Homemade : 101 easy-to-make things for your garden, home, or farm

Braren, Ken, 1934- author.

Book 1977

"Discover the satisfaction of building your own lawn chairs, fences, bootjacks, cold frames, and compost bins. Ken Braren and Roger Griffith show you how to build a variety of easy-to-make items for your home and garden that are designed to save you money and make your life easier. Even if you have limited construction experience, the simple instructions and clear illustrations in this guide will have you confidently crafting your own potting ben...

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ISBN:

9780882661032
0882661035

Description:

171 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Contents:

Contents: Sawhorse (p.13)
Carpenter's tool box (p.14)
Workbench (p.14)
Basement closet (p.16)
Potting bench (p.18)
Sandpaper block (p.19)
Brush cleaner (p.20)
Wood stove heater (p.21)
Firewood brace (p.22)
Sawbuck (p.23)
Fuel sled (p.24)
Stovewood holder (p.25)
Wood box (p.26)
Fireplace front (p.27)
Root cellar (p.28)
Window greenhouse (p.32)
Outdoor storage bins (p.33)
Indoor storage bins (p.39)
Tomato ripening unit (p.40)
Solar drier (p.42)
Smokehouse (p.43)
Picnic bench (p.44)
Lawn chair (p.47)
Bootjack (p.48)
Mailbox holder (p.49)
Hanging planters (p.50)
Macrame hanger (p.53)
Fluorescent light plant stand (p.54)
Tool shed (p.59)
Tool storage (p.60)
Tool sharpening (p.61)
Tool cleaner (p.62)
Tool finder (p.63)
Tool brander (p.64)
Hose storage (p.65)
Handy box (p.66)
Contents (cont.): Tea, garden style (p.67)
Compost materials (p.68)
Two-bin composting (p.71)
New Zealand compost box (p.72)
Hand composter (p.73)
Simple compost bin (p.74)
Cold frames (p.75)
Hotbeds (p.80)
Soil sifters (p.84)
Soils sifter (p.86)
Seedling containers (p.88)
Plant protectors (p.90)
Planting tray (p.93)
Garden layout stakes (p.94)
Berry box (p.95)
Strawberry pyramid (p.96)
Strawberry barrel (p.98)
Massive pots (p.100)
Baling hay (p.101)
Plant supports (p.106)
Tomato supports (p.106)
Garden fences (p.108)
Setting posts (p.110)
Tight fence (p.111)
Corner posts (p.112)
Electric fence (p.114)
Preserving posts (p.115)
Gates (p.116)
Foot-operated gate (p.119)
Stone fence gate (p.120)
Gate hinge (p.121)
Gate latches (p.123)
Stiles (p.124)
Turnstile (p.127)
Contents (cont.): Garden bench (p.128)
Light bench (p.129)
Folding bench (p.130)
Growing grapes (p.132)
Grapevine building (p.134)
Birdhouse (p.135)
Easy birdhouse (p.137)
Robin's shelf (p.138)
Bird feeders (p.139)
Hog house (p.142)
Pig feeder (p.143)
Movable shed (p.144)
Hog fence (p.148)
Movable loading chute (p.150)
Portable horse stable (p.151)
Corral gate (p.154)
Goat milking stand (p.155)
Watering trough (p.156)
Poultry house (p.158)
Chicken feeders (p.160)
Waterers (p.162)
Brooder (p.164)
Nests (p.166)
Egg candling light (p.168)
Incubator (p.169)

LCCN:

77002887

Control Number:

35193

Other Authors:

Griffith, Roger, 1919-

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