A2: Book Review

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The Do It Yourself column in the Boston Globe reviews the latest book by Ann Arbor author David Erik Nelson: “David Erik Nelson’s ‘Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred: Seriously Geeky Stuff to Make With Your Kids’ (about $25, from No Starch Press) is the ideal guide for anyone who would like to harvest parts from old cellphones to make a robot or fashion a cookie tin and metal scraps into a $10 electric guitar. Nelson, a sci-fi and steampunk author and a former teacher at an alternative high school, presents projects of varying complexity. Some, such as the Lock-N-Latch Treasure Chest and the PVC TeePee, are meant for smaller hands and younger minds. Others, such as the robot Jitterbug, require a bit more skill.” [Source]