0 out of 5 stars Gadgets
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2017
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A very fascinating book and well worth the money, Just what I wanted. Lots of simple mechanical movements and drawings to make your own conversation pieces .
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eleanor J williams
5.0 out of 5 stars Mr Putter
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2012
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I purchased this book for my husband. He has made many items so far and really enjoying each article. For any anyone who likes to putts around with wood this is the book to get and he gets great satisfaction to see the end results in how it works.This a big change from making model T's. I titled ths article Mr Putter because he always has his hands into something pretaining to wood.I am glad we ordered this book,it has give him many hours of enjoyment.
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5.0 out of 5 stars making mechanical marvels in wood
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2011
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great book. it gives step by step instructions and patterns to use. lots of pictures to see how things are done. some color pictures to see what the finished product looks like.
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Tinkerpunked
3.0 out of 5 stars Good content but poor production quality.
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2020
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Like other reviews have pointed out, the black and white photos and cheap paper really take away from the book. I've paid less for similar sized books that had fully color photos on quality glossy paper. For the price, the photos really should be better quality and full color. The book itself has good content. I've already learned about some tools and techniques that will really help with building my own contraptions. Good quality pictures would add so much to the experience and are really a necessity for a book such as this where pictures really aid in the learning experience.
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Alan Grupe
2.0 out of 5 stars Reprint of the 1991 Edition
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2016
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I normally would not purchase a book like this from 1991. Seeing the November 21, 2014 date, I thought it would have been revised and updated. Not so. There is no indication of any updates or revisions. The 2014 date is probably just the reprint/republication date and is misleading as used. The copyright page states it is published as an orphan work. (Orphan works are works whose copyright holders cannot be identified or found.) Therefore the author would not have made any revisions. As is, the book is somewhat outdated.
There is no color in the book. The only color is the front cover. The images in the book appear to be poor black and white photocopies of color photographs. The book is not inspiring and probably not a keeper. I would call this a book club edition.
27 people found this helpful
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Rizwan Khan
4.0 out of 5 stars nice work - great book
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2023
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excellent work
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Kevin
5.0 out of 5 stars A jewel in your library
Reviewed in Canada on November 27, 2020
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The models contained in this book, are of a high quality mechanical design. Easy to follow directions and patterns included, result in fine craftmanship and wonderful show piece
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5.0 out of 5 stars A jewel in your library
Reviewed in Canada on November 27, 2020
The models contained in this book, are of a high quality mechanical design. Easy to follow directions and patterns included, result in fine craftmanship and wonderful show piece
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Cordialement. JC
5.0 out of 5 stars FABRIQUER DES OBJETS FONCTIONNELS EN BOIS
Reviewed in France on July 3, 2019
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Bonjour,
Je suis réellement satisfait d'avoir acheté cet ouvrage rempli d'objets, de jouets scientifiques et fonctionnels à réaliser avec beaucoup de précision pour amateur averti.
Très bel ouvrage relié et en anglais.
Je recommande.
JC
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Mike C
5.0 out of 5 stars Good if you are interested in mecanisms
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2018
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If you are interested in mechanisms and want to start making them then this is definitely the book for you. It provides a range of interesting mechanisms to make and to explore further. The drawings and instructions are good and are supported by photographs - although only black and white. I don't think this is a book for anyone new to woodwork but should suit a competent DIY'er looking for a new challenge. I would have liked to have the plans on a separate sheet in order to avoid damaging the spine of the book when photocopying the plans.
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Magron Starr
5.0 out of 5 stars great book
Reviewed in Australia on June 7, 2021
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excellent book shame my woodcraft skills are not up to this level of work yet
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sline1360
5.0 out of 5 stars Très technique
Reviewed in Canada on August 27, 2021
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Bien, photos pas très nettes
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