The
Kite Making Handbook
Complete
Guide to Making and Flying kites
by Jonathan Kinkead
Softcover
195 x 280mm
160pp
Published
by David & Charles,
Devon UK
R.R.P.$29.90
ISBN 0-7153-1855-1
Extract from back cover of book:
This fascinating and practical handbook is specially designed for anyone who wants to know more about the wonderful world of kites.
It covers the entire history of kites, and offers a wealth of practical information about their flying, construction and maintenance. Plenty of step-by-step illustrations, technical tables and boxes provide detailed information that enthusiasts will find indispensable.
The ancient art of kite flying is not simple an opportunity for enjoyment and for meeting others - it is also a challenging sport that gives people a chance to explore the limits of their manual dexterity to the full.
Photos: Colour
Units of Measurement: Metric and Imperial
Contents
Materials and Equipment
-
Birds Riding the Wind
- Kites and More Kites
- Equipment and Accessories
-
The Frame
- Sails or Covering
- Decoration
- Assembling Your Kite
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Bridles
- Trials
- Towlines
- Knots
- Winding Reels
Kite
Construction
- Recreation Kites
- Lozenge or Diamond Kites
- The Eddy
Kite
- Kite Trains
- The Delta Kite
- The Square Kite
- Sled Kites
-
The Sanjo Rokkaku Kite
- The Conyne Kite
- The Snowflake Kite
- Figurative
Kites
- Centipede Kites
- The Seagull Kite
- Sailing Ship Kites
-
The Nagasaki Hata Kite
- The Peter Powell Kite
- Steering Stunt Kites
Kites
in Flight
- Why do Kites Fly?
- Flying Sites
- Launching Your Kite
-
The Right Kind of Wind
- Problem Solving
- Windsocks
- Sound and Light
-
Messenger Kites