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Part 2: The How-To Guide: Info & Tips From Pros

how-to

s you can see from the screenshots, there are quite a few headings, each covering a different aspect of deck building or peripheral construction. Underneath each of these headings are a dozen or so fairly short but insightful tips on everything you need to know about basic construction, including quite a few tips from professionals in each particular area of their expertise. As you see below, the text comes in small bites (first the header screen, then the subject) so you can run through them fairly quickly unless you need to familiarize yourself with a new concept.

carpentry

sawing

bove, note the inclusion of the video track controls. These short movies are available to review the practices of the Pros, as they go through the functions of hammering, sawing, nail pulling, etc. The equivalent text of a short book on carpentry is included right there on the CD. Despite your familiarity with the various headings, I strongly recommend going through the entire text as a refresher course. It will take just a few hours and I assure you that it could save far more of your time in the long run. Now, on to Part 3...

Part 3: An Actual Design: Digging In

 

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Thanks to Larry Jaques of DIVERSIFY! Communications for this review.