Woodworking Projects for Women
16 Easy-to-Build Projects for the Home and Garden
- Publisher
- Fox Chapel Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2004
- Category
- Woodwork
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781565232471
- Publish Date
- Sep 2004
- List Price
- $23.95
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Description
One of America's most accomplished woodworkers, Linda Hendry, guides other women step-by-step, through 15 Easy-to-Build Projects for the Home and Garden. The book is designed to build your confidence through full-color photographs and easy-to-understand language geared specifically toward women. 16 Easy-to-Build Projects for the Home and Garden
Women woodworkers are one of the fastest growing segments of the do-it-yourself niche, but until now they have had little resources to support their community and build their skills. This book written by Linda Hendry, one of America's most accomplished woodworkers, will guide other women, step-by-step, through 16 projects proving that workshops and power tools are NOT just for men anymore.
The book begins with a "Getting Started" section in which the author explains basic woodworking concepts and provides an overview of wood, tools, safety and finishing techniques. This section is designed to build the reader's confidence and features full-color photographs and easy-to-understand language geared specifically toward the female reader. At the heart of this book are 16 easy-to-build projects for the home and garden.
Whether the reader is looking to build a simple utensil rack, a child's easel or a decorative sofa table, this book offers a variety of projects at multiple skill levels. All projects are made with basic woodworking tools (router, scroll saw, drill, etc.) and can be completed in a weekend.
About the author
Linda Hendry has been drawing for as long as she can remember. Some of her earliest works can still be found on the underside of her parent’s kitchen table – the same table that she and her sister sat at for hours and hours, filling up endless stacks of doodle pads with drawings of make-believe families and their adventures. After high school (of course she doodled in her notebooks!) Linda studied visual communication at The Alberta College of Art and Design, then moved to Toronto where she was offered the opportunity to illustrate a children’s book called ‘The Queen Who Stole The Sky’. The book was a finalist for the 1986 Canada Council Illustration award, which certainly helped to get her career rolling. Over 60 books later, Linda still loves to draw but has taken time off from illustrating to explore painting with acrylics and oils or try her hand at simple print-making techniques.
