Outdoor Woodworking Games2021-10-07T13:35:39+00:00

Outdoor Woodworking Games

  • Publishing: Spring 18
  • Pub month: March
  • ISBN-13: 9781784943745
  • Author: Alan Goodsell & Randall Maxey
  • Price: £14.99
  • Binding: PB
  • No. of pages: 128
  • Dimensions: 276 x 210 mm
  • Colour: Full colour throughout

The reader of this exciting new title will have as much fun making the projects as they will playing the games! All of the 20 projects are designed to be made with the beginner woodworker in mind and using only basic woodworking tools and equipment, so they really are accessible to all. The comprehensive, step-by-step instructions are based on standard sizes of wood so that pieces simply need to be cut to length with some basic shaping. All accessories required will be readily available, making each project as straightforward as possible to create. Alongside step-by-step photos the projects will include drawings where necessary. Each project will also include instructions on how to play the game along with the all-important rules!

Projects include: Skittles, Limbo, Giant Chess, Croquet, Lawn Darts, Giant Dominoes, Quoits, Noughts and Crosses


Author Information

Alan Goodsell
Woodworker and journalist Alan Goodsell has written extensively on woodworking and tools for a range of magazines, including the highly acclaimed Woodturning magazine, The Router and Furniture & Cabinetmaking (GMC Publications). A significant move took Alan to the USA where he ran the marketing department for a top router bit and cutting tool manufacturer. Still living in Florida, Alan has moved back into publishing and is now producing a range of woodworking-related publications.
Randall A. Maxey
Randall Maxey has been a woodworker since he was old enough to pick up a hammer. He appeared on the woodworking show Woodsmith Shop on PBS in the USA and was one of the editors for Woodsmith and ShopNotes magazines for ten years. He has also taught dozens of woodworking seminars and is joint author with Alan Goodsell of Woodworking Basics and Outdoor Woodworking Games, both published by GMC Publications. He lives in Florida, USA with his wife.