title: Deck Ideas You Can Use - Updated Edition: Stunning Designs & Fantastic Features for Your Dream Deck
author:  Chris Peterson 
description: <DIV><P><B>Chris Peterson</B> is the author of numerous books on home improvement and gardening, including <I>Deck Ideas You Can Use,</I>&#160;<I>Black & Decker Complete Guide to Garages</I>, and <I>Square Foot Gardening: Growing Perfect Vegetables</I>, all&#160;published by Cool Springs Press.</P></DIV>
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  # Table of Contents
  
    * [Foreword](index_split_002.html#filepos1369)
    * [Preface](index_split_003.html#filepos4711)
    * [The Overhand Shuffle (1)](index_split_005.html#filepos13389)
    * [The Riffle Shuffle](index_split_007.html#filepos62968)
    * [Flourishes](index_split_009.html#filepos79751)
    * [The Glide](index_split_011.html#filepos103812)
    * [The Glimpse](index_split_013.html#filepos115354)
    * [The Key Card](index_split_015.html#filepos131784)
    * [The Palm](index_split_017.html#filepos161124)
    * [The Backslip](index_split_019.html#filepos215719)
    * [The Overhand Shuffle (2)](index_split_021.html#filepos230189)
    * [False Shuffles and Cuts](index_split_023.html#filepos260777)
    * [The Double Lift and Turnover](index_split_025.html#filepos281409)
    * [The Pass](index_split_027.html#filepos307159)
    * [Miscellaneous Flourishes](index_split_029.html#filepos331756)
    * [The Reverses](index_split_031.html#filepos346610)
    * [The 