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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | Gardening | Home » » » Garden Furniture & Outdoor Projects | | | | | | | Description: | | Make furniture and accessories with 20 weekend projects for your outdoor space. Designs for plant materials and existing furniture; photo of the finished project; plus guidance on tools, techniques, and use of materials; and step-by-step photos. | | | Features: | |
• 20 easy weekend projects to enhance your yard
• Make furniture and accessories with 20 weekend projects for your outdoor space.
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Pippa Howes | | Hardcover:
| 176 pages | | Publisher:
| Readers Digest | | Publication Date:
| May 11, 2004 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 076210435X | | Package Length:
| 9.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 9.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 3 reviews |
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 Excelletn starter projects for the yard!May 30, 2009
I have been woodworking as a hobby for nearly 12 years and I can say I love this book. It gave me great ideas for some projects in my yard. The skill set and tools you will need to do any of these projects are basic, but if you have power tools and are skilled the projects will be that much more easier for you.
because the plans are basic I was able to modify a few of them to meet my needs and instead of buying wood I was able to cut up some wooden pallets and build one of the tables with reclaimed wood.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Not good for much.Jun 01, 2007
If I'd seen this book at the library or book store first, I would definitely not have bought it. About 1/2 the book has nothing to do with woodworking. And most of the pictures in the book have no plans, instructions, or material lists - just a picture of a finished item. If I'd paid full price for this book, it would be going back to Amazon immediately; it might anyway. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone. Most definitely not a book for a beginner.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
getting out my tools... ready to start!Dec 22, 2004
Great projects, most are for a beginner, but interesting enough for moderately experienced woodworker. Superb photos and some extra ideas sketched in the margins make for really more than the 20 projects touted.
These are items I think a lot of folks would really love to have for the garden and yard, and would actually make. Some books have bizarre projects, or poor photos, or incomplete directions - I think that most hobby woodworkers could build the pieces in this book with just the most basic tools. You do not have to have a table saw or drill press.
One slight drawback is that the wood deminsions are 3x3 on the first project I am interested in (the chair on pg 66) so I would either have to rip the wood down from 4x4 (that ain't happening), or just refigure the plan a bit (do-able).
I saw this book at the library and quickly realized I would much prefer to own the book rather than a stack of Xeroxes of the projects I'm interested in - so I will buy it.
All of the projects would be good for a flea-market, or 'front lawn sale' for extra income. They would also be ideal for a more experienced craftsman to teach a beginner.
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