tying springs crosswire

New Essentials of Upholstery by Herbert Bast, The Bruce Publishing Co., Milwaukee, 1946

dumdums and whatnot

CHACHACHA by Rob Wakshinski, b/w photocopy, 20pages, 8.25X10.75, 2012 ($12+ship, inquire here)

See also ROLY POLY BAT FACED GIRL blog with pictures and music and whatnot.

Rob's exhibition DumDums/ChaChaCha opens tomorrow, March 30th at Le Taudis (info), Winnipeg.

inflato-spaces and geoshapes

Making Children's Furniture and Play Structures by Bruce Palmer, Workman Publishing Company, NY, 1974 (previously/related)

a promising line of origami thought

from Origami Made Easy by Kunihiko Kasahara, Japan Productions, Tokyo/NY, 1973

"...So far, no book or other full treatment of abstract origami has appeared. But like other fields of endeavor, origami can certainly have main streams and branch currents, one of which can be abstract figures. As this field has yet to be explored, I present a few abstract origami here in the hope that they will inspire you to devote attention to what is likely to become a promising line of origami thought..." -Kunihiko Kasahara (Origami Ideas for Future Study)

ball and cube

Do-it-yourself ball and cube lamp from McCall's Needlework & Crafts, Fall/Winter 1969-1970

whittling

Whittling and Woodcarving by E.J. Tangerman, 1936 (Dover, 1962)

(From a small cache of woodcarving books I found at a thrift store recently. Unfortunately, they're some of the most putrid smelling books I've bought in a while. Any ideas how to freshen up basement-sour books?)

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Teach Yourself to Build by Edward Allen and Gale Beth Goldberg, M.I.T. Press, 1979