Hand-built outdoor furniture: 20 step-by-step projects anyone can build

265 Pages·2016·36.44 MB·English

by  Blackmar

Hand-Built Outdoor Furniture

Hand-Built
OUTDOOR
FURNITURE
0 S T EP-BY-STEP PROJEC
2 T
S
Anyone Can Build
KATIE JACKSON
with photos by
ELLEN BLACKMAR
TIMBER PRESS
PORTLAND, OREGON
The information in this book is true and complete to the best of our knowledge.
All recommendations are made without guarantee on the part of the author or
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publisher or authors and does not imply its approval to the exclusion of other
products or vendors.
Copyright © 2016 by Katie Jackson. All rights reserved.
Photo credits appear on page 259.
Published in 2016 by Timber Press
The Haseltine Building
133 S.W. Second Avenue, Suite 450
Portland, Oregon 97204-3527
timberpress.com
Printed in China
Cover and book design by Skye McNeill
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Jackson, Katie, 1985- author. | Blackmar, Ellen.
Title: Hand-built outdoor furniture: 20 step-by-step projects anyone can
build / Katie Jackson with photographs by Ellen Blackmar.
Description: Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 2016. | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015036652 | ISBN 9781604695830
Subjects: LCSH: Outdoor furniture—Design and construction. | Furniture
making—Amateurs’ manuals.
Classification: LCC TT197.5.O9 J33 2016 | DDC 684.1—dc23 LC
record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015036652
A catalog record for this book is also available from the British Library.
To everyone who’s ever said, “I could never do that!”
010
PREFACE
Be Confident!
Part One
BUILDING YOUR OWN
GARDEN FURNITURE
015
SHOP CONFIDENTLY
FOR LUMBER
020
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
Measuring Tools
Saws
Drilling Tools
Other Indispensable Tools
016
BOARD BASICS
Choosing Boards
Softwoods
Types of Softwood
Lumber Measurements
Woodworking Materials
Contents
025
BUILD YOUR SKILLS
Safety First
How to Use a Miter Saw
How to Use a Band Saw
How to Use a Coping Saw
How to Use a Jigsaw
How to Use a Circular Saw
How to Make a Jig
How to Use a Clamp
How to Use a Drill Press
How to Use a Sanding Block
How to Use a Palm Sander
039
JOINING BOARDS
Measuring and Marking Locations for Screw Holes
Making Perfect Seams
Making Plugs
How to Counterbore and Plug Holes
046
FINISHING TOUCHES:
STAINING AND PAINTING
Part Two
PROJECTS
050 096
SHAKER PEGBOARD GARDEN SWING
SHELF
062 106
TRELLIS PLANT SHELF
068 112
STAIR BOX TWO-BOARD BENCH
PLANTERS
076 120
FLOWER BOX GOTHIC ARCH
CHICKADEE HOUSE
088 130
NAUTICAL END POTTING BENCH
TABLE
138 186
ROLLING COFFEE SECTIONAL
TABLE FURNITURE WITH
STORAGE: LOUNGER
146 194
SLAT BENCH BISTRO TABLE
154 208
TORCHIERE INTERNATIONAL
ORANGE CHAIR
162 224
SECTIONAL CHAISE LONGUE
FURNITURE WITH
STORAGE: CHAIR
176 238
SECTIONAL OBELISK
FURNITURE WITH
STORAGE: OTTOMAN
255 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 257 FURTHER 260 INDEX
READING
256 METRIC 259 PHOTOGRAPHY
CONVERSIONS CREDITS