From an old-fashioned porch swing to a white picket fence, woodworking projects to enhance gardens, decks, and patios. In addition to detailed diagrams and photos, theres a key point box for every project. It includes the prep, shop, and assembly times, skill level, cost/benefit ratio, and more. Build a planter to show off flowers, shrubs and trees ; a handy garden cart; an outdoor dining set.
Give your garden a unique, do-it-yourself charm with practical and decorative woodwork projects. Do you have a bare, uninspired garden or porch? Instead of overhauling and reconstructing the entire design, simply transform it with twenty-six essential and practical woodwork projects that will provide your home with a dash of DIY, rustic charm. These easy, fun, and attractive wood creations are accompanied by clear, step-by-step instructions and photographs and are divided into projects for planting and growing and for socializing and relaxing, as well as fun items for children. Woodwork Projects for Your Garden and Porch will have you making elegant, yet functional, pieces, such as: • Benches and long tables • Swings and trellises • Flower boxes and driftwood shelves • A mini outdoor kitchen and greenhouse • And many more! Invest energy and love into your garden and porch and turn it into a personal oasis where you can unwind with a cup of coffee and a book, work on your gardening, or play games with the kids using the wooden pieces you have constructed with your own hands.
Whether you prefer the sleek lines of an Adorondack chair and table, or the sturdy scissors of a family picnic table, Yard & Garden Furniture has a project to suit your tastes and needs. There are 20 projects in all, each with a complete parts list, cutting plans, exploded assembly views, and step-by-step how-to photos. The projects include:- Porch rocker- Deck table and chairs- Planter bench- Tree bench- Recliner- Hammock stand
By the nature of where it spends its life, outdoor furniture has to be designed, first and foremost, to withstand its toughest enemy--the elements. This book includes projects for durable outdoor chairs, benches, tables, swings, gliders, and other garden structures.
Turn the backyard, patio, etc. into a special place, cozy and inviting, with this collection of decorative and functional woodworking projects. Add a bench, a flower box or even a fence.
Give your garden a unique, do-it-yourself charm with practical and decorative woodworking projects. Do you have a bare, uninspired garden or porch? Instead of overhauling and reconstructing the entire design, simply transform it with any of this book's twenty-six essential and practical woodworking projects that will provide your home with a dash of DIY, rustic charm. These easy, fun, and attractive wood creations are accompanied by clear, step-by-step instructions and are divided into projects for planting, growing, socializing, and relaxing, as well as fun items for children. Woodworking Projects for Your Garden and Porch will have you making elegant, yet functional, pieces, such as: • Benches and long tables • Swings and trellises • Flower boxes and driftwood shelves • A mini outdoor kitchen and greenhouse • And many more! Invest energy and love into your garden and porch and turn it into a personal oasis where you can unwind with a cup of coffee and a book, work on your gardening, or play games with the kids using the wooden pieces you have constructed with your own hands.
This book covers all the different sharpening methods so you can either improve your sharpening techniques using your existing set-up, or determine which one will best suit you needs and budget. You'll discover the most effective ways to sharpen your tools from chisels to drill bits. You'll get better edges than on most razor blades, and you'll learn how to shape them to cut better and stay sharp longer. Inside this book: • Why you don’t actually want to be a woodworker • The easy way to choose a successful project • Everything a beginner needs to know about wood • Hand tools and power tools explained • Setting up your shop and your bench • How to research a new project before you build • Advice and best practices learned from mistakes • Woodworking safety and how to keep your fingers • Advanced woodworking concepts for the next level A wood router is a very versatile power tool for applying basic or complex edge profiles on a piece of stock (e.g., board). However, a router can do a lot more than that. With some practice, the router can be used to perform a wide variety of woodworking tasks that might otherwise be done by hand.
Garden Projects gives you a range of plans for useful and ornamental additions to your garden. Each project is fully explained, with detailed step-by-step descriptions and illustrations to guide you through. Garden Projects suit your needs and abilities, from practical and simple raised garden beds to more ambitious things, like a tool shed. There are more whimsical structures too—a flagpole, a garden swing, and an ornamental wheelbarrow for flower arrangements among them. Author Roger Marshall has carefully designed projects that don’t require a vast array of tools or advanced woodworking skills. Every gardener will find ideas and plans to enhance his or her garden in this helpful book. Marshall applies his know-how and skillful delivery to a wide range of building projects that might take a weekend afternoon or provide a way to pass the time constructively on those dark winter days when you can’t wait to get back out into the garden.
