From the days when proto-humans lashed animal jawbones to sticks and whacked wildebeest-poop slapshots in Olduvai Arena to today’s super-high-tech computer-assisted extravaganzas, one by-product of the hockey game has gone unnoticed and untapped. Until now . . . In 50 Things to Make with a Broken Hockey Stick, Peter Manchester transforms the agony of a fractured stick into the thrill of creation. Instructions and explicit cartoons show woodworkers of all abilities how to fashion items for outdoors, items for indoors, and items without any purpose at all. No basement artiste will ever throw away a broken hockey stick again. The finished projects will delight friends and win the respect of detractors, even those in the maker’s own household. Using broken hockey sticks as tomato stakes is elementary compared with crafting a Walking Stick or a Pi&328ata Stick. But Manchester goes far beyond making a stick out of a stick; his inventions encompass the full potential of this free and almost infinite resource. Even in this age of miracle materials, ordinary recreational hockey sticks are a tough, flexible composite of resin and wood, and the broken pieces are just too good to throw away. Truly practical designs include a modern Travois, a springy, long-range Catapult, and a Toilet Paper Holder for the well-appointed fishing camp. Science fair projects leap from the pages of 50 Things to Make with a Broken Hockey Stick: a Wind Vane, a combination Sun Dial and Snow Depth Gauge, and a Geodesic Dome that requires plenty of duct tape. Accessories for the home include a Curtain Rod for the bedroom of a hockey-crazed kid and a Lamp that really works. Fathers and children can bond as they manufacture gifts and sporting goods: a Pot Rack, a Wind Sail, an Ice Croquet Set, and a Bathroom Occupancy Designator. The book’s pièce de résistance is the Mock Moose, a trophy made from a skate and at least four stick blades.
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- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- C818/.602
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
- General Note
- Includes index Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9780864925480 9780864923585
- LCCN
- PN6231.H54
- LCCN Item number
- M35 2002eb
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- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (92 p.)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00212073 (OCoLC)431540834 (CaOOCEL)415492
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Title proper/short title
- Fifty things to make with a broken hockey stick
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- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents 7
- Introduction.......................................................................... 9 7
- Index ..................................................................................91 8
- Introduction 11
- 1. Ice Sail 17
- 2. Mock Moose 18
- 3. Catapult 20
- 4. Pasta Dryer 22
- 5. Piñata Stick 23
- 6. Firewood Holder 24
- 7. Beach Chair 26
- 8. Doll Cradle 27
- 9. Sundial Snow Depth Gauge 28
- 10. Curtain Rod 30
- 11. Back Scratcher 31
- 12. Luge 32
- 13. Book Ends 34
- 14. Travois 36
- 15. Key Holder 37
- 16. Canoe Paddle 38
- 17. Walking Stick Remote 40
- 18. Quilt Stand 42
- 19. Wind Block 43
- 20. Bathroom Accessories 44
- The Thinker 44
- 21. Washtub Bass 46
- 22. Water Balloon Launcher 48
- 23. Pot Rack 49
- 24. Golf Club Rack and Rangefinder 50
- 25. Japanese Sandals 52
- 26. Library-Style Newspaper Holder 54
- 27. Kayak Hockey Stick 55
- 28. Geodesic Dome 56
- 29. Mock Microphone Stand 58
- 30. Lamp 60
- 31. Jack-o-Lantern Holder 61
- 32. Ice Croquet Set 62
- 33. Windmill 64
- 34. Stilts 66
- 35. Puck Display Shelf 67
- 36. Trellis 68
- 37. GPS Global Positioning Stick 70
- 38. Hat Rack 72
- 39. Shoe Horn 73
- 40. Ribbon Dance Baton 74
- 41. Action Figure 76
- 42. Door Knocker 77
- 43. CD Holder 78
- 44. Weather Vane 80
- 45. Guitar Stand 82
- 46. Hobby Horse 83
- 47. Backpack 84
- 48. Pooper Scooper 86
- 49. Massage Wheel 87
- 50. Marimba 88
- Index 91
- A B 91
- F G 91
- L M P 92
- Q R 92
- S T 92
- Notes 93
- Notes 94
- 50 Things to Make with a Broken Hockey Stick 95
