Create unique whirligigs and other moving-part creations, traditional folk toys, and unusual new designs out of wood * Step-by-step instructions and exploded drawings show exactly how the projects go together * Includes full-size patterns for 19 projects * Advice from a seasoned crafter on everything from the kind of wood to use to color choice to designing your own whimsical toys AUTHOR: Rodney Frost is the author of Making Mad Toys & Mechanical Marvels in Wood, Creative Kinetics, and The Nature of Woodworking. He is a graduate of Brighton College of Art with a national diploma in design and a teaching certificate from the University of London and has appeared on the TV programs In the Workshop, Canadian Gardening TV, and Hands over Time. With Making Whirligigs, Whimsies, and Folk Toys, he continues his tradition of thoughtful and thorough designs, some old and some definitely never seen before. Rodney sews clothes for himself, plays his euphonium, and wonders what's coming next. * ILLUSTRATIONS: 87 illustrations 47 colour photographs