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"THE WIFE" likes to grow herbs on our back deck which is just outside our kitchen door, but usually plants them in a plastic tray and sets them on the deck floor.
So she says can you build a planter box around these three pots? She'd like it to have: legs to raise it up to a working height, and can you make it look nice, with grooves on the side? I say, you mean like bead board? and she says whatever! I'm thinking, "it was gonna look nice anyway, but hey, happy wife, happy life" :frown:
Build something nice around these:
Crosscutting panels - I've seen various panel sleds in use. Mine has the fence at the front as it allows me to crosscut wider panels without the sled tipping
Parts are cut for the box and the legs. The box is 3/4" construction grade plywood and the legs are made from 5/4 PT deck boards.
Box assembled
Miter the legs to lighten the look and add style. Rough cut on the band saw then clean up with a block plane. Mitering on the band saw is easier than setting up a miter sled on the table saw :grin:
Legs assembled with pocket screws and glue - removed sharp edges with a block plane
Sizing the cap boards - 2x4 lumber and making sure the corners are tight
Bevel the cap boards to add more style and lighten the look - have I said how much I like the Bosch 4100 :laugh2:
Assembly complete - added some T&G pine boards and finished up the trim - she wanted grooves. Thought about making my life easy with some beadboard but it's way too thin
Primed, painted and ready for duty
I neglected to include the dimensions: the planter box stands 25" tall (from the bottom of the legs), 36" wide and 12" deep. I added a plywood web frame on the inside to raise the pots up and to allow for drainage.
So she says can you build a planter box around these three pots? She'd like it to have: legs to raise it up to a working height, and can you make it look nice, with grooves on the side? I say, you mean like bead board? and she says whatever! I'm thinking, "it was gonna look nice anyway, but hey, happy wife, happy life" :frown:
Build something nice around these:
Crosscutting panels - I've seen various panel sleds in use. Mine has the fence at the front as it allows me to crosscut wider panels without the sled tipping
Parts are cut for the box and the legs. The box is 3/4" construction grade plywood and the legs are made from 5/4 PT deck boards.
Box assembled
Miter the legs to lighten the look and add style. Rough cut on the band saw then clean up with a block plane. Mitering on the band saw is easier than setting up a miter sled on the table saw :grin:
Legs assembled with pocket screws and glue - removed sharp edges with a block plane
Sizing the cap boards - 2x4 lumber and making sure the corners are tight
Bevel the cap boards to add more style and lighten the look - have I said how much I like the Bosch 4100 :laugh2:
Assembly complete - added some T&G pine boards and finished up the trim - she wanted grooves. Thought about making my life easy with some beadboard but it's way too thin
Primed, painted and ready for duty
I neglected to include the dimensions: the planter box stands 25" tall (from the bottom of the legs), 36" wide and 12" deep. I added a plywood web frame on the inside to raise the pots up and to allow for drainage.
