Maximize your outdoor living spaces through creative woodworking!Today's challenging economic climate has motivated many homeowners to stay in their current homes rather than upgrade, and this has sparked a major trend in what is often called the "don't move: improve!" movement. By putting a small amount of money (and some time) into sprucing-up your backyard, you can create a veritable oasis with the projects in this book. Not only can these projects improve quality of life, but building them can also be a great financial decision.Backyard Projects for Today's Homestead includes:20 illustrated step-by-step projects that are within the skill level of beginning woodworkersInformation on choosing durable materials, working with reclaimed lumber, applying finishes appropriate for outdoor wearMore than just outdoor furniture - includes chicken coops, decking, gates, etc

Backyard Projects for Today's Homestead

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Gleason, Chris

Crafts & Hobbies

Popular Woodworking Books

Sheds aren't just for storage anymore. With a little bit of thought and work, your shed can become a guest cottage, a recording studio, a writer's getaway and even a "small" business location. With more people staying in their current homes, the opportunity to add on beyond the scope of the existing house is more appealing than ever.
The Versatile Shed offers basic how-to for building your own shed structure, along with recommendations for electrical and comfort needs. Also included are ideas for working with pre-fabricated sheds, with suggestions for customization. But mostly, this book is about ideas. With dozens of ideas for interior and exterior customization that will add an extra, and versatile, space to your home.

The Versatile Shed: How To Build, Renovate and Customize Your Bonus Space

Building Real Furniture for Everyday Life

Functional, fashionable, fun-to-build furniture!
Break down the barriers that stop you from building the furniture you need. Even if you're short on tools, time or money, you can make practical, sturdy and cool stuff with the help of Chris Gleason - a maverick professional cabinetmaker with a sharp eye for design and little patience for fussy, ornate period furniture.
Armed with his revolutionary techniques, you'll learn how to build the sleek and modern furniture found in high-class furniture galleries. And you'll do it without a shop full of tools - or even a shop at all! All it takes are some inexpensive portable power tools and a place to work, like your garage or driveway.
<ul>
<li>Build a curved-side armoire in one day for less than $20!</li>
<li>Construct a blanket chest with a stylish angled base for only $40.</li>
<li>Make expandable hanging shelves for DVDs and CDs in only an hour.</li>
</ul>
Building Real Furniture for Everyday Life lets you sidestep intimidating traditional furniture techniques and build sensible furniture on a budget. All you need is a place to work, a place to put the finished pieces and the plans in this book.

No More Cluttered Closets!
How would you like to create a storage or work area that isn't just a black hole behind some doors? Using basic to intermediate carpentry and cabinetmaking skills, you can make your closets what they should be - organized, orderly and well-utilized spaces. With step-by-step photos, captions, sidebars and tips, this book shows you how you can create your own custom closets quickly and easily.
Projects include:
<ul>
<li>Laundry room closet</li>
<li>Kids room closet</li>
<li>Sports closet</li>
<li>Walk-in closet</li>
<li>Home office closet</li>
<li>Spare bedroom closet</li>
<li>Shared master bedroom closet</li>
<li>Hall closet</li>
</ul>

Complete Custom Closet: How to Make the Most of Every Space

It's perfect for those on a budget or just testing their woodworking skills--or both

As a woodworker looking for new ways to work with your tools, versatility and efficiency can easily be learned from the past. Author Chris Gleason recently discovered a periodical known as the Deltagram that was published during the 1930's and 1940's. It contained tons of jig and fixture ideas that showed woodworkers how to pump up the capabilities of their power tools. These ideas are still as useful and clever today as they were then. Chris has collected 24 of the best shop jigs and fixtures from these Deltagrams and reproduced and updated them for use in today's woodworking shops. The Deltagrams are almost as valuable for their historic interest as their shop applications. As an added bonus, this book includes 40 reproductions of the original Deltagram articles.
Projects include:
<ul>
<li>Spiral Turning on the Table Saw</li>
<li>Table Saw Jig for Cutting Wedges &amp; Short Tapers</li>
<li>Shop-made Pocket Hole Jig</li>
<li>Curved Forms for the Stationary Belt Sander</li>
<li>Forming Tenons on the Jointer</li>
<li>Plus Four Shop Storage Projects</li>
</ul>

Old-School Woodshop Accessories: 40 Tried-and-True Jigs, Fixtures and Tool Storage Projects

Built-In Furniture for the Home provides readers with detailed how-to instructions for making built-in cabinets and furniture. Included are cutting lists, hardware lists and step-by-step photos showing woodworkers how to build and easily install built-in cabinets and furniture.
Author Chris Gleason has provided seven case-study projects for the home office, living room, library, den, kitchen and bathroom plus valuable tips and tricks for installing built-in cabinets that will make the job go effortlessly. Specifics on installations separate from the projects shown in the book will help with additional built-in furniture making. This book is a great reference for an woodworker.

Built-In Furniture For The Home: Storage Projects To Enhance Your Living Space

REDO OR NEW? GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIMEAuthor Chris Gleason designs and builds kitchens for a living. In Kitchen Makeovers For Any Budget he offers his advice and how-to knowledge to help you make the correct decisions about whether to re-face or paint your present kitchen cabinets, add new appliances and cabinets, redo the workflow, move walls, etc. Kitchen Makeovers For Any Budget includes four complete remodeling projects; each one deals with a particular aspect of demolition, design and/or accessorizing. The companion DVD focuses on the design, workflow and accessories available to maximize your space and provide convenient storage solutions.

Kitchen Makeovers for any Budget

Home Improvement & Design

Betterway Home

A fresh approach to designing and building chicken coops! <ul>
<li>
7 step-by-step designs for various coops, including one with a nest box, one with a small footprint, one with three levels, and more</li> <li>
Profiles of chicken keepers provide helpful advice gleaned from personal experience</li> <li>
200 photos of coops, runs, construction, design ideas, chicken breeds, and more</li> <li>
Inspiration and encouragement in the form of fun information, helpful sidebars, and tidbits provided throughout</li> </ul>
Keeping chickens—even for city dwellers—is a hobby that just keeps on growing! With this book, today's modern backyard farmer will find plans and construction techniques for making seven different chicken coops, along with interesting chicken facts and great recipes for all those eggs! Farm-raised woodworker and author Chris Gleason has a hip eye for design and uses sound woodworking techniques that make the coops both attractive and sturdy. Practical information such as how to properly size a coop and how to source reclaimed materials is included. Don't miss the author's "tour de coop" where he visits coops from other backyard farmers to find out why they keep chickens and what lessons they have to share with others interested in doing the same. This fresh approach to designing and building chicken coops includes seven stylish designs that your flock will adore and your neighbors will envy. Hop on board the backyard chicken raising trend! Use your woodworking skills and the fun designs in this book to build your flock a comfy new home.

Art of the Chicken Coop: A Fun and Essential Guide to Housing Your Peeps (Fox Chapel Publishing) 7 Step-by-Step Coops, Expert Profiles, & Practical Information to Keeping Chickens in Your Backyard

Fox Chapel Publishing

Transform your ordinary backyard into a productive farm! Projects include:
Garden upkeep
<ul>
<li>Rainwater harvesting system</li>
<li>Irrigation strategies</li>
<li>Garden cart</li>
<li>Compost box</li>
<li>Vermiculture bin</li>
<li>Raised beds 101</li>
<li>Easy plank raised beds</li>
<li>Stacked lumber raised beds</li>
</ul>
Gardening Vertically<ul>
<li>Potato planter</li>
<li>Tiered lettuce rack</li>
<li>Wall of tomatoes</li>
<li>Bean leaner</li>
<li>Squash ramp</li>
<li>Grapevine ladder</li>
<li>Pea trellis</li>
</ul>
Growing Season Extenders<ul>
<li>Greenhouse</li>
<li>Cold frame</li>
<li>Wire mesh cloche</li>
<li>PVC cloche</li>
</ul>
Animals Dwellings<ul>
<li>Top bar bee hive</li>
<li>Rabbit hutch</li>
</ul>
Building Projects for Backyard Farmers and Home Gardeners is a practical and engaging guide to transforming an ordinary backyard into a productive farm.
Homesteading is experiencing a revival among both rural and urban residents who want to get back to basics and live closer to the land. With this book, you'll obtain both inspiration and instruction for transforming your grassy yard into a lush farm that can produce all the food you and your family need!
Author Chris Gleason is an experienced woodworker and homesteader who shows how to plan and design a backyard farm. He offers expert advice for making all the essential hard-working structures that are needed to sustain small-scale agriculture.
Step-by-step instructions are provided for 21 projects including green houses, beehives, rabbit hutches, raised beds, potting sheds, trellises, fences, and more. You'll learn how to create an irrigation system, harvest rainwater, and keep your farm environmentally sound. Each detailed plan is accompanied by the author's clear, instructive drawings.
More than just a manual, Building Projects for Backyard Farmers and Home Gardeners also offers entertaining and enlightening interviews with both experts and "average Joe" farmers. Learn what motivates them to become backyard farmers, the lessons that they have to share, and maybe even a couple of funny stories along the way!

Building Projects for Backyard Farmers and Home Gardeners: A Guide to 21 Handmade Structures for Homegrown Harvests (Fox Chapel Publishing) Step-by-Step Instructions, Material Lists & Practical Advice

Gardening & Landscape Design

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Backyard Projects for Today's Homestead

The Versatile Shed: How To Build, Renovate and Customize Your Bonus Space

Building Real Furniture for Everyday Life

Complete Custom Closet: How to Make the Most of Every Space

Building Real Furniture for Everyday Life

Old-School Woodshop Accessories: 40 Tried-and-True Jigs, Fixtures and Tool Storage Projects

Built-In Furniture For The Home: Storage Projects To Enhance Your Living Space

Kitchen Makeovers for any Budget

Art of the Chicken Coop: A Fun and Essential Guide to Housing Your Peeps (Fox Chapel Publishing) 7 Step-by-Step Coops, Expert Profiles, & Practical Information to Keeping Chickens in Your Backyard

Building Projects for Backyard Farmers and Home Gardeners: A Guide to 21 Handmade Structures for Homegrown Harvests (Fox Chapel Publishing) Step-by-Step Instructions, Material Lists & Practical Advice