Whoosh Boom Splat (Pocket)
avWilliam Gurstelle
ISBN: 9780307339485 - UTGIVEN: 2007-03The author of Adventures from the Technology Underground brings together a history of projectile-shooting machines with informative sidebars, trivia, tips on tools, and detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to build twenty different machines, ranging from the spud gun to jam jar jet and marshal[...]
Adventures from the Technology Underground (Häftad)
avWilliam Gurstelle
ISBN: 9780307351258 - UTGIVEN: 2007-02A journey into world of underground technology enthusiasts--and their labs, workshops, and gatherings--introduces the amateur inventors, science fanatics, and technophiles dedicated to creating a wide variety of unusual machines, with little regard for profit, government regulations, or their own ph[...]
The Art of the Catapult: Build Greek Ballistae, Roman Onagers, English Trebuchets, and More Ancient Artillery (Häftad)
avWilliam Gurstelle
ISBN: 9781556525261 - UTGIVEN: 200401The history of siege warfare is explored through the stories of Alexander the Great and his battle of Tyre; Saladin; Richard the Lionheart and the Third Crusade; pirate-turned-soldier John Crabbe and his ship-mounted catapults; and others. Original.[...]
Absinthe & Flamethrowers (Pocket)
avWilliam Gurstelle
ISBN: 9781556528224 - UTGIVEN: 200906Written for reasonable risk takers and suburban dads who want to add more excitement to their lives, this daring combination of science, history, and DIY projects explains why danger is good for you and details the art of living dangerously. All of the projects -- from throwing knives, drinking absi[...]
Backyard Ballistics (Häftad)
avWilliam Gurstelle
ISBN: 9781613740644 - UTGIVEN: 201210This best-selling DIY handbook now features new and expanded projects, enabling ordinary folks to construct 16 awesome ballistic devices in their garage or basement workshops using inexpensive household or hardware store materials and this step-by-step guide. Clear instructions, diagrams, and photog[...]
Defending Your Castle (Häftad)
avWilliam Gurstelle
ISBN: 9781613746820 - UTGIVEN: 2014-06A man's home is his castle, or so the saying goes, but could it withstand an attack by Attila and the Huns, Ragnar and the Vikings, Alexander and the Greeks, Genghis Khan and the Mongols, or Tamerlane and the Tartars? "Backyard Ballistics" author William Gurstelle poses this fascinating question to [...]
