Product Description

It's back -- with more tape and more projects: 18 projects using the do-it-yourselfer's not-so-secret weapon.

NASA has a written policy that requires every space shuttle mission to carry at least one roll of "the gray tape." Duct tape now comes in designer colors, and for the color-shy there's a transparent version. The once-humble tape has hit the big time, and now there are duct-tape clubs, competitions and websites. In the words of Red Green, head possum on the PBS-syndicated The Red Green Show, "Spare the duct tape, spoil the job."

In this instructive, entertaining and downright funny how-to book, Joe Wilson shows how to rip, cut and fold ordinary duct tape to make 18 amazing projects, including:

- Wallet
- Barbecue apron
- Lunchbox
- Tool belt
- Cell phone holder
- Baseball cap
- TV chair caddy
- Raingear for pets
- Toilet roll cover
- Halloween masks.

Ductigami is more fun than a crossword puzzle, more useful than a welder's certificate, and more durable than a rechargeable battery. With duct tape it's easy to create a remarkable personal gift for any occasion.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6482 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781550464290
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
Clever art work and step-by-step instructions accompanies each quirky creation. -- Vena Eaton, Toronto Sun 08/09/2003

Review
Great gifts for carpenters, waitresses or cooks... Patterns and illustrations accompany written instructions for these wacky, cheap and effective creations. (Kimberly Garrett Dayton Daily News 20061011)

Few know more about ductigami than Joe Wilson, a comedian with far too much time and tape on his hands (Bill Brownstein Montreal Gazette 20061101)

[Review of 1st edition:] Clever art work and step-by-step instructions accompanies each quirky creation. (Vena Eaton Toronto Sun 20030809)

[Review-of-1st-edition:] Duct tape holds the world together. Now there's a new book that takes duct tape above and beyond. (Orange County Register 20061119)

There's no end to what you can accomplish with this book in your sticky, crafty little hands. (Kristen Cook Arizona Daily Star 20061101)

This funny how-to book is perfect for the handyman (or woman)... even great for kids. (Mahoning Valley and Brumbull County Parent 200611)

Perfect for the crafty weird aunt in the family. (Penelope Graham Metro Vancouver 20090917)

Art for sticky fingers... the only ductigami project Wilson hasn't yet considered: underwear. (Annarosa Sabbadini Doctor's Review )

'Works of art' might stretch the truth a bit, but duct tape creations are entertaining and surprisingly practical. (Brava )

Satisfy your creative urges. Buy Ductigami: The Art of the Tape - make something wonderful and gray. (Featured Title, Weird Book Room, AbeBooks.com )

About the Author
Joe Wilson is a duct-tape master and all-around entrepreneur who has been profiled in scores of North American newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and the Detroit Free Press. He is frequently interviewed on radio talk shows and lives in Guelph, Ontario.

Customer Reviews

No One mentioned the Adult Themes
After reading all the reviews posted here, I eagerly ordered the book for my nine year old for Christmas. Now it's come and boy am I glad I looked through it before wrapping it up and handing it to my son! Nearly every page displays a suggestive picture and/or a misogynistic, bathroom, or gallows piece of humor. At first I though I could just tear a few pages out, but they're everywhere. It's really a shame, becuase the book has good instructions, the projects are boy-oriented, and what humor there is that is not off-color is quite funny. My son has a sophisticated sense of humor and would have enjoyed the small number of non-sleazy jokes in this book. Too bad! There should have been some online indication that the book is for adult comsumption so moms like me don't go wasting their money. And it saddens me to learn that this man thinks he cannot get other men to laugh without mentioning viagra, putting in lots of girly-tease pix, and making jokes about ladies killing their husbands and ethnic food. Am I in high school again? I feel degraded just opening the thing. Scout leaders beware: this one is not for the troop.

Buy the older edition
The older edition (not available, looks like, though abebooks may have it) is the way to go. Exactly the same projects, without the un-funny "man show" misogyny and toilet humor. I would give that edition 5 stars, if Amazon had it. I bought this one because I needed my own copy, but I think I'm going after the old one. This one really is a turn-off - makes me not want to have anything to do with it, to be honest. I'm glad my library had the old edition and I read that one first.

The Glories of Ductigami
Ductigami is the best book about duct tape if not the best book ever written. I have made most the objects in the book. Each one worked very well. I feel like everybody should have a wallet made from duct tape. It will float when put in water too. After making some of the items the book shows you how to make I felt like making my own duct tape items. Also I have made some improvment to some of the things. So this is a great book and should be owned by everyone.