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

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

by Katie Jackson

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.

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Publisher Description

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 twenty step-by-step, fully illustrated projects with hundreds of clear and easy-to-follow photographs. 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. 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, DIYers, and homeowners looking for a simple and affordable to decorate their space. Perfect or people interested in handmade furniture; for people interested in woodworking; for artists; for gardeners who want to make their own furniture AUTHOR: Katie Jackson graduated from Bennington College in 2008 having studied painting and education. She attended New England School of Architectural Woodworking and received a certificate in cabinet making. She is often found at NESIT hackerspace in Connecticut, designing and building simple, beautiful wood projects. SELLING POINTS: . STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTION FOR ANY LEVEL OF SKILL: Features basic lessons in woodworking along 20 projects that add function and decoration to the modern garden. . HOW TO FURNISH AN OUTDOOR ROOM: Includes pieces every homeowner wants in their outdoor space, like shelving, planter boxes, benches, and a sofa and ottoman with built-in storage. . GARDEN CRAFT SUCCESS: This category is strong for Timber; 500 colour photos

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Build a stylish backyard oasis! Whether you just have a couple hours or an entire weekend, woodwork artist Katie Jackson will show you how to create gorgeous, contemporary furniture for your outdoor space. Start off small with shaker pegboard shelves and stair-step planter boxes and work your way up to creating a complete chaise sectional and rolling coffee table. With minimal investment, standard tools, and readily-available materials from your local lumberyard, you can outfit your yard with 20 one-of-a-kind projects that are better than anything you could buy.

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Build a stylish backyard oasis! Whether you just have a couple hours or an entire weekend, woodwork artist Katie Jackson will show you how to create gorgeous, contemporary furniture for your outdoor space. Start off small with shaker pegboard shelves and stair-step planter boxes and work your way up to creating a complete chaise sectional and rolling coffee table. With minimal investment, standard tools, and readily-available materials from your local lumberyard, you can outfit your yard with 20 one-of-a-kind projects that are better than anything you could buy.

Author Biography

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.

Review

"If you want to build your own outdoor furniture, but have zero to little woodworking experience, this books I for you." --Library Journal "For people already attuned to woodworking, this book has great project ideas. For people interested in picking up a woodworking hobby, this book gives the tools and basic knowledge to learn new skills. . . . a very satisfying do-it-yourself guide with tasteful and varied projects." --Washington Gardener "The craft of woodworking. . . . remains one of the most satisfying creative outlets. . . . Try your hand at it with Hand-Built Outdoor Furniture by Katie Jackson, who shows us that with a few basic tools and a weekend, anyone can build a beautiful wood project for their outdoor space." --The Florida Times-Union "Will inspire you to break out the miter saw, drill, and sander. With an appealing mix of contemporary and traditional-style projects." --Digging

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An inspiring, step-by-step guide to building outdoor furniture out of wood that is suitable for beginners.

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"If you want to build your own outdoor furniture, but have zero to little woodworking experience, this books I for you." -- Library Journal

Excerpt from Book

Preface With a few basic tools and a weekend, you can build a beautiful piece of furniture out of wood for your outdoor space. In my experience, woodworking is mostly about problem solving. How can I make this more structurally stable? How should I correct this mistake? Everyone solves problems differently, and over the course of my woodworking career building furniture alongside other builders and teaching young woodworkers, I've enjoyed seeing a multitude of ways to cut a board or calculate a measurement. In my woodworking classes, I provide an example of a project I've built, such as the flower box on page--a student favorite--and ask the students to figure out their own process to build it. The projects I provide have no specific measurements and no written instructions, but once they study the pieces, the students can easily see how they are constructed and re-create the projects to their own desired measurements and personal flourishes. My students often use interesting and innovative ways to get to the same end point. I learn a lot from them, and I often notice a trend: once given a basic understanding of how to use woodworking tools and machines, many of the younger students are thrilled to be given the chance to solve problems through their own creativity, while many of the older students, especially adults, request help every step of the way and keep asking what to do next. Nonetheless, the intrepid younger students and the cautious older students, when given the same instruction on tool use and the same amount of time, all seem to produce the same caliber of high-quality woodworking. Perhaps this is because as we get older, we become more critical of ourselves. We may expect ourselves to be skilled in subjects we've never studied. We may be worried someone will see our work and criticize it, or that our work is not as good as someone else's. That kind of worry can prevent us from ever starting or continuing to learn a new skill. I encourage you to just begin. Getting away from glowing screens and doing something with your hands is a satisfying use of spare time. Even if your project ends up looking different from what you expected, you'll have exercised your brain and body to create something all your own. We are all our own worst critic, but remember, your friends and family won't see the dent in the board from dropping it on the floor; they'll see a beautiful new piece of furniture that you made with your own hands. Take pride in your work, continue to be willing to learn new skills, and share your newfound skills with others. You're continuing an ancient human tradition.

Details ISBN1604695838 Author Katie Jackson Language English ISBN-10 1604695838 ISBN-13 9781604695830 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 684.1 Year 2016 Imprint Timber Press Subtitle 20 Step-By-Step Projects Anyone Can Build Place of Publication Portland, OR Country of Publication United States Birth 1985 Illustrations 500 colour photographs Short Title HAND BUILT OUTDOOR FURNITURE Photographer Ellen Blackmar Publication Date 2016-05-04 AU Release Date 2016-05-04 NZ Release Date 2016-05-04 US Release Date 2016-05-04 UK Release Date 2016-05-04 Pages 240 Publisher Timber Press Audience General

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• Condition: Brand new
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• Author: Katie Jackson
• Book Title: Hand-Built Outdoor Furniture: 20 Step-by-Step Projects Anyone Can

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