Outdoor Furniture

Paul Dolphin   Plans and how-to instructions for 18 furniture projects. Learn how to collect wood and the necessary joinery techniques. Along with the more... [read more]

Derek Douglas   Using found materials is appealing-- not only are they free but satisfying to the resourcefulness in all of us. Each piece of... [read more]

Brenda Cameron,Brian Cameron   Here's a book that tells you how to prepare and craft with willow branches, a traditional technique that novices can master and... [read more]

Jim Long   Use the materials that are already growing in your yard to make and install bentwood garden features. Gather free materials and simple... [read more]

Dan Mack   A companion to the Simple Rustic Furniture, this book is more about the design of rustic furniture. Color photo galleries and stories... [read more]

Dan Mack   Here's an introduction that presents a lot of photos of contemporary rustic furniture, a solid rundown on basic techniques for working with... [read more]

Craig Gilborn   The bible of Adirondack rustic furniture-- an important reference for dealers, collectors, designers and woodworkers-- is once again available, in an affordable... [read more]

Ann S. O''''Leary,Ann S. O''Leary   Very wealthy families built great camps in NY's Adirondack Park at the turn of the 20th Century. These homes adopted and later... [read more]

Les Smith,Dan Swesey   Plans and tips on wood, finishing, and techniques for all skill levels. Using simple tools, you can make a variety of log... [read more]

John D. Wagner   Adirondack furniture is popular and comfortable, and you can build your own. How-to instructions and plenty of illustrations, including exploded views and... [read more]

Jack Hill, James Merrell   The 18 projects are all authentic 18th-and 19th-century European and American designs. Includes a Shaker peg rail and shelves, a rocking chair,... [read more]

Gill Bridgewater,Alan Bridgewater   Working in green wood is an old tradition, and presents its own challenges. Here the authors provide the information you'll need to... [read more]

Drew Langsner   Langsner is the most thorough of the green-wood practitioners, explaining why these techniques work, as well as how to learn them. Build... [read more]

Abby Ruoff,Edward R. Turner,Sia Kaskamanidis   Plans for 60 projects-- 10 of which are new designs. Clear how-to instructions on using free materials-- wood, twigs and vines-- to... [read more]

Larry Hawkins,Douglas Congdon-Martin   Once confined to backwoods cabins and hunting lodges, rustic furniture is being recognized today for its primitive ingenuity and beauty. Craftspeople around... [read more]

Jim Stack   Finally, a book that makes a lot of the rugged furniture of the north woods. Thirteen projects rely on pine, ash and... [read more]

Victor M. Linoff,Rustic History Furniture Company   Unabridged republication of rare original catalogs from the Rustic Hickory Furniture Co., a major manufacturer of furniture of this genre. The 1904... [read more]

Ralph R. Kylloe   Why are we intuitively drawn to furnishings from the forest, from roots, from all the natural woods nature offers? Author Ralph Kylloe,... [read more]

Daniel Mack   Here is a memorable journey through a forest of ideas. In his second book Dan Mack tells all about collecting and storing... [read more]

Carol Stangler   Bamboo looks graceful and brings a touch of nature to any space. This photographic account shows how to buy or harvest and... [read more]

Raymond Tabor   A practical guide to green woodwork and coppice crafts, showing how to use simple tools and techniques to make traditional products from... [read more]

Fully updated 2nd edition is a great tool if you're shopping for residential furniture. Learn... [read more]

Here's an extremely handy guide to more than 100 tools available in hardware stores and... [read more]

For the beginner inspired to renovate, update, or restore an existing piece of upholstery, this... [read more]