Synopses & Reviews
Here are 17 practical pieces of garden equipment and yard accessories that anyone can build. Readers can make these handsome projects from affordable and readily available 1-by and 2-by lumber, using such basic woodworking tools as saw, hammer, drill, and clamps. Each project includes a detailed list of materials, precise step-by-step instructions, and an assembly drawing showing where each piece fits. The pieces connect with waterproof glue plus nails or screws, so these sturdy projects will go together fast. Finish with varnish or paint, or leave unfinished to weather naturally. Technical section: sawing wood by hand and with portable power tools.
Synopsis
These 18 projects for building garden equipment feature precise instructions and assembly drawings that enable anyone to build handy, attractive yard accessories. Projects range from a compost box and an arbor with a seat to a garden cart and hose holder, and feature a finished photo of each along with detailed illustrations, bills of materials, and shopping lists. Each is easy to build from affordable 1-by and 2-by lumber, and the pieces connect with waterproof glue, nails, and screws so that they can be quickly assembled. Directions for creating more unusual projects--such as a bean teepee and a raspberry trellis--are also included.
Synopsis
Practical Projects for the Yard and Garden You can make all of these handsome projects from ordinary 1-by and 2-by lumber, using basic woodworking tools. Each project includes a detailed materials list, step-by-step instructionss, and an assembly drawing showing how the parts fit together. The parts connect with waterproof glue plus nails or screws -- these sturdy and useful projects go together fast! Finish your project with varnish or paint, or leave it unfinished to weather naturally. You'll enjoy making these terrific yard and garden items, and your family will enjoy the handsome and useful results.
About the Author
John Kelsey is a journalist and editor specializing in woodworking and furniture making. He has a degree in woodworking and furniture design from the School for American Craft at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is a former editor in chief of Fine Woodworking magazine and a publisher of woodworking and home building books at the Taunton Press. He is the author of Furniture Projects for the Deck and Lawn. He lives in Newtown, Connecticut.
Table of Contents
Vegetable Drying Table Potting Bench Trug Tool House Garden cart Cold Frame Hose Holder Bean Teepee Raspberry Post Boot Scraper Compost Box Greenhouse Cabinet Garden Gate Garden Fence Garden Gateway Bridge Arbor with Seat Saws and Sawing