2X4 Projects for Outdoor Living

2X4 Projects for Outdoor Living
Author: Stevie Henderson
Publisher: Sterling
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2000
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781579901646

In this sixth book in her successful 2 x 4 series, Henderson gives less-than-expert woodworkers a complete guide for building useful, attractive items for backyards, decks, and porches. Readers need only basic tools, stock lumber, and ready-made parts available from any home improvement store.

2x4 Furniture

2x4 Furniture
Author: Stevie Henderson
Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1993
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780806902937

Guide to easy-to-make furniture using inexpensive wood with detailed instructions and illustrations, including coffee table, sundial, kitchen cabinet.

Great Outdoor 2x4 Furniture

Great Outdoor 2x4 Furniture
Author: Stevie Henderson
Publisher: Lark Books
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2002-03
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780806973562

Woodworkers will enjoy building these 21 good-looking and functional pieces of outdoor furniture, thanks to easy-to-follow instructions, full-color photos, and detailed drawings. Every project is attractive, inexpensive, and requires only basic tools and off-the-shelf lumber to construct. There's plenty of variety, including an Adirondack chair, chaise longue, dining table, Victorian loveseat, and hammock stand.

Practical Projects for the Yard and Garden

Practical Projects for the Yard and Garden
Author: John Kelsey
Publisher: Cambium
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2005
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9781892836199

17 practical pieces of garden equipment and yard accessories that anyone can build. Readers can make these handsome projects from affordable and readily available 1-by and 2-by lumber, using such basic woodworking tools as saw, hammer, drill, and clamps. Each project includes a detailed list of materials, precise step-by-step instructions, and an assembly drawing showing where each piece fits. These sturdy projects will go together fast. Finish with varnish or paint, or leave unfinished to weather naturally. Technical section: sawing wood by hand and with portable power tools.

Young House Love

Young House Love
Author: Sherry Petersik
Publisher: Artisan
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2015-07-14
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1579656765

This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.

Terrific 2x4 Furniture

Terrific 2x4 Furniture
Author: Stevie Henderson
Publisher: Sterling Lark
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2002-05
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780806973494

Great-looking, simple and economical 2 X 4 furniture to make yourself.

HomeMade Modern

HomeMade Modern
Author: Ben Uyeda
Publisher: Running Press Adult
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2015-11-17
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 0762455071

You can make the furniture you want at a fraction of the price of store-bought furniture. Not only will you save tons of money, but you'll also make environmentally sustainable pieces that are solidly built, using real materials like metal, wood, concrete, and other recycled ready-mades. The projects in this book don't require special skills, prior experience, or even a garage full of tools. You'll be walked step-by-step through the process of making furniture, from where to buy the materials (or where to scavenge) to how to make the most of the tools you own.

Outdoor Woodworking Projects

Outdoor Woodworking Projects
Author: Popular Mechanics Magazine
Publisher: Hearst Books
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2004
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781588162847

From an old-fashioned porch swing to a white picket fence, woodworking projects to enhance gardens, decks, and patios. In addition to detailed diagrams and photos, theres a key point box for every project. It includes the prep, shop, and assembly times, skill level, cost/benefit ratio, and more. Build a planter to show off flowers, shrubs and trees ; a handy garden cart; an outdoor dining set.

Outdoor Furniture

Outdoor Furniture
Author: William H. Hylton
Publisher: Rodale Books
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1992
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN:

At last, an organized approach to building fabulous outdoor furniture. Shopping lists, tool lists, and materials lists tell you exactly what you'll need.

Building Backyard Structures

Building Backyard Structures
Author: Paul Levine
Publisher:
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1997
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780806942162

Do you need places to keep the things that make outdoor living so enjoyable? Complete instructions cover the basics of small shed building that are common to all the projects, along with tips on planning, selecting materials, and choosing a style and color that looks good, as well as technical aspects of selecting a site, dealing with grade levels, and water runoff. Construction techniques come with hundreds of photos that show exactly how to lay foundations, set up framing, put on roofing, install siding, and finish doors and windows.