The PVC Project Book: 101 Uses for PVC Pipe in the Home, Garden, Farm and Workshop [Paperback]

Charles A. Sanders (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 13, 2005

PVC pipe is cheap, versatile, durable and simple to work with. Homesteader Charles Sanders has come up with 101 projects that can be constructed from PVC piping, including a small-scale greenhouse, hanging planters and various containers to keep life simple.

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About the Author

Charles A Sanders is a Conservation Officer with the Indiana State Department of Conservation. He lives in Shoals, Indiana to the south of Indianapolis.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Burford Books (January 13, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580801277
• ISBN-13: 978-1580801270
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #165,392 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save yourself the trouble..., February 9, 2005

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DLA2 (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The PVC Project Book: 101 Uses for PVC Pipe in the Home, Garden, Farm and Workshop (Paperback)

This may in fact be the worst book I've ever purchased.

Fully 80% of the 'projects' are "cut a piece of pipe, put a cap on it, and place it over something sharp" The other 20% are "cut a piece of pipe, put a cap on it, screw it to the wall and put things in it"

The 'furniture' portion of the book (which is what I was really after) says "pvc furniture is so popular that you should check your local hardware store for specialty joints and designs"

There are /no/ scale drawings/plans, just the occasional drawing of a piece of pipe with a cap on it.

I was unable to find anything in this book that was useful to me, and nothing that was any more complex than 'holder' or 'cover'.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, July 28, 2005

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Wayne Gossett "old tinkerer" (Santa Rosa, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The PVC Project Book: 101 Uses for PVC Pipe in the Home, Garden, Farm and Workshop (Paperback)

There are some good ideas in this book, but many projects were not completed with a few simple sketches or explanations. Also too many of the projects were useless ideas. I also bought one for my daughter and she came to the same conclusion as I did. She said "Dad I think you wasted your money".
I think a thoughtful rewrite of this book would make it a winner as both my daughter and I have seen many other good uses for PVC pipe.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ignore DLA2's review!, March 27, 2005

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tom miller (Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The PVC Project Book: 101 Uses for PVC Pipe in the Home, Garden, Farm and Workshop (Paperback)

This is a really good book. I don't know why DLA2 reviewer was so negative. He complains because the book is simple and easy to understand? hey, building with PVC pipe is not rocket science! Sanders includes many useful designs and all info that is needed to build them. While not as good (it IS good, just has a narrower appeal) as his previous book, The Self Reliant Homesteader, PVC Project Book is well worth the purhcase price, and a solid second book for the author.