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The backyard homestead book of building projects / Spike Carlsen.
"Homesteaders, gardeners, small farmers, and outdoor living enthusiasts will love these 76 DIY projects for practical outdoor items designed to help you live more sustainably and independently. Expert woodworker Spike Carlsen offers clear, simple, fully illustrated instructions for everything from plant supports and a clothesline to a potting bench, a chicken coop, a hoop greenhouse, a cold frame, a beehive, a root cellar with storage bins, and an outdoor shower. Most of the projects are suitable for complete novices, and all use just basic tools and standard building materials."--Amazon.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781612120850
- ISBN: 1612120857
- Physical Description: viii, 287 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
- Publisher: North Adams, Massachusetts : Storey Publishing, 2014.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-283, [288] and page [4] of cover) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Tools, materials & skills -- For the garden -- Harvesting & food preparation -- Storage & workspaces -- Animal shelters & feeders -- For the house & yard. |
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| Subject: | Garden structures. Gardening > Equipment and supplies. Garden structures. Gardening > Equipment and supplies. Gardening. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Upper Skagit Library | 690.892 CAR | 1015453 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
Spike Carlsen built a tree house at the age of 8 and has been swinging a hammer ever since. He worked as a carpenter and contractor for 15 years, then as an editor with The Family Handyman â the worldâs leading DIY magazine â for another 15. Heâs the author of the award-winning A Splintered History of Wood, Woodworking FAQ, and The Backyard Homestead of Building Projects. Heâs written for Menâs Health, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, American Woodworker, and other publications and has appeared on HGTV, Modern Marvels, and CBSâs The Early Show. He and his wife, Kat, divide their time between their home in Stillwater, Minnesota, and their cabin on Lake Superior.