{"product_id":"snip-burn-solder-shred-isbn-9781593272593","title":"Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred","description":"\u003ci\u003eSnip, Burn, Solder, Shred\u003c\/i\u003e is packed with fun craft and toy-making projects for geeks on a budget. Inside, you’ll find illustrated instructions for 24 quirky playthings. Part I: Kid Stuff contains child-friendly projects like the Lock-N-Latch Treasure Chest and a PVC TeePee; Part II: The Electro-Skiffle Band is devoted to homemade musical instruments; and Part III: The Locomotivated showcases moving toys, like a muzzleloader that shoots marshmallows and a steam-powered milk-carton boat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach project costs just $10 or less to make and is suitable for anyone, regardless of experience level. As you build, you’ll learn useful sewing and carpentry skills, and the appendix offers a primer on electronics and soldering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou (and your kids) will have hours of fun making projects like:\u003cbr\u003e–A simple electric guitar\u003cbr\u003e– An oversized joy buzzer that (safely) administers a 100-volt jolt\u003cbr\u003e– Cool, mess-free, screen-printed T-shirts\u003cbr\u003e– Kites made from FedEx envelopes\u003cbr\u003e– Booming Thunderdrums made from salvaged x-ray film\u003cbr\u003e– Classic board games like Go, Tafl, and Shut-the-Box\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether you’re a mom or dad in search of a rainy day activity, a Scout leader looking to educate and entertain your troop, or just a DIY weekend warrior, the projects in Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred will inspire and amuse you. Now, roll up your sleeves and make!Part 1: Kid Stuff\u003cbr\u003eProject 1: Lock-n-Latch Treasure Chest\u003cbr\u003eProject 2: Switchbox: A Soldering Project for Greenhorns\u003cbr\u003eProject 3: The Sock Squid\u003cbr\u003eProject 4: The PVC Teepee\u003cbr\u003eProject 5: Cheap Mesh Screen Printing\u003cbr\u003eProject 6: Shut-the-Box: A Pirate Dicing Game\u003cbr\u003eProject 7: The Ticklebox: Jolt Your Friends!\u003cbr\u003eProject 8: Small-board Go\/Tafl\u003cbr\u003ePart 2: The Electro-Skiffle Band\u003cbr\u003eProject 9: X-Ray Talking Drums\u003cbr\u003eProject 10: Thunderdrums\u003cbr\u003eProject 11: Electro-Didgeridoo\u003cbr\u003eProject 12: The Dirt-Cheap Amplifier\u003cbr\u003eProject 13: The $10 Electric Guitar\u003cbr\u003eProject 14: Dirt-Cheap Boutique Effects: The Spring Reverb\u003cbr\u003eProject 15: Dirt-Cheap Boutique Effects: The Blinkie Tremelo\u003cbr\u003eProject 16: Dirt-Cheap Boutique Effects: The Two-Transistor Fuzztone\u003cbr\u003eProject 17: Cigar-Box Synthesizer\u003cbr\u003ePart 3: Locomotivated\u003cbr\u003eProject 18: Cardboard Boomerangs\u003cbr\u003eProject 19: Pop Can Flier\u003cbr\u003eProject 20: Quick-n-Easy Water Rockets\u003cbr\u003eProject 21: Putt-putt Steamboat\u003cbr\u003eProject 22: Jitterbug: Your First Robot\u003cbr\u003eProject 23: FedEx Kites\u003cbr\u003eProject 24: Marshmallow Muzzleloader\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Electronics and Soldering\"Nelson aims to make each project in \u003ci\u003eSnip, Burn, Solder, Shred\u003c\/i\u003e an opportunity to develop a new skill that you could apply to other pursuits. Sewing, sawing, silk screen printing, and soldering: Nelson somehow manages to make them all doable.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—The Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Former high-school teacher David Erik Nelson serves up a helping of fun.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Get Crafty, Good Housekeeping\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you want to spend 2013 with practical hands-on learning experiences, this is is a treasure trove of ideas. Better yet, they're all cheap ideas that you can do without buying a gigantic robotics kit or huge machinery, and there’s enough room to build on the ideas for new inspiration.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Marziah Karch, Wired.com's GeekMom\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Do-it-yourselfers and other craftspeople who would like to introduce children (their own or borrowed) to the pleasure of using tools and creating things will find a lot to keep them busy within the pages of \u003ci\u003eSnip, Burn, Solder, Shred\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eTechnorati\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Erik Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance writer and former high school teacher. His fiction has been nominated for a Nebula award and has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAsimov's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best of Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet\u003c\/i\u003e, and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eSteampunk Reloaded\u003c\/i\u003e anthology. He developed the projects in this book at an alternative school with plenty of feedback from his students. He is a contributor to the \"Ask the Giant Squid\" advice column at \u003ci\u003ePoor Mojo's Almanac(k)\u003c\/i\u003e, a weekly online literary journal.","brand":"No Starch Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305409827045,"sku":"NP9781593272593","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781593272593.jpg?v=1767736822","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/snip-burn-solder-shred-isbn-9781593272593","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}