Black & Decker Outdoor Wood Furnishings: Step-by-Step Instructions for Over 30 Projects Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is excellent in many ways, but there are some errors in measurement and some unclear directions and omissions.

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A collection of woodworking projects for outdoor furnishings and accessories that readers can build using ordinary power tools and basic hand tools. Projects include: furniture, such as tables, chairs and benches; storage projects; and decorative projects like bird feeders.

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Driftwood Furniture: Practical Projects for Your Home and Garden Review

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(More customer reviews)Readers with a ready access to driftwood will find this an ideal crafts guide to using driftwood as a building material. Tables, benches, arbors and more can created easily through these step-by-step instructions, which include listings of tools and materials needed. An excellent furniture-maker's guide.

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From the beach to the backyard.

Driftwood is an ideal building material. It is abundant, renewable and (best of all) free. It is easy to work with, does not require complicated tools and the results are guaranteed to be unique since no two pieces of driftwood are the same.

Using driftwood adds to the rustic setting of any garden or patio. Because of the natural process that creates driftwood, it requires no finishes and it is naturally waterproof and bug-free.Author Derek Douglas shows how to construct beautiful and useful chairs, tables, benches, arbors, and decorative objects. Nineteen projects are featured that will appeal to novice and experienced woodworkers alike.

The book explains the entire process of creating a driftwood item from how to choose and store driftwood to design tips and the final construction. The necessary materials and tools are fully listed and most are found in the average toolbox.

Each clearly illustrated project in Driftwood Furniture is fully explained with valuable tips and practical advice. The results are fun, whimsical and durable.

Projects include:Adirondack chairSleigh planterBoat planter3-legged and 4-legged chairTricycle planterHanging flower pot holderHooded chair

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Deck Designs: Plus Railings, Planters, Benches Review

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(More customer reviews)I almost made the mistake of letting the contractors design my deck. They came up with a big boring rectangle. Thank goodness I bought this book first! It is packed with many wonderful ideas, including photos and tips to making a deck interesting and functional. It covers layout, railing design, and yard and use considerations. It is a very small investment for a big project, I suggest that anyone building a deck take a look at this book before proceeding.

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Deck Designs, Plus Railings, Planters, Benches, is a combination idea and how-to book that contains 25 deck designs, plus general design information, for those contemplating building a deck.For homeowners, one of the most challenging aspects of building a deck is choosing a design that works for both the family and the yard where the deck will be installed.To help generate ideas, Creative Homeowner presents the best designs from four of the top deck designer/builders in the country.Their designs are shown in photos and renderings, as well as floor plans and details.Amenities like overhead structures, railings, benches, and planters are also detailed.

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