Product Description

There's more to a cultivated country spread or city terrace garden than the plants. People increasingly see their gardens as outdoor rooms, and they want to furnish and decorate them as attractively and comfortably as any other part of the home. Who doesn't dream of having coffee on the garden bench, eating lunch at a handmade picnic table, or snuggling with a lover under an arbor in the moonlight or in a gazebo during a thunderstorm? Readily available, easy to work with, and inexpensive, wood is the ideal material for creating stylish and practical garden features. And you can often use low-cost, rough-cut wood straight from the sawmill for rustic, outdoor projects. OUTDOOR WOODWORK offers 16 functional and attractive projects for the garden, including fences and gates, benches and chairs, decking, sheds, arbors, pergolas, trellises, planters, picnic tables, and a child's playhouse and treehouse. Each project has clear, step-by-step instructions and diagrams accompanied by full-color photographs showing the finished piece in its garden setting. Expert advice on staining and varnishing ensures that wooden garden features will stand up to the outdoor elements for years to come. This book is ideal as a reference for beginners and as a sourcebook of inspiration for more experienced do-it-yourself enthusiasts.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #46807 in Books
• Published on: 2001-12-04
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .1 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

From Library Journal
The Bridgewaters, a husband and wife team who have written a number of excellent woodworking books geared toward beginners, offer a collection of 16 attractive outdoor projects that will appeal to most woodworkers. The projects, made with common materials, include a potting table, treehouse, rabbit hutch, wheeled bench, picket fence, Victorian toolshed, and planter. The projects are especially well designed, with attractive detailing (for example, the picnic table has ornate sawn detailing on the boards). Each project is finely illustrated with clear photographs and excellent directions. A short section on techniques includes information on tools, joinery, project installation, finishing, and maintenance (a subject neglected by many titles). This book is an outstanding choice for all public libraries.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Review
" It includes 16 easy-to-build projects designed to make the garden lovelier and the gardener more efficient." Tennessean " The projects are especially well designed, with attractive detailing " Library Journal "Outdoor Woodwork offers step-by-step plans, including an unusually attractive variation on the classic wooden picnic table..." Chicago Tribune Outdoor Woodwork boasts 16 woodworking projects to add a dash of do-it-yourself to the garden. Sacramento Bee all the steps needed to create stylish wooden projects perfect for back yards and patios. There s something for every estate or courtyard... New Orleans Times-Picayune

From the Back Cover
Grab your tools and get out in the garden! Spend more time in you yard as you build and enjoy these 16 attractive woodwork projects; Enhance your landscape with a wheeled bench, a folding screen, a picnic table, a tiered planter, a classic arbor, or a tool shed. Each project discusses tools and materials, design and building techniques, and how to cut and fit component parts. The color illustrations and photographs take you through each project step by step. - Sixteen attractive and useful projects for both novice and experienced do-it-yourselfers - Complete, easy-to-follow, illustrated instructions, including materials lists and cross-section drawings - Comprehensive information on staining and varnishing to ensure that your wooden garden features will stand up to the outdoor elements for years to come