Build It Yourself: Weekend Projects for the Garden: Weekend Projects for the Garden

by Frank Perrone

Are you into gardening, DIY, or organic living? Looking to branch into woodworking? Build It Weekend Projects for the Garden will help you to do just that. Accompanying you every step of the way, from the local home goods store to your workshop or table, Build It Yourself is a fun, accessible, and portable guide to constructing twelve practical, tasteful projects for your garden and home.

Author and master woodworker Frank Perrone instructs with the novice in mind. Each project is designed for simple building, complete with a materials list, a cut sheet that makes getting lumber a snap, dimensional diagrams, illustrated step-by-step instructions with attention to every detail, and "Helpful Hints," plus space for notes.

Genres: Crafts, Reference

192 pages, Paperback

Published May 2, 2017

Reviews

[Brett]

Hard to say if I've finished this book. I've read through it, but have just finished my 2nd project of the 12 (and I'm not going to do all of them). It was appealing to me as the projects were simple (good for a beginner) and meant for outdoors (great since I have a gardening wife, and also not a lot of space for new indoor furniture).

The first two projects were pretty straightforward, and they have helped me get acquainted with basic power tools at my tool library/shop space. This may change -- some of the later projects make pretty big leaps between steps, which hopefully won't be a problem by the time I have experience to tackle them. There are typos, which have slowed me down a bit, but nothing catastrophic (yet).

[Scott Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

While I am not a gardener by nature, I am by relationship (my wife loves to garden). This brief collection of wonderful wood projects has inspired several small endeavours on my part, including a version of the harvest basked included in the first chapter. This book does require a certain level of skill but it the nature of the projects allows for the learning curve.

[Ligaya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very clear and detailed how-tos for a dozen projects for your garden with a great introduction to materials and methods. Nothing fancy but simple, functional pieces.