Hand-Built Outdoor Furniture: 20 Step-by-Step Projects Anyone Can Build

Jackson, Katie; Blackmar, Ellen [Photographer]

ISBN 10: 1604695838 / ISBN 13: 9781604695830

Editore: Timber Press, 2016

Codice articolo 1604695838-3-21763283

Riassunto:

With a few basic tools and a weekend, anyone can build a beautiful project out of wood for their outdoor space! Hand-Built Outdoor Furniture covers the basics of woodworking-how to measure, where and how to shop, and how to screw, sand, and paint. The twenty step-by-step projects are organized by level of difficulty and fully illustrated with hundreds of clear and easy-to-follow photographs. The finished pieces include simple items include a trellis, a flower box, and a plant stand and more complicated projects include a chaise lounge, a sectional with built-in storage, and a slat bench. The required materials an can be found at local hardware and lumber stores, and the tools required are basic-no table saws or routers necessary! Katie Jackson's projects are simple, clean, and timeless and work well within a wide variety of styles. Hand-Built Outdoor Furniture is the perfect primer for people new to woodworking, DlY'ers, and homeowners looking for a-simple and affordable to decorate their space.

Informazioni sull'autore:

Katie Jacksonis a designer and builder of simple furniture using renewable and reclaimed materials. After graduating from Bennington College, she trained as a cabinetmaker at New England School or Architectural Woodworking. She attended a Woodworking Teacher’s Educational Program at Girls At Work, Inc., specializing in empowering at-risk girls with wood shop skills. Jackson headed the woodworking program at Camp Onaway for Girls for four summers, then teamed up with Lilah Crews-Pless to launch a design-build collaboration out of TechShop San Francisco and TechShop Menlow Park. She now builds at New England Society of Innovation and Technology (NESIT) Hackerspace. Learn more at katiejacksonwoodworks.com.

Ellen Blackmar is a professional photographer specializing in architectural, wedding, and protrait photography. She alsp creates personal work using large-format film and nine-teenth-centry-style cameras. She completed her undergradutate degree at Massachusetts College of Art and Design and has also atteneded programs a Thode Islande Shool of Deisng and The Center for Alternative Photopgraphy in New York. More of her work can be viewed at ellenrosephotgraphy.com.

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Titolo: Hand-Built Outdoor Furniture: 20 ...
Casa editrice: Timber Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2016
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Good