Gardens Outdoor Fine Woodworking

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Outdoor
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REINVENTING THE
ADIRONDACK CHAIR
Garden Projects 30 Two Compost Bins Seating
One is dirt simple to make,
16 Potting Bench the other does the aerating 46 Designing
for you Fine Seating
Big workspace
BY LEE REICH AND
and plenty of storage How to build a beautiful
FRED PAPPALARDO
BY BILL MYLES chair or bench for outdoor use
34 Easy Arbor BY TOM MCKENNA
22 Raised Beds
Simple construction 54 One-Hour
Create a home
for a shady place to relax
for better veggies Garden Bench
BY FRANCES WENNER
BY LINDA CHISARI
Make it with the simplest tools,
40 Pergola Principles and get years of service
26 Cold Frame
BY ROB WOTZAK
Strong joints
Extend your growing season
and tough materials
with this warm environment 58 English
withstand the elements
BY ROB WOTZAK Garden Bench
BY CHIP HARLEY
Elegant curves bring
high style to your backyard
BY TONY O’MALLEY
66 Bench with
Asian Flair
Teak and strong joinery
guarantee a long life
BY RUSSELL JENSEN
74 Adirondack Chair
Best blend of comfort
and easy construction
BY TOM BEGNAL
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PEDESTAL
TABLE
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Issue Editor Matthew Kenney
Issue Art Director Michael Pekovich
Contributing Designer Cathy Cassidy
Issue Copy Editor Elizabeth Healy

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POTTING
BENCH
80 Reinventing the Departments
Adirondack Chair Editor Asa Christiana
Art Director Michael Pekovich
7 designers bring 6 Editor’s Letter
the classic form Managing Editor Thomas McKenna
into the 21st century 8 On the Web
Senior Editors Matthew Kenney
Jonathan Binzen
84 Modern 10 Fundamentals
5 woods for outdoor furniture Associate Editors Steve Scott
Outdoor Chair
Ken St. Onge
116 Finish Line Henry P. Belanger
If you can use screws
and glue, you can make Finishes for outdoor life Senior Copy/ Elizabeth Healy
Production Editor
this classic piece
BY AIMÉ ONTARIO FRASER Associate Art Directors Kelly J. Dunton
John Tetreault
Tables Administrative Assistant Betsy Engel
Shop Manager William Peck
92 Red Cedar Table
Contributing Editors Christian Becksvoort
Garrett Hack
Simple construction
Roland Johnson
with a few basic tools Steve Latta
Michael Fortune
BY DOUG STOWE
Methods of Work Jim Richey
100 Rustic Stick Table
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Turn fresh-cut branches
into a charming piece 100 Executive Web Producer Mather Dolph
RUSTIC
of backyard furniture Senior Web Producer Ed Pirnik
STICK TABLE
Web Producer Lisa Morgan
BY DOUG STOWE
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editor’s letter
Build a Better Backyard
Group Publisher Anatole Burkin
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From late spring through early fall, Connecticut has wonderful weather,
VP, Advertising Sales Rick Straface
perfect for spending time outdoors. So, when my family and I moved here, [email protected]
we looked for a house with a big deck in the back. We were fortunate Advertising Director P eter Badeau
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to find one, but after moving in we realized that we didn’t have enough
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outdoor furniture to fill it. If I weren’t a woodworker, we probably would
Custom Solutions Brenden Delaney
have been off to the home center to buy a table and chairs. But my love Manager 203-304-3590
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for wood furniture led me into the shop instead, and I made a pair of
Senior National Linda Abbett
garden benches. Account Manager 203-304-3538
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Making those two benches taught me a lot about how to tailor furniture
to survive outside. It needs to shed water and be able to dry quickly, so Advertising Sales Diana Mackey
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mold and fungi don’t start growing. I also learned that you should relax
Senior Advertising Karen Lutjen
and have fun when you’re building for the outdoors. No matter how well
Marketing and
you design and construct outdoor Operations Manager
furniture and projects for the Assistant Advertising Kandace Doyle
Marketing Manager
yard and garden, eventually it all
loses the battle against Mother Member Audit
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Nature. Accept that truth and you
won’t be nearly as stressed when Digital Marketing Sara Ezrin Larsen
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building for the outdoors as you
Senior Consumer Melissa Robinson
might be when making indoor Marketing Manager
furniture, which we hope will last Director, eCommerce Michael Stoltz
for several lifetimes.
This collection of outdoor
projects covers every area of the
living and working space you find
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out the back door. There are compost bins and raised beds to improve
Founders, Paul & Jan Roman
your garden, an arbor to create a beautiful and shady spot for resting, President Timothy Rahr
and plenty of chairs, benches, and tables to use for relaxing. Some of the CFO Richard Browning
Group Publisher Anatole Burkin
projects can be made in just a few hours (or even less) with the basic
Group Publisher Maria Taylor
tools that most homeowners already have, while others will satisfy that SVP, Creative & Editorial Susan Edelman
SVP, Operations Thomas Luxeder
desire to challenge ourselves that pushes every woodworker from one
SVP, Taunton Interactive Jason Revzon
project to the next. VP, Single Copy Sales Jay Annis
Now is the time to get out in the shop (or yard) and start building. VP, Consumer Marketing Nancy Hallberg
VP, Advertising Sales Rick Straface
Spring and summer are closer than you think. And remember to have fun.
VP & Controller Wayne Reynolds
VP, Finance Kathy Worth
—Matt Kenney,
VP, Human Resources Carol Marotti
Outdoor Projects editor VP, Fulfillment Patricia Williamson
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