101 Crafts for Beginners
ManualsA large, paperback book detailing a hundred and one beginner's projects in fabrication.

A practical guide to what matters across CDDA’s scavenging, crafting, equipment, and specialist systems.
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A large, paperback book detailing a hundred and one beginner's projects in fabrication.
A paperback book detailing 101 home repair projects for the novice carpenter.
This reference manual contains datasheets and pinout diagrams for 101 of the most popular IC chips, including the 555 timer, LM358 op-amp, and LM317 voltage regulator, along with logic chips from the 74xx family, and even the 6502 8-bit processor. If you want to do anything useful with integrated circuits, a reference like this would be indispensable.
It seems to be a wrestling manual, poorly photocopied and released on spiral-bound paper. Still, there are lots of useful tips for unarmed combat.
This DoubleTech Industries binder has several intimidating security warnings on the cover. Probably because it contains complete design specs, technical drawings, and test results for their military-grade bionic implants.
This in-depth and technical text details the history of firefighting from ancient times into the modern era, with a focus on the technology used to save lives.
A tourist-centric guide to points of interest throughout the country. Though it focuses on the north-central US, the driving sections contain some practical tips on proper driving techniques.
A tourist-centric guide to points of interest throughout the country. This particular copy is apparently the Anonymous Anarchist's Annual: the cover conceals a wealth of ways to help stick it to The Man, along with plenty of advice for avoiding police.
A university-level textbook on advanced principles of physical chemistry and all its branches: thermochemistry, electrochemistry, solid-state chemistry, photochemistry, quantum chemistry et cetera.
An interesting magazine that contains information about swords and sword fighting techniques from all across the world.
A textbook with information about alloying various types of metals.
A full-size glossy men's magazine. There's a brief article about hiking and a list of simple wilderness survival tips somewhere in between the photos of bikini-clad women and the gadget advertisements.
A book about ham radio and citizen's band radio. It contains numerous diagrams and illustrations explaining the science behind the electronics.
Assembly plans, design specs, and technical drawings for the anti-materiel turret. Most of this is useless to you, but you could use the assembly plans to re-assemble the robot from salvaged parts.
A comprehensive and illustrated history of the techniques used to make crowns, bracelets, necklaces, and other types of jewelry.
Will you be able to place the arrow right into the bullseye? It is not that easy, but once you know how it's done, you will have a lot of fun with archery.
A textbook-sized book of electronics and robotics experiments.
This textbook details the military history of ancient China, with a particular focus on the nature of historical arms and armor. It also details some of the equipment used by other cultures that came into conflict with the empire over various dynasties.
A compact manual with faded print detailing a number of improvised field repairs that can be made to vehicles.
This in-depth and technical text covers the design, development, dissemination of, and defenses against various chemical weapons throughout the centuries. The photographs the author chose make it a difficult read at times, though the information is top-notch.
This is a history book detailing the siege machines and field artillery of some ancient civilizations. It contains detailed diagrams that explain how such devices were assembled and maintained.
An amusing historical novel filled with detailed descriptions of surviving in the wild, potentially containing great insights for an experienced outdoorsman.
This hefty, hardbound textbook is written in obtuse, complex language. If you already knew a bit about engineering and fabrication, it might be a useful reference on gunsmithing and design, but without that knowledge it'd be better used to prop up a table.
A baseball magazine that focuses on batting tips. There are lots of colorful, full-page photos of skilled athletes demonstrating proper form and technique.
A full-size glossy women's magazine. There are a few simple patterns and basic sewing tips somewhere in between the fashion photos and the makeup advertisements.
This internal manual details several varieties of mutagenic experiments, as well as describing the protocols used to concentrate mutagens for quicker results. The authors recommend that researchers ensure that their subjects are well-fed and in good health, as the concentrated serums draw heavily on subjects' bodies.
A large textbook for college students about biodiesel.
A riveting periodical all about birdhouses and their construction.
A recipe book compiled by blood-as-food advocate Alžbeta Bátoriová. The consumption of blood is a taboo among members of many Abrahamic religions, but they aren't going to stop you now. This book has bonus material for those with particular tastes.
Exciting recipes and restaurant reviews. Full of handy tips about cooking.
A light military field manual about booby traps, IEDs, mines and how to avoid being blown up by them.
A short magazine printed as an advertisement for the now canceled Boston AnimeCon. A few costume ideas are intermixed with miscellaneous information about the event.
An exciting monthly magazine about boxing. There are lots of large, colorful photos of pugilistic exploits.
A large, paperback book detailing several beginner's projects in construction.
This dry guide to a home-use tin can sealer goes into clear detail on everything you can seal with the device and how to do it safely, and includes some basic recipes.
Normally this glossy, ad-filled magazine about cars would be pointless, but it has a series of articles on haggling techniques.
A colorful textbook that proclaims to teach one how to bootstrap kerosene and diesel production from waste products. Despite the hip title, the information contained within is highly advanced and technical.
A printed technical reference for the Exodii's CBM interface wire kit using numerous alien symbols along with Anglic terminology. Thankfully someone's hand-written a legend for those symbols and terms along the margins, but it'll still take significant electronics knowledge to decipher this document.
This somewhat technical binder has several intimidating security warnings on the cover, yet guarantees unauthorized readers "permanent employment, for life". It contains useful information on "basic" chemical projects like methamphetamine and heroin, along with briefing on things called "XE037" and "PE012".
A book with comprehensive and accurate step-by-step illustrated instructions for many scientific experiments, for young researchers and anyone else who wants to delve into the amazing world of chemistry.
Assembly plans, design specs, and technical drawings for the cleaner bot. Most of this is useless to you, but you could use the assembly plans to re-assemble the robot from salvaged parts.
A well-thumbed hardbound book which illustrates simple strategies and techniques for close quarters combat encounters.