دانلود کتاب Wooden Puzzles and Games

This book presents fifteen puzzles and six games, many familiar, some less so, all adapted to appeal to the craftsman of today. It is not necessary to be a skilled cabinet maker to tackle these projects, nor are theyso simple that they do not present something of a challenge. Only relatively basic woodworking techniques are required (no complicated joints are incorporated) and, harnessed to careful workmanship, really pleasing results can be acheived. An advantage for todays woodworkers, with so many demands on their time, is that the compact size of many individual puzzles allows them to be completedin one leisurely days work. In most cases, the construction of the projects is described and illustrated using hand tools, but it is obvious where power tools can be substituted to speed up the work. Black-and-white photographs accompany each project, and are used not only to show specific procedures or techniques, but also to illustrate the general progress of the project. Most of the drawings are diagrammatic, or isometric, because they give more information, and are more readily understood, than the projection type. Many of the puzzles and games have been fashioned from beautiful, semi-precious woods. Such woods are rewarding to work with, but are rarely feasible to use for larger projects because of their cost. Unlike most woodworking books, mainly presenting worthy, practical designs, this one does more it offers woodworking for pleasure, firstly in creating the puzzles and games themselves, and secondly in solving and playing them.