Reviews for The American Boy's Handy Book

The average rating for The American Boy's Handy Book based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-09-16 00:00:00 Anemos Soul This was a gift for my 9 yr old boy on his birthday from my very great friend. We love receiving books as gifts (maybe me more than him) and this was a fun book we read through together. He, of course, thought it was very old-fashioned and is probably not going to be making homemade boats or elder guns but I thought it was fascinating that fathers and sons could or did bond like this. My husband is not a maker of sorts. He gets annoyed very quickly and doesn't have this sort of patience but I don't know if my son would want to make anything. He is a very athletic boy and very competitive with everyone even himself so if he made a mistake he would probably be angry and try to quit. We are not quitters here! It seems like such a fun, simple time. Learning TO DO things even if one never does this instead of all this in your face technology (as I use my computer.. LOL.. damn) and television. When you had respect for adults and your parents MADE you respect others and kids actually socialized and learned how to behave on instinct..... I'm getting nostalgia on getting whacked with a belt and being scared of my parents.. LOL... So if making highly poisonous taxidermy or preserving fish is your thing this book might be handy. Overall fun to read. Fascinating stuff. Has anyone from the older generation ever done this stuff when they were young during camping or with their fathers?

Review # 2 was written on 2014-04-25 00:00:00 Patrick Williams Some of the items are not legal in many states anymore, but still great knowledge anyway. Lots of ideas for fun outside, still relevant to modern day due to people trying to get off computers now. Make sure to check other books by Daniel Carter Beard, he wrote several on wilderness survival and shelters.