The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects

Name: The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781612120850
Price: 60.0 NZD
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76 Useful Things You Can Build to Create Customized Working Spaces and Storage Facilities, Equip the Garden, Store the Harvest, House Your Animals, and Make Practical Outdoor Furniture

By Spike Carlsen

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Summary

The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects by Spike Carlsen offers 76 rustic DIY projects designed for gardeners, small farmers, and outdoor enthusiasts. Projects range from plant supports and clotheslines to a chicken coop, greenhouse, and root cellar, using basic tools and accessible materials. Most projects are beginner-friendly, with guidance aimed at promoting sustainable, happy, and independent outdoor living.
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Ideal for gardeners, small farmers, and anyone interested in sustainable outdoor living or DIY projects with basic tools and materials.

Expert woodworker Spike Carlsen offers simple, fully illustrated instructions for projects that homesteaders, gardeners, and outdoor enthusiasts can build themselves.

Description

Gardeners, small farmers, and outdoor living enthusiasts will love this compilation of 76 rustic DIY projects. From plant supports and clotheslines to a chicken coop, a greenhouse, and a root cellar with storage bins, most of the projects are suitable for complete novices, and all use just basic tools and easy-to-find materials.

You’ll find techniques to build whatever your outdoor world is missing, with additional tips to live sustainably, happily, and independently.

Also available in this series: The Backyard Homestead, The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner, The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals, and The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

"Master carpenter Spike Carlsen shares 76 plans for making a self-sufficient life easier and better organised."

"Whether raising livestock or just a small herb garden, there are plenty of useful projects. This well-balanced book fits nicely into the series, with projects accessible to homesteaders of all levels. A great purchase."

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781612120850

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 March 2014

Country: United States

Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 274.0mm

Weight: 920g

Pages: 296

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Home & Garden Non-Fiction Spike Carlsen

About the Author

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 the world s leading DIY magazine for another 15. He s the author of the award-winning A Splintered History of Wood, Woodworking FAQ, and The Backyard Homestead of Building Projects. He s written for Men s Health, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, American Woodworker, and other publications and has appeared on HGTV, Modern Marvels, and CBS s The Early Show. He and his wife, Kat, divide their time between their home in Stillwater, Minnesota, and their cabin on Lake Superior.