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The Complete Guide to Outdoor Wood Projects: Step-by-Step Instuctions for Over 50 Projects (Black & Decker Complete Guide)

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Lot's of great outdoor projects that are easy to build and very functional. The book details the build process step by step with pictures and dimensions that are easy to follow. Some of the projects are so easy to build that I found myself building things I didn't even need just because I could in only a couple of hours. This book is really good.

I gave this to my 11 year old grandson for Christmas and he's already made several of the projects. It's a great book for kids who like to build things. There are both relatively easy ones and more challenging ones.

I bought this book along with several other outdoor woodworking books, and its projects are far and away the ugliest of any of the books. This is primarily due to its focus not on the "woodworking" crowd but rather the "handyman" crowd. It that's you, you might be happy. It doesn't assume a great tool collection (most projects could easily be completed with nothing more than a circular saw and a screwdriver), and it doesn't expect you to spend your life savings on expensive hardwood lumber. The problem then, is that outdoor furniture built using treated yellow pine or cedar is very weak, so the structure is massive, ungainly, and inelegant. For a kids' picnic table or playset that's fine, but if you want to build a patio set or some nice chairs, unfortunately you really do need to use hardwood, and you probably want to use a router, band saw, etc. This book just isn't geared for that.

The book came as describe from the seller and the projects are pretty easy for a beginner.