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Show Build it yourself with patterns Tree seat: A shady idea for summer day by Steve Ellingson ON A HOT SUMMER day this tree seat can turn a shade tree into an oasis where you can sit and sip a cool drink. The pattern for this tree seat is e and easy to follow. Simply trace the parts onto wood, saw out and assemble. Its designed so that it can be built to fit any size tree. With a 2x4 base, the construction is solid and will last many years. Paint or stain it to match your other lawn furniture. full-siz- To obtain the Tree Seat Pattern 352 send $3.50. For a collection of 8 other outdoor projects including a chaise lounge, window box and lawn swing (but not 352), send for Lawn and Garden Packet C22 for $7.00. Pattern prices include first class postage and handling. Our Patterns for Better Living catalog picturing almost 700 woodworking and handicraft projects and includis $1.95. Send check ing nine mini-plan- s or money order to Steve Ellingson, co The Salt Lake Tribune Pattern Dept., P.O. Box 2382, Van Nuys, Calif. 91409. ffl) The home workshop For your deck: Built-i- n table to match bench by Larry Eisinger HERES A DECK table that is unusual in that it is built permanently in place but can be removed for winter storage if desired house at the correct height so you can holes drill three through both the brace and the side of the house. Then enlarge the holes in the to side of the house to accommodate the Toggler anchor bolts that remain in place. three-eighths-in- the single leg in place and attach the complete unit to the wall with square or hex head bolts and inch washers. nch-diameter -- three-fourths-in- ch Measuring a convenient seven feet long and 36 inches wide, the table top 2x6s consists of six pressure-treate- d mounted on two cross braces, a wall brace that is bolted to the side of the house and a leg brace. Cut the 2x4 braces to size first and position the wall brace against the ASSEMBLE YOUR TABLE on the floor, as indicated, using finishing nails and Contech PL-40-0 adhesive. Make certain the table is an obsolute rectangle, which will result if the comer diagonal measurements are equal Bolt Unlike a bench or any other section of a deck, your table should be carefully sanded smooth, the finishing nailheads set and filled, and the top surface given at least four or five coats of a good urethane finish. The reason is obvious: Food stains can easily be washed off a smooth surface! We also publish four handcover books Plumbing, Electrical and Concrete. text, hundreds of photos and drawings, these books will help you do a better job. In fact, if you are not completely satisfied your money will be refunded! Each book cost $3.50 plus 80 cents shipping. Send $4.30 for each book to Home Workshop in care of The Salt Lake Tribune, Box 158, Staten Island, N.Y. 10314. Specify the book title and make your check payable to Eisinger Communications, Inc. njMB) on Carpentry, Up-to-da-te |