Making Practical Backyard Projects in Wood Beautiful Things to Make in a Weekend, Including Ready–to–Use Plans & Patterns

Never run out of backyard DIY woodworking projects!
Comprehensive guide for everyone who loves woodworking, from beginner to advanced
20 projects from practical birdhouses and fun gnome doors to complete backyard makeovers
Step-by-step instructions and photos, material lists, safety tips, and a woodworking tool overview
Expert contributors including Alan and Gill Bridgewater, Paul Meisel, Chris Gleason, Mike McGrath, and Bill Hylton
Making Practical Backyard Projects in Wood collects the best tips from home DIY experts to leave you flush with woodworking ideas necessary for a complete backyard makeover!
Featuring contributions from a veritable all-star team of DIY experts, this collection of over 20 home woodworking and backyard makeover ideas is the instant cure to cabin fever. Building a garden? Master the herb box and attract friendly creatures with a birdhouse. More ambitious? Start big-time wood furniture projects from planter benches and cold frames to classic Adirondack chairs. Whether you prefer crafting a tool shed, designing absurd gnomes, or anything in between, you'll find projects to fulfill your every DIY woodworking dream!
With contributions from renowned DIY experts Alan and Gill Bridgewater, master birdhouse pattern designer Paul Meisel, woodworker and homesteader Chris Gleason, former on-air host of PBS's You Bet Your Garden Mike McGrath, and woodworking instructor Bill Hylton, this book is an encyclopedic examination of everything wood can do to overhaul the look and feel of your outdoor living space.
Making Practical Backyard Projects in Wood doesn't stop there, either. Don't be surprised if you learn all sorts of fascinating outdoor DIY tidbits that make you want to maximize every inch of your balcony or yard!