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   SawdustSteve | Jan 14, 2004 04:16am | #1

   Hi Polly   There's a book called 'Whirligigs and Whammydoodles'.  It should still be in print.  Lots of plans, hints and instructions in it.   Sorry, I don't have it in my collection of books, so I can't give you the name of the author or the publisher.  Try a google search on the name.   

   SawdustSteve  (Trying to stay warm)    Long Island, NY  (E of NYC)

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   Polly | Jan 14, 2004 08:37pm | #4

   Thank Sawdust Steve.It seems most of the world in particular the US is suffering extreme cold. I think those people in particular the 97yo who survived minus 6 0r 7 [I don,t know whether C or fahrenheit but still b/cold] and then one 13 days later in Iraq was incredible. They must have been good Iraqians. Was it Mr Bush who said how come all our oil finished up under foreign soil?. Enough politics. Very mild here at present about 72f at 4.30am and will get to about 25c later in the day. I am not going to be cruel like one respondent fro Mauie or something like that who gave a glowing  description of the surf with bikini clad lassies lazing under the tropical sun to another US resident suffering.

   Back to the post. Ian has provided me with the data to find the necessary books from local library but thanks for your welcome input into what is a great discussion group.

   Garry F.

   Frankston,

   Victoria, Australia.

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   ian | Jan 14, 2004 01:18pm | #2

   try for Whacky toys, whirligigs & whatchamacallits by  Rodney Frost,  the call number in the local library is 745.592/FRO

   also search your library for books on wooden toy making and / or toys that move, many contain whirligig plans

   edit: have done a library catalogue search

   the La Trobe City Library has a copy of Wind toys that spin, sing, twirl  by Cindy Burda    call # 745.5

   you can also try if your local library can do an inter library loan with the Casey Library for some of these:

   Whacky toys, whirligigs & whatchamacallits
   	Author: Frost, Rodney. Date: 2002.
   	Call Number: 745.592 FRO

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   2.	Title: Making animated whirligigs /
   	Author: Lunde, Anders S. Date: 1998.
   	Call Number: 745.592 LUN

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   3.	Title: Whimsical whirligigs and how to make them /
   	Author: Lunde, Anders S. Date: 2000.
   	Call Number: 745.592 LUN

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   4.	Title: Whirligigs : design and construction.
   	Author: Lunde, Anders S. Edition: 2nd ed. Date: 1986.
   	Call Number: 745.592 LUN

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   5.	Title: Whirligigs for children young and old.
   	Author: Lunde, Anders S. Date: 1992.
   	Call Number: 745.592 LUN

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   6.	Making whirligigs and other wind toys.
   	Author: Pierce, Sharon. Date: 1985.
   	Call Number: 745.592 PIE

    

   hope this helps

   Ian

    

   
   

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   Polly | Jan 14, 2004 08:19pm | #3

   Great stuff Ian. and a good name which is also my Bother,s but strangely my wife finds it hard to work out how you van get eean out of Ian. All that side thanks for your research and I am sure that Frankston Library will have similar if not the same titles. A bit early for them   tho 4.17am.

   Thanks.Garry Farmer.