Disclaimer: I don't have a DIY cell in my body. With that said, I love this book! So much fun! Kept it out of library so long I'm beginning to feel guilty. It's even witty! Really should be a 4.5. There is something for everyone. Yes, even I could successfully complete a project. Example: using a CD, the Beer Spill Blocker (p77), aka a "Quick Hack." :D ( )

Wood, Metal, Wiring, Microcontrollers; these are the ingredients used to make the perfect DIY project. However, you aren’t going to make a robotic bartender with just these things, you also need knowledge and a good grasp of tools. That’s where this book comes in. It clues you in on different things you can make and sometimes tells you how to do stuff.

That is the small caveat to this book. Some of the projects just tell you about how to use tools and equipment. So while it might say it has 264 projects, 13 of those involve drilling a hole or cutting wood in a straight line. Getting prepared to make a project might be a project in and of itself. So if you want to build an amphibious tank or a Giraffe Robot, you are going to have to be really creative and make your own plans.

While I do say that, some of the projects are really mundane, while others might be really exciting and dangerous. The book has certain categories for each project. It might be a cool Geek Toy, or it might be something like a beer bottle opener. Most of the projects that are really involved have a little box that tells you how much money you will have to invest along with the amount of time necessary and a scale of difficulty from 1 to 5.

This book is interesting, but I am not a person that makes things. I picked it out from the Library since I wanted to see what sort of things could be made; not because I wanted to make something at all. ( )