Shop Class for Everyone: Practical Life Skills in 83 Projects: Plumbing · Wood & Metalwork · Electrical · Mechanical · Domestic Repair

by Sharon Bowers, David Bowers

Did you remember your goggles? There used to be a time when pretty much every high school offered Shop class, where students learned to use a circular saw or rewire a busted lamp- all while discovering the satisfaction of being self-reliant and doing it yourself. Shop Class for Everyone now offers anyone who might have missed this vital class a crash course in these practical life skills. Packed with illustrated step by step instructions, plus relevant charts, lists, and handy graphics, here’s how to plaster a wall, build a bookcase from scratch, unclog a drain, and change a flat tire (on your car or bike). It’s all made clear in plain, nontechnical language for any level of DIYer, and it comes with a No matter how simple the task, doing it with your own two hands provides a feeling of accomplishment that no app or device will ever give you.
 

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, Crafts

256 pages, Paperback

Published April 27, 2021

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This useful guide has detailed instructions for 83 projects from basic to advanced. The categories include repair, woodworking, metalworking, plumbing, electrical and mechanical. There are so many useful how-to's for topics such as how to wash a car, how to install a dimer, how to stop a drip, how to build a picture frame and how to hang a shelf. Both a recent grad and a seasoned home owner will find countless reasons to consult this book.

Many thanks to Workman Publishing for the review copy of this book.

[Samantha McGraw · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book contains so much useful information that I refer back to it again and again. There's something here for everyone. Lots of good tips and information on how to do things that we should all know, but maybe never learned.

Note: I received a free copy of this book from Workman Publishing in exchange for a free and unbiased review.

[Terresa Wellborn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Browsed. Offers excellent practical how to's on all sorts of house hold repairs.

My favorite sections are:
How to catch mice
How to wash a car
How to slash your electricity bill
How to make wind chimes
How to make earrings
How to sharpen a mower blade

[BethFishReads · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good basic resource for common household maintenance. Major chapters are pluming, wood and metal work, electrical, mechanical, and house repair.

The book includes information on everything from how to catch mice to how to replace a broken window pane. You'll also learn things such as as how to fix a leaky faucet, how to maintain a lawnmower and bicycle, how build simple projects (a birdhouse, for example), how to clean your gutters, and how to rewire a lamp.

The instructions are solid, and this is a good book to keep on your shelf.

Note that most of the information is available on the internet.

Thanks to the publisher for the review copy.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This would be a good book for a teen or those bound for college.

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Elie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny step-by-step explanations for those of us who need them—with plenty of illustrations and fun facts.

[Annette McIntyre · Rating 4 out of 5]

Full of great information