(Thanks to Tolthis for sending most of the recipes and book reviews)

The following are tinkering books you can buy or find rated by theri usefulness:

• Journal of Gimblestan Vol XIV.  Rated:  3 stars.  Some very useful looking items.
• Journal of Gimblestan XV.  Rated:  2 stars.  Seems a little too specialized.

The following are recipes for creating various items via tinkering:
 

(NOTE:  All tinkering is done with a TOOLBOX to use to combine the items. This is for sale only in the Windmills outside of Ak'Anon, but you can also have a blacksmith make you one)

• Animated Bait = Cork + Spriket
• Aqualung = 1 fine coral mesh + 1 Silk Lined Steel Helm + 1 metal twine + 1 Gnomish bolts + 1 metal rod + 1 fresh fish
• Cams (improved longbow)  = Gears + Gnomish Bolts + Grease.  (In Gimblestan Vol XIV)  Cams are pulleys that can be used by Fletchers to make composite bows.  By adding one or two cams to the usual staff and string combo in a fletching kit, they can make a composite bow that shoots much farther.
• Catapult = 1 shaped ashwood recurve  (hemp string ,ashwood stave,planing tool) + 1 sproket + 1 gear + 1 metal twine + 1 fire water   (gnomish spirits + water)
• Collapsible Fishing Pole = 3 Metal Rods + Gnomish Bolts
• Compass =  Static Orb + Skewer + Pie Tin + Water  + Cork.  (In Gimblestan Vol XIV)
• Firewater = Gnomish Spirits + Water
• Flameless Torch = Large lantern + Firewater + Metal Twine.  (In Gimblestan Vol XIV)
• Gemcutter = 1 metal rod + 1 diamond dust + 1 standard bow cam + 1 metal fastening + 1 firewater + 1 grease
• Gnomish Fireworks = Firewater + Bat Wings + Metal Shaft
• Mechanical Lockpick =  Lockpicks + Gears + Sprockets + a Rat Ear.  (In Gimblestan Vol XIV)
• Powered Gloves = 1 Steel lined gloves + 1 sprocket + 1 gear + 1 metal twine + 1 firewater (water & gnomish spirits)
• Rebreather = 1 aqualung + 1 lime coated meshing + 1 sharkskin tubing + 1 medium size platemail helm + 1 firewater + 1 metal fastening
• Spyglass = Reflective Shard + Metal Rod + Bottle + Metal Twine + Collapsible Fishing Pole.   (In Gimblestan Vol XV)
• Stalking Probes (Don't ask.  I don't know.  Read the caution about exploding Scouts though) =  2 Sets of Gears + Metal Rod + Bottle + Firewater.    (In Gimblestan Vol XV)
• Thermal Cloak = Tattered Gnomish Cloak + Metal Rods + Firewater  (In Gimblestan Vol XV)