The Kaleidoscope Book: A Spectrum of Spectacular Scopes to Make

by Thom Boswell (Editor)

Illustrated in color and black/white. Covers the history, design principles, construction techniques, and more. Gallery of projects. Index. Bibliography.128p.

Genres: Crafts, Nonfiction

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Dean Krause · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am probably biased, as I was a contributing artist for this book, many moons ago. It has a diversity of designs represented with good quality color photos, by kaleidoscope artists. The project kaleidoscopes have easy to follow instructions, with excellent diagrams and clear photos of the process. There is also more than adequate history and technical information for anybody that decides to design their own 'scope.

[Victoria Hanley · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a fascinating book! Art images and directions for all kinds of kaleidoscopes. I will totally suggest we try this- what about the giant refrigerator box one? Or the wooden one as a Foundry project? Is the potato chip can one too hard for Tinkering Tuesdays?