Puppet Technology - English version

Learn the secrets of professional marionette construction with this comprehensive, step-by-step guide by renowned Czech puppet maker Mirek Trejtnar. Featuring 700+ hand-drawn diagrams, this book walks you through every stage of creating two kinds of marionette: Czech-style wire marionette and the marionette strung only with strings. With detailed guidance in seven chapters—including technical drawings, joint mechanics, carving techniques, assembly, controller construction, stringing—you’ll gain the skills to make a marionette that moves beautifully and performs effortlessly. 96 pages. 
 
Manufactured by 
Puppets in Prague / KID Company
Krizkovskeho 7
13000 Prague
Czech Republic
puppetsinprague@gmail.com
 
Written by Puppets in Prague founder Mirek Trejtnar, who has over 35 years of experience building wooden puppets, toys and woodcarving.