Building Fences of Wood, Stone, Metal, & Plants: Making Fence with Wood, Metal, Stone and Living Plants [Paperback]

John Vivian (Author), Susan Williamson (Editor), Loretta Braren (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1987

John Vivian, well-known expert on many aspects of country living, here gives all the how-to you'll need to build beautiful, professional-looking fences. He provides detailed, step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and photographs, along with complete materials lists. A gem of a how-to book!

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Williamson Publishing Company (February 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0913589276
• ISBN-13: 978-0913589274
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #255,267 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the ultimate book on building fences I had hoped for, May 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Building Fences of Wood, Stone, Metal, & Plants: Making Fence with Wood, Metal, Stone and Living Plants (Paperback)

A dull looking book with no color photos, it is nicely written but makes assumptions about what the reader knows. So unfortunatley for me there is a lot of missing information. Ok if you have 10 fence books in your library, but not a primary source for designing and building your first fence.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not great if you don't know what you want., April 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Building Fences of Wood, Stone, Metal, & Plants: Making Fence with Wood, Metal, Stone and Living Plants (Paperback)

I found the book to be alright in terms of it teaching the fundamentals of how to construct different types of fences, but in reality, some of the types of fences discussed are not all that practical (i.e., stone and brick fences).

If you are merely looking for numerous ideas for one style of fence (i.e., picket fence), you are better off looking elsewhere.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great guide book, April 25, 2000

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This review is from: Building Fences of Wood, Stone, Metal, & Plants: Making Fence with Wood, Metal, Stone and Living Plants (Paperback)

This is a general primer on building all types of fences and on growing hedges. The section on stone and masonry is particularly thorough. Great illustrations by Liz Buell, straightforward text and detailed photographs of works in progress make this a good resource for both novice and experienced builders.