Rustic Garden Furniture & Accessories Making Chairs, Planters, Birdhouses, Gates & More

by Mack, Dan; Stender, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9781579903558
• ISBN10: 157990355X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: Lark Books

Summary

Rustic woodworking is a hot topic, and a technique that continues to attract both novice and experienced craftspeople. Through thirty attractive outdoor projects, two experts in this traditional art teach the pleasures of working with sticks, twigs, and other found wood. No experience is required to construct many of the pieces, and the many illustrations and color photos provide help throughout the process. A beginner could easily make the simple woven twig birdhouse. The Birch Bark Planter Folding Twig Screen adds decorative flair to a porch or deck. Other favorites include an Adirondack Chair, a Rustic Loveseat for Two, and a beautiful Diamond Rose Trellis.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(2)
Daniel Mack
Thomas Stender
A Short History of Outdoor Rustic Work	8	(6)
Building with Sticks	14	(13)
Gathering and Choosing Materials	14	(2)
Rustic Joinery	16	(6)
Useful Tools	22	(5)
The Projects	27	(106)
Fun & Fast
Twig Letters	28	(2)
Log Candleholders	30	(2)
Flower Tower	32	(3)
Log Walk	35	(3)
Woven Plant Surround	38	(1)
Rustic Rack	39	(1)
Porch & Deck
Birchbark Window Box	40	(4)
Bark	43	(1)
Daniel Mack
Pole and Paper Lamp	44	(5)
Mosaic Twig Table	49	(3)
Slab Desk	52	(4)
Folding Screen	56	(2)
Large Luminary	58	(3)
Seating: Indoors or Outdoors
Adirondack Chair	61	(5)
Living Loveseat	66	(5)
Identifying and Propagating Bush Willows	70	(1)
Kim Vergil
Stone Top Bench	71	(3)
Bittersweet Chair	74	(3)
Hickory Armchair	77	(5)
Gathering and Weaving Hickory Bark	81	(1)
Greg Harkins
Garden Bench	82	(7)
Wattle Tree Surround	89	(3)
Garden & Yard
Willow Plant Holder	92	(4)
Log Arbor	96	(2)
Potting Bench	98	(6)
Rustic Furniture of the Southern Appalachians	102	(2)
Lynne Poirier-Wilson
Garden Gate	104	(5)
Wattle Screen	109	(3)
Woven Birdhouse	112	(2)
Sky-High Birdfeeder	114	(4)
Peeled-Pole Trellis and Obelisk	118	(4)
Painting and Finishing Outdoor Furniture	121	(1)
Paul Rublmann
Diamond Rose Trellis	122	(2)
Swing Arbor	124	(9)
Gallery	133	(10)
Acknowledgments	143	(1)
Contributing Designers	143	(1)
Photo Credits	144	(1)
A Note About Suppliers	144	(1)
Index	144	(1)
Metric Conversion Formulas	144