Garden Projects
for the backyard carpenter
by Tina Skinner
Softcover
215 x 280mm
112pp
Published by Schiffer Publishing, West Chester, Pennsylvania USA
R.R.P.$39.90
ISBN 0-7643-1234-0
Extract from back cover of book:
Here are enough projects to keep even the most productive do-it-yourselfer occupied through several seasons of' warm weather, This book contains over 30 projects and ideas for ways to expand your living space outdoors. Beautiful color pictures illustrate many of the projects, and more than 130 illustrations and step-by-step instructions make it easy to create these backyard treasures.
- Decks
and shade shelters
- Gazebos
- Work and storage areas
- Decorative arbors
- Planter boxes and garden borders
- Comfortable benches and a swing
- A picnic table
- Doghouses and a bluebird nesting box
Photos: Colour and Black & White
Units of Measurement: Imperial
Contents
Foreword
- Woodworking Do's and Don'ts
- Using Treated Lumber
- Buying Treated Lurnber
- Using Redwood
- Adheswes for Treated Wood
- Finishes for Treated Lumber
Gallery
Planters
and Borders
- Flush-top 4x4 Redwood Planter
- 3x3 Planter with Corner Posts
- Picket Fence Planter
- Decorative Garden Borders
Where
the Work Gets Done
- Work Center
- Potting Shed
- Garden Shed
- Storage Shed
- Trash Can and Firewood Storage Unit
Places
to Sit a Spell
- Slatted-seat Bench
- Planter Bench
- Mendocino Bench Free-stanchng and Built-In
- Butcher-block Bench
- Sonoma Picnic Table
- Garden Bench
- Swing
Shade
and Shelter
- Arbor
- Trellis
- Garden Arbor
- Windsor Shade Shelter Free-standing and Attached
- Lake Tahoe Gazebo
- Square Gazebo
For
the Animals
- Bluebird Nesting Box
- Plywood Siding Doghouse
- Amencan Gothic Doghouse
Decks
- Deck Around a Hot Tub
- 8x10 Deck
- Deck Over Concrete
- Compact Deck
- Bilevel Deck with Sunscreen
- Ground-Level Deck
- Deck with Steps