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S EPT . 24, 2016 • F LORENCE F ESTIVAL
GARY HARTMAN is a retired Electrical Engineer, and writes “build-
it” books for both adults and children. His hope is to get children and adults away
from I-Pads and video games they are so dependent on, and instead get them
working on real hands-on projects-- toymaking, science and “magic” for the kids,
and building Grandmother Clocks, and welding and fabricating a homemade rifl e
for adults. Gary has fi ve published “How to do it” books.
“KIDS’ BOOK OF
ADVENTURE PROJECTS” (2008)
Building toys, “Magic” and scientifi c gismos including a Boomerang,
Kaleidoscope, Compass, Model WWII airplane like in the 1950”s, a Sextant,
wooden Army Tank, Movie Ghost Box, etc. Fifteen projects, about 140 pgs,
forty-nine illustrations. 5 1/2” x 8 1/2”
“HOMEBUILT .45 ACP
CARBINE” (2013)
Shows construction of a fi ve
shot .45 caliber rifl e made from a
manufactured barrel and steel block;
the rest is primarily constructed
from scrap steel using garage
tools, grinders, fi les, hacksaw, along
with a wire welder. 80 photos or
illustrations, 148 pages, large format.
B OOKS
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E V E LY N S E A R L E H E S S
Aft er living for 15 years in a tent and trailer in the foothills
of southern Oregon’s Coast Range, Evelyn Searle Hess and her
husband built a real house on their 20 acres. But they wanted
their “better nest” to be off -grid, sustainable, and refl ect the
personal and community values they had developed during
their years of camping life.
Her new book, Building a Better Nest: Living Lightly at
Home and in the World, tracks the building of their house and
their quest to fi nd their roles in building their planetary nest..
Available through OSU Press, Amazon.com, or your
favorite independent bookstore.
Multnomah Libraries included this book in their “Best Books of 2015,”
and it was also short-listed by IndieGogo
for best of 2015 in the Ecology & Environment category.
“HOMEBUILT FIREARMS” (2010)
Fabrication of a ten shot .22 rifl e, constructed from a used
.22 barrel and scrap steel using standard garage tools;
grinders, drill press, fi les and a wire welder. ( No machine
tools.)
About 120 pgs, fi fty photos and illustrations. 6.7” x 9.6”
Glossy Cover.
“HOMEBUILT TOYS”
(2015)
“Homebuilt Toys” is full
color with 126 photos and
illustrations. The book features
a vintage wooden toy train, a
Compass made from a block
of wood and a tin can lid, an
airplane model of coffee stir
sticks and a grocery sack, a
Rubber Band Rifl e, a Pulltoy
Dog toddler toy, etc. about a
dozen projects in all!
Described above. 6.7” x 9.6”
about 170 pages. 126 COLOR
photos.
“HOMEBUILT CLOCKS” (2011)
Step-by-step construction of large antique style
Grandmother Wall Clocks (and mantle styles) including
brass fi nish weights, pendulum, glass framed door, with
Westminster Chime motor.
About 70 pgs, with twenty-nine photos and drawings.
6.7” x 9.6” with Glossy Cover.
OF
Gary F. Hartman, Lebanon, OR,
Website: www.jgenasplace.com
evelynsearlehess.com
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a Lakota Mystery
by
Dorothy Black Crow
Lucky Bat Books, 2014
Th e only Native
American mystery
set in Sioux Country.
Introducing Alex and
Tate Turning Hawk.
Owners, author Connie Strome Bradley
and illustrator Carol Johnson Unser invite
you to join them at the Florence Festival of
Books, Saturday, September 24th, 10-4pm,
Florence Events Center.
For a free consultation, contact us at 541-997-9322.
We look forward to working with you