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Author Smith, Nathan, 1981-

Title Color concrete garden projects : make your own planters, furniture, and fire pits using creative techniques and vibrant finishes / Nathan Smith and Michael Snyder ; photographs by Charles Coleman.

Publication Info. Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2015.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  721.04 SMITH    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  721.04 SMITH    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  712 SMITH    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  721.04 SMITH    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  721.0445 SMITH    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  721 SMI    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - New Materials  721 SMITH    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Whiton Branch - Non Fiction  721.04 SMITH    Check Shelf
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Adult Department  717 SMITH    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  721.0445 SMITH    Check Shelf

Description 206 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Note Includes index.
Contents Getting creative with concrete : an introduction -- Concrete fundamentals -- How does concrete work? -- Understanding concrete mixes -- Safety -- Mixing concrete -- Forms and molds -- Casting techniques -- Common tools -- Coloring concrete -- A few words about color -- Projects -- Tabletop planter : integral color with acid stain -- Concrete sphere : integral color with contrasting slurry -- Stacked ring planter : gradated integral color -- Address sign : integral color with recessed design -- Tabletop candleholder : integral color with old world texture -- Doorstop : integral color with imbedded object -- Hanging concrete pendants : integral color with two-tone acid stain -- Simple dish : integral color with inlaid slurry -- Side table : integral color with multiple slurries -- Pressed stool : integral color with tone-on-tone slurry -- Water feature : integral color with two shades -- Board-form fire pit : integral color with pigment stain -- Large oval planter : integral color for varied color values -- Child's chair : integral color in any hue -- Wood-burning fire pit : integral color with concrete joinery -- Garden swing : integral color with multiple hues -- Cast-in-place side table : integral color with trowel finish -- Bike stand : integral color with inlaid object -- Simple bench : raw concrete with acid stain -- Modern birdhouse : integral color for brilliant white.
Subject Garden ornaments and furniture -- Design and construction.
Concrete construction -- Formwork.
Added Author Snyder, Michael, 1976-
ISBN 9781604695397 (paperback)
1604695390 (paperback)
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