A project book that combines two popular hobbies: bird-watching and woodworking. It contains plans and instructions for 12 birdhouses and 12 bird feeders designed for feathered backyard visitors in all regions of the country.
Whether in the balmy waters of a tropical coral reef or the icy cold of the North Sea, scuba diving is a magical way to explore the world beneath the waves. The only YMCA/Scuba-sanctioned guide, "Scuba Diving" includes all the information needed to start this exciting sport. It reviews the standard in all certification courses, with chapters on ...
Grow fresh fruit and nuts in your own garden. Complete instructions for over 100 varieties, selected for all parts of the country, are included here. You will also learn how to get the most fruit out of small gardens, and how to use fruit trees as ornamentals.
This indispensable reference book will help you with all your carpentry projects, from building a simple bookcase to framing an entire house. Easy-to-follow text and illustrations demonstrate all the skills you need to be a proficient carpenter. Learn to use the tools to measure, cut, and join wood to make anything you want.
Be a weekend builder in your own backyard. Here are complete plans for building 15 original outdoor structures, each with step-by-step instructions, detailed drawings, complete materials lists, and time estimates. It also includes helpful photographs, design guidelines, basic construction information, and more.
Whether you're installing a skylight or remodeling your entire house, this helpful, lavishly illustrated book gives you step-by-step instructions that make each task clear and easy to follow. Save money with good design, solid plans, and sound, professional remodeling techniques.
A guide to fly fishing for beginners explains the basics of fly casting, knot tying, stream reading, and how to catch bass, trout, salmon, and saltwater fish.
One of North America's top canoeing experts teaches his craft with unparalleled skill in this book designed for novice or experienced paddler--for anyone who wants to move a canoe in superb control, whether on lakes or down rapids, solo or with the entire family. Color photos & illustrations.
Learn how to design, plant, and care for a spectacular bulb garden with this lavishly illustrated encyclopedia featuring more than 100 different bulbs. Full-color illustrations throughout.
This book features fifty useful projects, with detailed plans and step-by-step instructions. It is for the home woodworker with a modestly equipped shop.
Inside this book you will find all the information you need to surround your home with color. Included are dozens of ideas for blending colors to achieve the effect you want in your garden, plus directions for planting and caring for annual flowers. Detailed descriptions are provided for over one hundred of the most cheerful of flowering plants.
Here's everything you need to know to do your own plumbing, from fixing a leaky faucet to adding a bathroom. Learn what kinds of pipe to use, which fittings to buy, how to install fixtures, and what the plumbing codes require. Features an easy-to-use reference table for handling any plumbing emergency.
Gardening in containers adds variety to the gardener's art, especially for small gardens in tight spaces. Portable, flexible, container gardens allow you to garden where you never could before, and let you bring blooming plants forward, or hide them when they're dormant.
For anyone who has ever dreamed of building a house--whether to do the work yourself or hire a contractor--Ortho's Basic Home Building explains every step of construction, from foundation through finish plumbing. A special section on tools, schedules, and material estimates is included also.
You can have a garden with the sophisticated sense of design and naturalistic look of the Japanese style, using plants and materials available in North America. This book provides practical details for selecting and setting stones and plants, creating water features, and working with special accents to create a Japanese effect in your garden.
Building toys for children is both fun and rewarding. This book contains designs for making imaginative, colorful wooden toys that will delight any child. Clear, step-by-step instructions and detailed plans make construction easy and enjoyable.
Whether your lawn is a place for the kids to play, a "carpet" for an outdoor room, or an integral feature of your landscape, this book provides the information you need to do it right. From selecting grass to making a run-down lawn look like new, you'll find easy-to-understand answers to every question here.
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