Download or read book Steampunk Gear Gadgets and Gizmos A Maker s Guide to Creating Modern Artifacts written by Thomas Willeford and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2011-11-05 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unleash Your Inner Mechanical Mastermind Welcome to the wondrous world of Thomas Willeford, aka Lord Archibald "Feathers" Featherstone, in which he shares his closely guarded secrets of Steampunkery. Filled with do-it-yourself projects, Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos: A Maker's Guide to Creating Modern Artifacts shows you how to build exquisite, ingenious contraptions on a budget. Learn from Lord Featherstone as he distills his wealth of hard-learned skills, describes how to use the readily available tools of the modern mad scientist, and expounds on the art and philosophy of scavenging unique components and raw materials. The perfect companion for the hobbyist and advanced machinist alike, this inventive volume will guide you through the creation of your very own infernal devices. Get steamed with these provocative projects: Aetheric ray deflector solid brass goggles Calibrated indicator gauges Ferromagnetic self-scribing automated encyclopedia (or, the Steampunk book drive) High voltage electro-static cannon (or, the lamp gun) Tesla-pod chrono-static insulating field generator (or, the mobile device enclosure) Altitude mask with integrated respiratory augmentation Armoured pith helmet Mark I superior replacement arm with integrated Gatling gun attachment Visit the companion website, www.mhprofessional.com/steampunk, for videos, images, and more bonus content! Make Great Stuff! TAB, an imprint of McGraw-Hill Professional, is a leading publisher of DIY technology books for makers, hackers, and electronics hobbyists.

Download or read book Steampunk III Steampunk Revolution written by Ann VanderMeer and published by Tachyon Publications. This book was released on 2012-10-05 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Playfully mashing up the romantic elegance of the Victorian era with whimsically modernized technology, the wildly popular steampunk genre is here to stay. Now...long live the revolution! Steampunk Revolution features a renegade collective of writers and artists, including steampunk legends and hot, new talents rebooting the steam-driven past and powering it into the future. Lev Grossman’s “Sir Ranulph Wykeham-Rackham, GBE, a.k.a. Roboticus the All-Knowing” is the Six-Million-Dollar Steampunk Man, possessing appendages and workings recycled from metal parts, yet also fully human, resilient, and determined. Bruce Sterling’s “White Fungus” introduces steampunk’s younger cousin, salvage-punk, speculating on how cities will be built in the future using preexisting materials. Cat Valente’s “Mother Is a Machine” explores the merging of man and machine and a whole new form of parenting. In Jeff VanderMeer’s anti-steampunk story “Fixing Hanover,” a creator must turn his back on his creation because it is so utterly destructive. And Cherie Priest presents “The Clockroach,” a new and very unsettling mode of transportation. Going far beyond corsets and goggles, Steampunk Revolution is not just your granddad’s zeppelin—it’s an even wilder ride.

Download or read book Steampunk Gear Gadgets and Gizmos A Maker s Guide to Creating Modern Artifacts written by Thomas Willeford and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unleash Your Inner Mechanical Mastermind Welcome to the wondrous world of Thomas Willeford, aka Lord Archibald "Feathers" Featherstone, in which he shares his closely guarded secrets of Steampunkery. Filled with do-it-yourself projects, Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos: A Maker's Guide to Creating Modern Artifacts shows you how to build exquisite, ingenious contraptions on a budget. Learn from Lord Featherstone as he distills his wealth of hard-learned skills, describes how to use the readily available tools of the modern mad scientist, and expounds on the art and philosophy of scavenging unique components and raw materials. The perfect companion for the hobbyist and advanced machinist alike, this inventive volume will guide you through the creation of your very own infernal devices. Get steamed with these provocative projects: Aetheric ray deflector solid brass goggles Calibrated indicator gauges Ferromagnetic self-scribing automated encyclopedia (or, the Steampunk book drive) High voltage electro-static cannon (or, the lamp gun) Tesla-pod chrono-static insulating field generator (or, the mobile device enclosure) Altitude mask with integrated respiratory augmentation Armoured pith helmet Mark I superior replacement arm with integrated Gatling gun attachment Visit the companion website, www.mhprofessional.com/steampunk, for videos, images, and more bonus content! Make Great Stuff! TAB, an imprint of McGraw-Hill Professional, is a leading publisher of DIY technology books for makers, hackers, and electronics hobbyists.

Download or read book Anatomy of Steampunk written by Katherine Gleason and published by Race Point Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-19 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVFrom formal outfits to costumescrafted for the stage,from ensemblessuited to adventure to casualstreet styles,steampunk fashionhas come to encompass quite a fewdifferent looks. But what exactlyissteampunk? Originally conceivedas a literary genre,the term“steampunk”described stories setin a steam-powered,science fiction-infused,VictorianLondon. Todaysteampunk has grown to become anaesthetic that fuels many varied artforms. Steampunk has also widenedits cultural scope. Many steampunkpractitioners,rather than confiningtheir vision to oneEuropean city,imagine steam-driven societies allover the world. /divDIVToday the vibrance of steampunkinspires a wide range of individuals,including designers of high fashion,home sewers, crafters, and ordinaryfolks who just want to have fun.Steampunk fashion is not onlyentertaining, dynamic, and irreverent;it can also be colorful, sexy, andprovocative. Most of all, steampunkfashion is accessible to everyone. /divDIVIllustrated throughout with colorphotographs of the dazzling creationsof numerous steampunk fashiondesigners, Anatomy of Steampunk is aninspirational sourcebook. In addition topresenting the looks and stories of thesecreative fashion artists, the book alsodetails ten steampunk projects for thereader to try at home. Allow steam topower your imagination!/divDIVDesigners and steampunk groups featured in the book include--Airship Isabella,Ali Fateh,Berít New York,Black Garden,Blasphemina’s Closet,Brute Force Studios,Clockwork Couture.DASOWL,Dawnamatrix,The Extraordinary Contraptions,Festooned Butterfly,Harvash,Hi Tek by Alexander,House of Canney, KMKDesigns,Kristi Smart,Kristin Costa,KvO Design,Lastwear,The League of S.T.E.A.M.,Marquis of Vaudeville,Megan Maude,Michael Salerno,Morrigan New York,Ms. Purdy’s,Muses Well,Redfield Design,RockLove,Sidharta Aryan,SkinzNhydez,Spyder Designs,Tokyo Inventors Society,Tom Banwell, andThe Uprising of the Gin Rebellion. /divDIVA longtime admirer of steampunk style, Katherine Gleason is the/divDIVauthor of more than thirty books for adults and young people, including Alexander McQueen: Evolution (Race Point Publishing, 2012). Her short stories have appeared in Alimentum: The Literature of Food, Cream City Review, Mississippi Review Online, River Styx, and Southeast Review.She has also written articles for a number of periodicals, including the Boston Globe, Connoisseur, and Women’s Feature Service./divDIV/divDIVK. W. Jeter is the author of Morlock Night,Dr. Adder, The Glass Hammer, Noir, and othervisionary science fiction and dark fantasy.In 1987, when discussing his novel InfernalDevices, he coined the term “steampunk.”The sequel to that book is Fiendish Schemes(Tor Books, 2013). A native of Los Angeles,he currently lives in Ecuador./divDIV/divDIVDiana M. Pho possesses a deep-seated love of science fiction and/divDIVfantasy literature. Known as Ay-leen the Peacemaker in the steampunk community, she has written academically about steampunk and lectures professionally across the United States. Diana also runs the multicultural steampunk blog Beyond Victoriana (www.beyondvictoriana.com). Shecurrently lives and works in NewYork City./div

Download or read book Sensibility Grey Steampunk Collection Books 1 3 written by Kirsten Weiss and published by misterio press. This book was released on 2022-03-31 with total page 943 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California Territory, 1848. Steam-powered technology is still in its infancy. Gold has been discovered, emptying the village of San Francisco of its male population. And newly arrived immigrant, Englishwoman Sensibility Grey, is alone. Sensibility has spent her life tinkering in her father’s laboratory and missing the finer points of proper British life. But when her father dies in penury, she’s shipped to the wild west of the California gold rush. Threats lurk behind every saloon and storefront in this anarchic territory. And her father kept deadly secrets, secrets that may destroy Sensibility and those she comes to love. Three thrilling novels of steampunk suspense, packed with mechanicals, magic and murder. Buy the Sensibility Grey Steampunk Collection and start reading these page-turning gaslight adventures today.

Download or read book The Steampunk Handbook A Comprehensive Guide to the World of Steampunk written by www.steampunkvault.com and published by www.steampunkvault.com. This book was released on 2024-06-15 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Steampunk Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to the World of Steampunk The Steampunk Handbook is a captivating and informative exploration of the fascinating world of steampunk. This comprehensive guide delves into the origins and defining aesthetics of steampunk, showcasing its connection to the Victorian Era and the Industrial Revolution. Readers will be immersed in the unique fashion and clothing styles, as well as the literature, art, and technology that define the genre. From clockwork and gears to airships and steam engines, readers will discover the inventive contraptions and gadgets that make up the steampunk universe. The book also delves into the vibrant steampunk subculture, exploring the community, events, and festivals that bring enthusiasts together. Through engaging chapters on film, television, music, gaming, and architecture, readers will gain a deeper understanding of the wide-reaching influence of steampunk in popular culture. The book also explores the empowering representation of women in steampunk and the genre's relationship with science fiction. The Future of Steampunk chapter offers a glimpse into the evolving genre and its global growth, highlighting the current trends and innovations that shape its future. With its well-researched content and visually captivating illustrations, The Steampunk Handbook is a must-read for anyone intrigued by this genre that blends history with imagination.

Download or read book Steaming Into a Victorian Future written by Julie Anne Taddeo and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays explores the social and cultural aspects of steampunk, examining the various manifestations of this multi-faceted genre, in order to better understand the steampunk sub-culture and its effect on--and interrelationship with--popular culture and the wider society.

Download or read book Steampunk LEGO written by Guy Himber and published by No Starch Press. This book was released on 2014-11-07 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with dirigibles and floating cities, penny-farthings and pirate ships, curiosities and robots galore, Steampunk LEGO is an illustrated collection of Victorian-era sci-fi treasures, all built from LEGO. Curated by award-winning LEGO builder and special effects master Guy Himber, this full-color coffee table book showcases an eclectic variety of models designed by dozens of the world’s best LEGO artists. Grab your brass goggles and join fictional explorer Sir Herbert Jobson as he travels the world cataloguing its technological wonders for Queen Victoria. His entertaining descriptions of an imaginative alternate history bring these delightful LEGO models to swashbuckling life.

Download or read book Steampunk Film written by Robbie McAllister and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-03-07 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steampunk Film: A Critical Introduction is a concise and accessible overview of steampunk's indelible impact within film, and acts as a case study for examining the ways with which genres hybridize and coalesce into new forms. Since the beginning of the 21st century, a series of high-profile and big-budget films have adopted steampunk identities to re-imagine periods of industrial development into fantastical histories where future meets past. By calling this growing mass-cultural fetishism for anachronistic machines into question, this book examines how a retro-futuristic romanticism for technology powered by cogs, pistons and steam-engines has taken center stage in blockbuster cinema. As the first monograph to consider cinema's unique relationship with steampunk, it places this burgeoning genre in the context of ongoing debates within film theory: each of which reflecting the movement's remarkable interest in reengineering historical technologies. Rather than acting as a niche subculture, Robbie McAllister argues that steampunk's proliferation in mainstream filmmaking reflects a desire to reassess contemporary relationships with technology and navigate the intense changes that the medium itself is experiencing in the 21st century.

Download or read book The Art of Steampunk written by Art Donovan and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As presented by Oxford University's Museum of the History of Science, Steampunk is rooted inthe aestetics of Victorian technology. Yet it is not a nostalgic recreation of a vanished past: its deveices are both imaginative and contemporary. The Steampunk exhibition, curated by Art Donovan, revealed the many possible responses to Steampunk's characteristics preoccupation with the historical and the contemporary, the mechanical and the fanciful. In imagining a Victorian future that has not come to pass, Steampunk artists cast an oblique light ont he present. But their unrealized "futures" are more celebration than commentary. Steampunk revels in the ingenuity and absurdity of the mechanisms produced and the unqualified pleasure increation. It is only fitting that the world's first museum exhibition of genuine Steampunk art premiered at the Oxford University Museum of the History of Science, which houses the world's greatest collection of important scientific artifacts and devices. The popular Steampunk exhibition ran from October 2009 to February 2010, featured the work of 18 international Steampunk artists, and drew more than 70,000 visitors to the museum.

Download or read book 1 000 Steampunk Creations written by Dr. Grymm and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steampunk is a burgeoning counter-cultural movement; a genre, community, and artform. The Steampunk movement seeks to recapture the spirit of invention, adventure, and craftsmanship reminiscent of early-nineteenth-century industrialization, in part to restore a sense of wonder to a technology-jaded world. Packed with 1,000 full-color photographs, 1,000 Steampunk Creations features a stunning and mind-boggling showcase of modified technology, art and sculpture, home décor, fashion and haberdashery, jewelry and accessories, and curious weapons, vehicles, and contraptions.

Download or read book The Steampunk User s Manual written by Jeff VanderMeer and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2015-11-25 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive guide to Steampunk creations of all kinds offers inspiration and practical tips for bringing your own retro-futuristic visions to life. Whether you’re a newbie to the world of Steampunk, or a long-time enthusiast of airships, goggles, and mad scientists, The Steampunk User’s Manual is essential reading. The popular subgenre of science fiction has grown into a cultural movement; one that invites fans to let their imaginations go wild. In this volume, Jeff VanderMeer—the renowned expert in all things Steampunk—presents a practical and inspirational guidance for finding your own path into this realm. Including sections on art, fashion, architecture, crafts, music, performance, and storytelling, The Steampunk User's Manual provides a conceptual how-to guide on everything from the utterly doable to the completely over-the-top.

Download or read book The Machine Anxieties of Steampunk written by Kathe Hicks Albrecht and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2021-11-04 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is steampunk and why are people across the globe eagerly embracing its neo-Victorian aesthetic? Old-fashioned eye goggles, lace corsets, leather vests, brass gears and gadgets, mechanical clocks, the look appears across popular culture, in movies, art, fashion, and literature. But steampunk is both an aesthetic program and a way-of-life and its underlying philosophy is the key to its broad appeal. Steampunk champions a new autonomy for the individual caught up in today's technology-driven society. It expresses optimism for the future but it also delivers a note of caution about our human role in a world of ever more ubiquitous and powerful machines. Thus, despite adopting an aesthetic and lifestyle straight out of the Victorian scientific romance, steampunk addresses significant 21st-century concerns about what lies ahead for humankind. The movement recovers autonomy from prevailing trends even as it challenges us to ask what it is to be human today.

Download or read book Steampunk Crescendo Softcover written by Dave M and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-01-08 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will you succumb to temptation? In a dystopian era of vampires, magic, and steampunk super-science, you face overwhelming oppression. Will you oppose your Antagonist? Will you fight for your Goal, and in so doing, bring meaningful change to your world? Or will you be tempted by the distractions of this world. A roleplaying game for 3-6 players. 3+ hours, one or multiple sessions. Intuitive, streamlined ruleset. Overcome Antagonists using an action-based resolution system. Compelling, dystopian, steampunk setting with room for personalization and change.

Download or read book Fashion Talks written by Shira Tarrant and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-08-29 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fashion Talks is a vibrant look at the politics of everyday style. Shira Tarrant and Marjorie Jolles bring together essays that cover topics such as lifestyle Lolitas, Hollywood baby bumps, haute couture hijab, gender fluidity, steampunk, and stripper shoes, and engage readers with accessible and thoughtful analyses of real-world issues. This collection explores whether style can shift the limiting boundaries of race, class, gender, and sexuality, while avoiding the traps with which it attempts to rein us in. Fashion Talks will appeal to cultural critics, industry insiders, mainstream readers, and academic experts who are curious about the role fashion plays in the struggles over identity, power, and the status quo.

Download or read book Twenty to Make Steampunk Jewellery written by Schulz and published by Search Press Limited. This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fast Peyote Stitch Jewelry written by Josie Fabre and published by Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 2016-01-18 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designer Josie Fabre has developed a new technique that allows for much quicker creation of the Peyote stitch. This is often the first stitch learned by beginning stitchers and is extremely time-consuming. By using a technique she developed, combined with her own, original, multi-drop, even-count, flat peyote patterns she has simplified the process. Keeping beginners in mind the book has 25+ beautiful projects designed with a minimum of colors in each pattern to making the patterns easier to follow and faster to create. Her inspired bracelet patterns range from the traditional wide to slim width, some include clean edging, some are finished with a stitched toggle clasp, and others use a double clasp. While bracelets are the main jewelry piece created in peyote stitch, Josie has also added necklaces and earrings to her mix in this book.