Trap Making  Step by Step
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“I just bought your book and it is well worth every penny. I'm a keeper and have been for the past 15yrs and come from a family of keepers and your book is an essential addition to any keepers bookshelf well done”

“I put the two door pigeon trap out for the first time today and I captured a
pigeon in the first 10 minutes”

“A must have for the trapper, excellent instructions and cutting lists. 5*****”

“Outstanding book , well worth the money”

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Trap Making Step by Step

This book is subtitled ‘Detailed Plans for Professionals, Gamekeepers and Smallholders’, but I think ‘Inept Carpenters’ should be added too! Why, because when it comes to carpentry I am not the best. True, I can nail a few bits of wood together to produce a dog run or rabbit hutch but the finished article is always what I would describe as being ‘rustic’. However, reading this book I think I would have no problem following the instructions to make a trap that not only works as it should do, but one that also looks good!

The instructions in this book are detailed and, more importantly, clear. At no time was I left scratching my bald spot thinking “what?”. They are also to the point, with no unnecessary waffling that could confuse the reader/builder. The diagrams accompanying the instructions are also easy to follow which compliment the written steps perfectly.

There are instructions for several types of trap including the rabbit drop box, Larsen trap, pigeon traps, and tunnel traps. There are also details as to variations, with the author encouraging the builder to try new things.

All-in-all this is an excellent book for the would-be trap builder and for anyone with an interest in how the various traps work. It is also a book that has tempted me to get the Carpenters Square out of the shed to have a go myself (and trust me, that’s saying something!).

There’s nothing much more I can say about this book other than it does what it says on the cover and it does it very well.

Its ten out of ten from me  Smiley

“It looks brilliant, its great that you produced such an easy to follow book! I’m usually rubbish at making anything but I’m definitely going to have a go at some of the stuff! Thank you so much.”

" Got mine yesterday, it's fantastic”

“Received the book this morning, just flicking through it,
and I can see what an interesting read it will be”

"Been reading the book all afternoon an excellent read very informative and well explained in very good detail excellent book to buy for anybody wishing to make various live catch traps"

“great book, a real help, worth every penny, I am well happy with it”

The book has been very well put together with detailed plans and instructions for making a number of traps, including:

The See-Saw Trap

'All Mesh' box traps

The Rabbit Drop Box

The Larsen Trap

The Pigeon Trap

Large Cage Bird Traps

There are also sections on spring trap tunnels and lots of other information about traps.

I was especially impressed with the information about how to make cage traps.

All the plans are easy to follow, and I happen to know that John carefully 'road-tested' all the plans using volunteers before he published.

In addition to the book, there is a companion website, which provides support to the would be trap maker and offers some of the harder to find bits and pieces you may need.

This book will become a 'must have' for every pest controller, professional or otherwise, and I can highly recommend it.