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Title: Building for the Lawn and Garden: A Step-By-Step Guide to Making Benches, Gates, Planters, Swings, Feeders, Tables, and More by John Kelsey, Ian J. Kirby ISBN: 0-7621-0164-4 Publisher: Readers Digest Pub. Date: March, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Good book but watch the measurements....
Comment: I really love this book. It shows you step by step with easy to follow instructions how to build each project. However, when I built the rectangular picnic table I found that the measurements given in the book for the legs were wrong. The book says to cut the legs 29". Unless you are Asian and plan and sitting on the ground or floor to eat, these are way to short. I found that 39" was too tall. So I think the correct measurement should be around 35". Anyway, check the measurements for feasibility before you cut your lumber.
Good book overall.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book for weekend projects!
Comment: This is a terrific book for weekend projects-my husband and I built the glider swing in a weekend and it was very easy. We do have lots of previous woodworking experience but could tell that someone with less or no experience would be able to follow the instructions. Since we do have some experience there were a few things we noticed-check your shopping list against your cut list and see what the cheapest way of buying your wood will be. We found that we didn't need a few of the boards we bought (but if you plan on building more of the projects, this is not really a problem!). Also, look at the picture of the finished project and check it against your hardware list. We found that we were missing 4 spring loaded snap rings (the book calls for 4-you will need 8). All things considered, the book is great and has projects that anyone can build! If you were to buy many of these items they would cost you three to four times as much as it does to build them.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Projects, Great Book
Comment: Buying high-quality outdoor furniture a little out of your current budget? Then buy this book, and make it all yourself.
This book has great projects, the designs are easy to follow, and the descriptions take you through the build step by step.
Aside from general home mainenance -- installing a new doorknob, putting up a wall shelf, etc. -- I had never actually built anything until getting this book. In three separate weekends in January I was able to make an Adirondack chair and ottoman, and a arts & crafts looking outdoor endtable to go with it. Plus, by making just those three things, I've already recouped my costs for the tools I needed to buy to build them.
This book has been great for me (a woodworking BEGINNER), and has inspired me to build and learn more about making furniture.
I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone who is either interested in getting into woodworking, or just wants some good, easy plans for outdoor furniture.
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Title: Making Concrete Garden Ornaments by Sherri Warner Hunter ISBN: 1579903185 Publisher: Lark Books Pub. Date: 28 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Front Yard Gardens: Growing More Than Grass by Liz Primeau, Andrew Layerle ISBN: 1552977102 Publisher: Firefly Books Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Getting Started in Woodworking: Skill-Building Projects that Teach the Basics by Aime Ontario Fraser ISBN: 1561586102 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty by Caroline Alexander ISBN: 067003133X Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 15 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Today Show Book Club #13) by Mark Haddon ISBN: 0385512104 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 31 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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