Description: "Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred" is a geeky toy-making and craft book, stuffed with projects like sewing a stuffed sock squid, building a steam-powered milk-carton boat, and more. The book assumes no prior knowledge of skills like carpentry, sewing, and soldering, and each project is explained from the ground up.
Review Quotes: "Nelson aims to make each project in Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred an opportunity to develop a new skill that you could apply to other pursuits. Sewing, sawing, silk screen printing, and soldering: Nelson somehow manages to make them all doable."
--The Boston Globe
"Former high-school teacher David Erik Nelson serves up a helping of fun."
--Get Crafty, Good Housekeeping
"If you want to spend 2013 with practical hands-on learning experiences, this is is a treasure trove of ideas. Better yet, they're all cheap ideas that you can do without buying a gigantic robotics kit or huge machinery, and there's enough room to build on the ideas for new inspiration."
--Marziah Karch, Wired.com's GeekMom
"Do-it-yourselfers and other craftspeople who would like to introduce children (their own or borrowed) to the pleasure of using tools and creating things will find a lot to keep them busy within the pages of Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred."
--Technorati