( 11 reviews )
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Posted: Jan 6 2009
I bought this for my 15 year old son for Christmas and the first thing he made was a wallet. Its great! He is currently using it. He said it took him a little while to get the hang of things but once he did it was pretty easy. I would recommend it to anyone!
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Posted: Dec 16 2008
Running joke in the family all about duct tape and it's multitudes of uses, this book hits the nail on the head!! Great stuff!!
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Posted: Jul 26 2008
I have the earlier edition, the one with the green cover. The projects, well illustrated and described step by step, are amusing and, believe it or not, useful. Who couldn't use a duct-tape wallet? Who wouldn't look amazingly techno-cool with a silver tape cell-phone holder on his belt? The flak-proof BBQ apron is a must-have item for the outdoor chef (obviously not intended to repel grenade shards, but will certainly deflect flak from critics.) If any of these fine self-crafted products begins to wear thin, well, you just repair with a patch of -- what else?-- more duct tape! The writing is plenty humorous -- good for snorts, chuckles, wry smiles, and the occasional raised eyebrow. You might find the retro photos enjoyably spicy if you're the kind of guy that finds the Beeve's mom alluring. Duct tape is a "guy thing" and this is a guy book, but in this edition the photos are not any more suggestive than a WW2 pin-up. The later edition is a bit bawdy and the sexual humor has been notched up another level, so consider your potential audience and be judicious in your selection. The earlier version is probably OK for your high-schoolers, but preview the later one before you hand it over to the younger guys.
