Shop-Tested Outdoor Furniture You Can Make

by Wood Magazine

Book Overview

Features 23 projects -- swing, birdhouse, and planters. Illustrated with 22 full-colour photos, 8 black-and-white photos, and 120 illustrations. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069620746X
• ISBN13: 9780696207464
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Meredith Corporation
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Make Quality Furniture

I bought this book because I needed some new patio furniture. The price of 'store bought' furniture is so exhorbitant, I asked my husband to make this for me. I bought the wood and waited for over 6 months. I ended up making it myself...(and I cannot usually saw a board in half with a hand saw!!). I found the directions fairly straightforward. I made my patio chairs and they look good if I must say so myself! My next project is to make a dog house for my husband..

Some good furniture designs

This book has some good designs for outdoor furniture, including a swing, double rocker, two part patio chair, and an outdoor chair and table. Good, complete instructions are included and the size can be easily modified to meet your needs.The reason I didn't rate this as five stars is that the book also includes way too many bird houses and a whirligig. Personally, I feel that bird houses and whirligigs should be banned from these kind of books. The book isn't too expensive so I feel that the worthwhile designs are worth the price. If you want some good designs for a swing, rocker, and a few other items, buy this book.

pleasing

i find this book very illustrated in the constrction of building outdoor crafts. it is very defined in the exact measurements in every cut with precision. i would recommend this book to any person in the beginning and skilled nature of wood working.