When I was a kid, my dad had a great do-it-yourself encyclopedia from Popular Mechanics. It was from 1955 and I would get lost for hours with those books.
The set was lost when our basement flooded, along with stacks of NASA memorabilia (Dad worked on the space program). I always thought of those books, and recently unearthed a pristine copy of the encyclopedia set for ten bucks.
I'll post periodically. The printing is terrible. I'm experimenting to find the best way to scan and deliver. Please bear with me if the first few aren't that great.
Imagine the stares you'll get as you pilot this downright sensible beauty along the shore. There's a lot of nice Popular Mechanics touches here like the curved prow, keeping the lines smooth and graceful. I think this is a plywood babe-magnet like no other.
That's right, play along with your xylophone favorites once you've built this wooden exemplar of can-do spirit.
Eyes sparkle when they gaze at this aptly-named Striped Heart from Laminated Plastic Sheets. My neighbor thought it was a diamond! (She's a little bit ill.) C'mon fellas, make one for your sweetheart!
Fun and easy coffee table converts into a full-sized dining table. Another excerpt from the 1955 Popular Mechanics do-it-yourself encyclopedia.
All you jet setters, adorn your bachelor pads with these great bamboo projects! Download the PDF and you'll learn how to make a paperclip tray, hanging basket, a letter opener or knife, stamp box and candle holder!
Two articles. The first high-fidelity speaker enclosure features a unique acoustic prism that will make your records shine!
The second will thrill you with lifelike reproduction, solid bass and clear treble tones that you probably didn't know were there.
