Step-by-step Outdoor Woodwork: Over Twenty Easy-to-build Projects for Your Patio and Garden

Whether you want a garden ringed by fences, or embellished with decks and gazebos, you can build it yourself--easily! Over 20 projects suitable for amateur carpenters will turn a plain plot of land into a marvelous landscape. * Estimate quantities accurately, select the right ...Whether you want a garden ringed by fences, or embellished with decks and gazebos, you can build it yourself--easily! Over 20 projects suitable for amateur carpenters will turn a plain plot of land into a marvelous landscape. * Estimate quantities accurately, select the right tools and materials, and master basic woodworking techniques.

* Give your garden character with either a formal or rustic fence; hang a gate securely; create a focal point with pergolas, walkways, and gazebos; and screen out ugly features with inexpensive, charming openwork trellises. * Increase your garden's comfort, attractiveness, and usefulness with slatted tables, benches, foldaway pieces, and a patio set. * Put in a child's play area with sandpits, swings, and treehouses.

* Apply decorative finishes, keep rot at bay, and assemble simple yet sturdy joints. * Plus, a list of great weekend projects will help you create the garden of your dreams! 96 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 11.