Synopses & Reviews
Leo Somma has been an avid hunter and fisherman for the past thirty-five years. His second passion is woodworking projects that other sportsmen and -women will find useful and fun to build. All his projects are designed to be handsome as well as practical and functional additions to deer camps, cabins, homes, and the field. They are also designed to be quick and easy to build, and are accompanied by detailed, step-by-step drawings and photographs.
In 40 Projects for Outdoorsmen, Leo shares his favorite woodworking projects, including a wide variety of tree-stands, animal houses, gun and rod racks, all types of storage boxes, and a wide variety of sheds, shelves, and bookcases for sportsmen who enjoy do-it-yourself woodworking projects. Many of the outdoor woodworking projects in this book were built at his shop in Morris, New York, where they are put to the test on both his farm, and the farm of his cousin, Peter Fiduccia, as well.
From the hunter who wants to build a custom wall plaque for mounted game to the birder-watcher who wants a tempting backyard feeder, 40 Projects for Outdoorsmen includes expert advice on getting started, with complete lists of the tools and materials the outdoorsman will need, along with a valuable list of resources. This book is an ideal reference for both beginners and more experienced DIYers who want attractive and fast results.
Synopsis
Simple-to-construct plans for affordable and useful outdoor projects.
Synopsis
This is the do-it-yourself book for anyone who enjoys working with wood. For the hunter there are quick, easy-to-build-and-move tree stands, a workbench for gunsmithing or setting up your bow, a freestanding gun rack, an ammo box, a freestanding fishing-rod rack, and much more. There are projects for the home, too, including a pool or garden gate, shed, country mailbox, picture frame, firewood storage box, and other useful projects.
You dont have to be a professional carpenter or designer to carry out these plans. All you need are some basic skills, a decent set of tools, and the desire to expand your woodworking skills to your outdoorsmans lifestyle.
Authors Leo Somma and Peter Fiduccia know how to build things correctly,
and it shows, on every page of this book. The tool and material lists,
the cutting schedule for each project, the easy-to-follow diagrams
its all right there. Follow the instructions and youll end up with the tree stand,
gun rack, or shed that you see in the photos. You can also change the designs
without great difficulty and adapt them to your situation.”
Jay Cassell, Deputy Editor, Field & Stream
About the Author
Leo Somma holds two engineering degrees, a BSEE and an MSME, as well as an MBA. Now that both of his boys are in college, he has found time to get back into making wood projects for sportsmen. He works out of his shop in Hampton Bays, designing and building all types of woodworking projects that hunters and anglers find both easy to make and useful. He and his family live in Morris, New York.
Peter Fiduccia is a nationally recognized authority on white-tailed deer. He is editor in chief of the Outdoorsman's Edge Book Club, consulting editor of Whitetail Hunting Strategies magazine, and host of the nationally acclaimed Woods 'n Water television show, which is in its twenty-second year of syndication. He is also the author of Whitetail Strategies and 101 Deer Hunting Tips, and coeditor of The Quotable Hunter. He lives in Warwick, New York, and spends time with his family on their 400-plus-acre farm in Otsego, New York.