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5.0 out of 5 stars DIY low/no-tech projects
I was not familiar with Make: magazine, though now I've learned it delineates DIY projects that are often electronic and modern in focus, so this manual is a departure from their usual style. This manual collects 13 projects culled from the last ten years of the publication. Each article is written by a different author, and the editors have organized the projects into a pioneer's day. The topics are making: a fire with a bow drill, bacon lard soap, apple cider, paper, bookbinding, a stool and a chair. There is a great lesson on lashing things together -- very useful for gardeners! -- as well as instructions for pickling, brining a turkey, roasting pumpkin seeds, and building da Vinci's reciprocating mechanism and a prehistoric oil lamp.The projects are interesting, and I was really impressed by the clear instructions and plentiful, useful photos. My only complaint is that I would have liked more projects!This is fun and informative for the DIY-er, but would also be useful for homeschoolers who want to talk about pioneer (or Renaissance or prehistoric) life.
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing....
I expected that the audience for this book was for younger people. Reading the description made it sound like that. "Like the Pioneers" definitely has an elementary school age edge to it.Alas, it is for adults. Building log type furniture, canning, making cider. These are adult projects.As they are, the book is somewhat minimal in content. If, as an adult, I purchased this, I'd be disappointed. Making cider takes several pages, but how many except the most fervent back-to-the-farm people will do that? I also tried to follow the instructions as shown in text and photos and neither are completely comprehensive. There's some guesswork going on for the reader..
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting ideas I had not heard of before.
I really like this book. I enjoy the outdoors and do rugged camping a couple times a year. I don't believe the world is coming to an end or that zombies are coming, but I do enjoy knowing how to do things if we didn't have all our modern conveniences. This book had a lot of interesting ideas I did not know. I enjoy reading about these sort of things and the book is written in an engaging method. I would recommend this book for anyone who likes to rugged camp or if you're a prepper or someone who enjoys reading about such things.
4.0 out of 5 stars A fairly short but worthy collection of projects.
This is a collection of 13 articles from Make magazine, written by different authors, each one being a maker project that does not involve any electrical components, and you could probably have done most of these 150 years ago.It's a relatively thin volume for the price, but the projects are all interesting and things you might actually want to make.You can see the full contents in the "Look inside this Book" feature of Bolo for the complete list of projects. The book is only around 100 pages long, so there are just a few pages for most projects, and the writing and illustration varies depending on the author and age of the article.But I found all the projects interesting, and will consider trying them all out at some point. The projects are divided up into "morning", "afternoon", and "evening" projects, though this division seems sort of unnecessary and forced.Most of them don't require exotic materials, and you might either have the tools and materials laying around your house already, or a quick trip to just about any store would set you up. Having some outdoor space to work would be a requirement for many of them.Would be a good gift book for a teenager or anyone interested in making things with their hands.G.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and clear. Just wish there were more projects in the book.
With bright pictures and clear instructions, this Make book offers a handful of low tech/no tech projects that can be fun for various members of the family. Pickling, lashing, etc. Who knew it could be so much fun getting back to basics? Make is a pretty good magazine that we know more from the hacking/electronics angle. But there are other ways to be a Maker than by manipulating electrical currents or programming Arduino controllers. I just wish there were more projects on offer here.
3.0 out of 5 stars Confused on the audience, but useful bits of information
This is an interesting little book that focus on low tech projects, not really the usual for make. Overall I thought that this was a fun book to browse, but was left wondering who the target audience was. I'd say few adults would do many of the projects, but many were also too complex for kids or required power tools beyond their use.The book is pretty thin at 110 pages, but contains 13 projects that span cooking to knot tying to making a stool. While many of these were interesting, it again confused me as to whom this is aimed. Making your own soap and cider targets one group, but making a chair, stool, or DaVinci mechanism are very different from this. The most useful thing I found was the lashing lesson on effectively building things with branches/logs. The cooking projects could be useful as well, but are not anything revolutionary.In the end, if you have a young child and are looking for some fun projects to do together that get you outdoors, in the shop, or in the kitchen, this isn't a bad place to start. Lots of ideas to be had, but not for the lone adult or lone kid in my opinion. Another good thing is that book is pretty cheap considering all of the nice color figures inside.
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun, but modern.
Fun projects, but they are not really for when there is no other technology. This slim book can give you a bit of a glimpse of how to make some things from scratch, but I don't think it is really for reference for living off-the-grid or after the next fall of civilization, or maybe for your next trip to "Burning Man", since you need too many tools or other substances to make these projects.
Two Stars
not much in it
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Description:
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars DIY low/no-tech projects
I was not familiar with Make: magazine, though now I've learned it delineates DIY projects that are often electronic and modern in focus, so this manual is a departure from their usual style. This manual collects 13 projects culled from the last ten years of the publication. Each article is written by a different author, and the editors have organized the projects into a pioneer's day. The topics are making: a fire with a bow drill, bacon lard soap, apple cider, paper, bookbinding, a stool and a chair. There is a great lesson on lashing things together -- very useful for gardeners! -- as well as instructions for pickling, brining a turkey, roasting pumpkin seeds, and building da Vinci's reciprocating mechanism and a prehistoric oil lamp.The projects are interesting, and I was really impressed by the clear instructions and plentiful, useful photos. My only complaint is that I would have liked more projects!This is fun and informative for the DIY-er, but would also be useful for homeschoolers who want to talk about pioneer (or Renaissance or prehistoric) life.
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing....
I expected that the audience for this book was for younger people. Reading the description made it sound like that. "Like the Pioneers" definitely has an elementary school age edge to it.Alas, it is for adults. Building log type furniture, canning, making cider. These are adult projects.As they are, the book is somewhat minimal in content. If, as an adult, I purchased this, I'd be disappointed. Making cider takes several pages, but how many except the most fervent back-to-the-farm people will do that? I also tried to follow the instructions as shown in text and photos and neither are completely comprehensive. There's some guesswork going on for the reader..
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting ideas I had not heard of before.
I really like this book. I enjoy the outdoors and do rugged camping a couple times a year. I don't believe the world is coming to an end or that zombies are coming, but I do enjoy knowing how to do things if we didn't have all our modern conveniences. This book had a lot of interesting ideas I did not know. I enjoy reading about these sort of things and the book is written in an engaging method. I would recommend this book for anyone who likes to rugged camp or if you're a prepper or someone who enjoys reading about such things.
4.0 out of 5 stars A fairly short but worthy collection of projects.
This is a collection of 13 articles from Make magazine, written by different authors, each one being a maker project that does not involve any electrical components, and you could probably have done most of these 150 years ago.It's a relatively thin volume for the price, but the projects are all interesting and things you might actually want to make.You can see the full contents in the "Look inside this Book" feature of Bolo for the complete list of projects. The book is only around 100 pages long, so there are just a few pages for most projects, and the writing and illustration varies depending on the author and age of the article.But I found all the projects interesting, and will consider trying them all out at some point. The projects are divided up into "morning", "afternoon", and "evening" projects, though this division seems sort of unnecessary and forced.Most of them don't require exotic materials, and you might either have the tools and materials laying around your house already, or a quick trip to just about any store would set you up. Having some outdoor space to work would be a requirement for many of them.Would be a good gift book for a teenager or anyone interested in making things with their hands.G.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and clear. Just wish there were more projects in the book.
With bright pictures and clear instructions, this Make book offers a handful of low tech/no tech projects that can be fun for various members of the family. Pickling, lashing, etc. Who knew it could be so much fun getting back to basics? Make is a pretty good magazine that we know more from the hacking/electronics angle. But there are other ways to be a Maker than by manipulating electrical currents or programming Arduino controllers. I just wish there were more projects on offer here.
3.0 out of 5 stars Confused on the audience, but useful bits of information
This is an interesting little book that focus on low tech projects, not really the usual for make. Overall I thought that this was a fun book to browse, but was left wondering who the target audience was. I'd say few adults would do many of the projects, but many were also too complex for kids or required power tools beyond their use.The book is pretty thin at 110 pages, but contains 13 projects that span cooking to knot tying to making a stool. While many of these were interesting, it again confused me as to whom this is aimed. Making your own soap and cider targets one group, but making a chair, stool, or DaVinci mechanism are very different from this. The most useful thing I found was the lashing lesson on effectively building things with branches/logs. The cooking projects could be useful as well, but are not anything revolutionary.In the end, if you have a young child and are looking for some fun projects to do together that get you outdoors, in the shop, or in the kitchen, this isn't a bad place to start. Lots of ideas to be had, but not for the lone adult or lone kid in my opinion. Another good thing is that book is pretty cheap considering all of the nice color figures inside.
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun, but modern.
Fun projects, but they are not really for when there is no other technology. This slim book can give you a bit of a glimpse of how to make some things from scratch, but I don't think it is really for reference for living off-the-grid or after the next fall of civilization, or maybe for your next trip to "Burning Man", since you need too many tools or other substances to make these projects.
Two Stars
not much in it
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