Build Your Self-Sufficient Life Build-it-yourself equipment, shelters, workspaces, and storage structures are just what you need to make your backyard more productive and better organized. Cold frames, compost bins, hose guides, raised-bed gardens, and potting benches make your vegetable gardening more pleasurable and your yields more plentiful. Rabbit hutches, bat houses, and chicken coops protect the useful animals in your yard. Drying racks, outdoor cookers, and root-cellar storage help you prepare and preserve fresh food. Tool sheds, chests, and storage racks provide tidy homes for…mehr
Build Your Self-Sufficient Life Build-it-yourself equipment, shelters, workspaces, and storage structures are just what you need to make your backyard more productive and better organized. Cold frames, compost bins, hose guides, raised-bed gardens, and potting benches make your vegetable gardening more pleasurable and your yields more plentiful. Rabbit hutches, bat houses, and chicken coops protect the useful animals in your yard. Drying racks, outdoor cookers, and root-cellar storage help you prepare and preserve fresh food. Tool sheds, chests, and storage racks provide tidy homes for everything you use in your backyard. Whether you're a new woodworker or a seasoned expert with power tools, you'll find projects you can put together in just a day or a weekend. Clear instructions guide you through every step required to build 76 useful items that will support and expand your active outdoor lifestyle.
Spike Carlsen built a tree house at the age of 8 and has been swinging a hammer ever since. He worked as a carpenter and contractor for 15 years, then as an editor with The Family Handyman — the world’s leading DIY magazine — for another 15. He’s the author of the award-winning A Splintered History of Wood, Woodworking FAQ, and The Backyard Homestead of Building Projects. He’s written for Men’s Health, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, American Woodworker, and other publications and has appeared on HGTV, Modern Marvels, and CBS’s The Early Show. He and his wife, Kat, divide their time between their home in Stillwater, Minnesota, and their cabin on Lake Superior.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword by Carleen Madigan Introduction Chapter 1 Tools, Materials & Skills My Go-To Hand Tools Safety and Safety Equipment Lifting and Moving Heavy Stuff Woods and Plywoods Glues and Caulks Exterior Fasteners Drilling Holes and Driving Screws Tool Sharpening and Maintenance Digging Holes and Setting Posts Circular Saw Basics Measuring, Leveling, and Squaring Paints and Finishes Chapter 2 For the Garden Two-Wheel Garden Cart Cold Frame Compost Bin Trio Critter-Proof Fence Shadow Box Fence Panel Deep Irrigation Basics Simple Hose Guides Garden Marker/Stepping Stone Super-Simple Path Sitting and Kneeling Garden Stool Five Raised-Bed Gardens Five Simple Plant Supports Bent Rebar Pergola Golf Cart Garden Dolly Rain Barrel Basics Potting Bench Hoop Greenhouse Rustic Trellis Chapter 3 Harvesting & Food Preparation Harvesting Tote Foldaway Countertop Rack Harvest Trug Shoulder Bucket Yoke Outdoor Workbench Multipurpose Produce Rack Fire Pit Grilling Station Root Cellar Root Cellar Storage System Flowerpot Smoker Chapter 4 Storage & Workspaces Overhead Storage Cradles Sawbuck Bench Firewood Storage and Splitting Station Knockdown Sawhorses Stand-Up Tool Rack Patio Storage Chest Wall-Hung Tool Rack Mini Tool Shed Modular Shed Homestead Emergency Cart Ultimate Yard Shed Hose Headquarters Chapter 5 Animal Shelters & Feeders Nesting Box Buckets Rabbit Hutch Bat House Animal Shelter Chicken Ark Outdoor Outlets, Switches, and Lights Rain-In Shelter Classy, Classic Chicken Coop Coffee Can Bird Feeder Top Bar Beehive Chapter 6 For the House & Yard Boot Scraper and Jack Leopold Bench Firewood Cradle and Carrying Sling Lawn Bag Stand Backdoor Storage Locker Punched Tin Jelly Cabinet Clothes Pole Trellis Spice Planter Rustic Garden Table Concrete Planter Seedling Rack Outdoor Shower Pickin' and Grinnin' Chair Solar Window Heater Recommended Reading Resources Index
