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Discover how to build rustic furniture from cut timber in this comprehensive guide for woodworkers. Award-winning outdoor writer and photographer Alan Garbers shows how to use raw logs to make stylish eco-friendly pieces. Alan provides detailed, practical information on procuring and processing logs, with sage troubleshooting advice based on years of experience. Learn which species look best with the bark on, and which work better with the bark off. Find out why wood may shrink, warp, or crack, and how to deal with rot, decay, and insects. Get expert guidance on all the woodworking techniques you need to know, from steam bending and joinery to sanding, gluing, and finishing. From Tree to Table offers instructions for making charming cabin-style beds, tables, benches, lamps, coat racks, kiva ladders, and more.

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A comprehensive and profusely illustrated guide for woodworkers. --Midwest Book Review

A comprehensive and profusely illustrated guide for woodworkers. * Midwest Book Review *

A comprehensive and profusely illustrated guide for woodworkers. --Midwest Book Review

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Alan J. Garbers is an award-winning writer and photographer who is passionate about the outdoors. His writing credits include hundreds of articles in Indiana Outdoor News, Indiana Game & Fish, Muzzle Blasts, Outdoor Guide Magazine, Fur-Fish-Game, Boundary Waters Journal, Boys’ Quest, Fun For Kidz, Mother Earth News, Cricket, Small Farm Today, American Careers, Arizona Hunter & Angler, Old West, and others. Garbers is a past board member of the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers (AGLOW) and past president of Hoosier Outdoor Writers (HOW).

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