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Usually ships in 1 business days | | Only 3 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | Build a lifetime of Memories Whether simple or architecturally fanciful, a playhouse can be a magical place for your child. David and Jeanie Stiles use their own experiences to guide the amateur carpenter through the steps necessary to build an imaginative playhouse -- for the backyard, basement or playroom. Designed to be put together with easy-to-obtain materials and common handyman tools, with clear step-by-step diagrams, these playhouses can be constructed by anyone who has basic carpentry skills (or a willingness to learn) and a weekend or two of spare time. Projects include: A cardboard-box playhouse, a gingerbread playhouse, a fiberglass whale, a barn bed playhouse, a spook playhouse, a U.F.O. playhouse, a tree house, a log playhouse, a garden trellis playhouse, a three-legged fort and a complete selection of accessories. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | David Stiles | | Paperback: | 128 pages | | Publisher: | Firefly Books | | Publication Date: | March 01, 1999 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1552093158 | | Product Length: | 10.88 inches | | Product Width: | 8.52 inches | | Product Height: | 0.36 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.84 pounds | | Package Length: | 10.79 inches | | Package Width: | 8.43 inches | | Package Height: | 0.39 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.84 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 21 reviews |
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71 of 71 found the following review helpful:
 This book has everything! Oct 14, 1999
Someone gave this book to my daughter for her birthday and we decided to build the traditional playhouse that is on the cover. Although it took almost a month of weekends, it was well worth the time! She and her friends spend all their play dates in it and we always know where they are. This looks like the most advanced project in the book and I am a weekend carpenter, but didn't have any trouble following the plans. We are working on the "Spook House" for Halloween and the whole family is having fun adding their imput! Highly recommend this book for anyone with any building experience.
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Clear, Well documented plans for building a treehouse Aug 21, 1997
By robert@gusick.com
All winter long I had promised my kids that I would build them a treehouse in the spring. So, when the flowers started popping up, and they hadn't forgotten, I had to do something. I had once seen a treehouse web page that mentioned David Stiles other out of print book, "Tree House Book". I couldn't track that down, so I bought this one instead. This book only had one treehouse design, but it was just right for my situation. (A reasonably straight tree, with the fort built around it). What's very nice about the book is that David goes into detail on _ALL_ the tools and materials you will need, including a detailed shopping list. As I'm a woodworking novice, this helped tremendously. I was able to go to my local lumberyard with the book, and I got everything I needed in one trip. The treehouse went up just as the book stated, with only a few minor customizations.
If you'ld like to see the finished product, I've put together a web page:
http://www.gusick.com/Treehouse
- Robert Gusic
44 of 51 found the following review helpful:
 Fell short at a critical step Oct 04, 1999
I hoped that this book would help me build a playhouse for my young daughter. Although it appears to be very detailed, it is not for the novice woodworker. There was no diagram to show how the walls were to be built and I was left to my own devices to figure out how to do it (which, being a novice, I was unable to do). I telephoned the author about this problem who admitted that the diagram was not in the book but he could not explain to me how to do what I wanted. I gave up and bought a Norm Abrams videotape and plans.
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Best "How to" book I've ever bought!!!! Mar 04, 2002
A great book! Well written and illustrated for the novice woodworker, or anyone for that matter. You don't have to be a woodsmith to build the projects in this book. Simple, straight forward plans and illustrations help you to build the playhouse of your children's dreams. If I can do it, anyone can. A weekend warrior like myself with very little carpentry experience built 2 of the projects in this book and they turned out great! Can't wait to buy the Stiles' next book.
21 of 23 found the following review helpful:
A wonderful book which will change the way you look at play. Mar 14, 2002
Stiles' book is a wonderful compendium of playhouse/play structure projects. It includes "plans" for everything from a 20 minute cardboard house to a 20+ hour gingerbread playhouse. I put plans in quotes because if you are looking for truly detailed plans and a step-by-step how to guide this book is not it. It has basic architectural type drawings, some with details, some not. Nonetheless it is still an excellent guide to planning, designing and building children's play areas. The general construction tips and wood/fastener introductory chapters will be worth the price of the book for novices. All in all, this book will help you take a great step towards your project.
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