Made by John

I had intended to buy bluestone (sandstone), basalt, or some other nice masonry product for the top seating surface of the wall, but Jackie ...

A few days after building the wall, when all the structural masonry had some time to cure, we started on the rest of the construction.  My p...

After deciding for sure on a location and size, and testing out the plan by stacking up some blocks, we started by digging a shallow (6...

This is just a quick how-to on a technique I use to quickly cut shapes in wood.  I've used it for decorative shapes on outdoor projects ...

A couple of years ago, I ran into a woman who was asking how she could get rid of some black bamboo ( Phyllostachys nigra ) that she'd p...

I came up with this fence design in 2005, and building it was the first project we did when we moved into our house.  I wanted it to look go...

The last two summers have been spent working on the inside of the house, remodeling the rear addition.  The yard was totally ignored, and no...