Duct Tape Engineer

The Book of Big, Bigger, and Epic Duct Tape Projects

Lance Akiyama

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English

Rockport Publishers Inc.
25 January 2017

DIY: house maintenance manuals; Household hints

Series: Engineer

From a working cannon to a bridge, this powerful everyday adhesive is perfect for creating incredible things!

The Duct Tape Engineer, hands-on educator and master tinkerer and author of Duct Tape Engineer, Lance Akiyama will show readers how to design, sculpt, and build eighteen mega projects. From backpacks to kayaks and kiddie pools to catapults - out of duct tape in their own back yards. Projects are designed to be long-lasting as well as fun, with advice on solid construction techniques and weather proofing. Packed with full-color illustrations and easy to follow instructions, Duct Tape Engineer will make the perfect gift for any kid or kid at heart.

By: Lance Akiyama
Imprint: Rockport Publishers Inc.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 721g
ISBN: 9781631591303
ISBN 10: 1631591304
Series: Engineer
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 25 January 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

The Basics Ripping and Cutting Recommended Tools Taping Techniques How to Make a Duct Tape Sheet Furniture Desk Chair Desk Dresser Bed Frame Everyday Essentials Backpack Heavy-Duty Tool Box Messenger Bag Backyard Hammock Geodesic Dome Garden Swing Kayak Ballistics Catapult Giant Slingshot Rocket Launcher

Lance Akiyama combines tinkering and education into a single aspiration: to create a better world by inspiring the next generation of innovators with exciting hands-on projects. He has created project-based learning tutorials on Instructables.com, started an after-school engineering service, and is currently employed as a STEM-based curriculum developer for Galileo Learning. Lance spends his free time designing elaborate plans for advanced contraptions, keeping journals in cryptic backwards writing, and attempting to fly by strapping paper wings to his arms and leaping from rooftops. He lives in the San Francisco Bay area.