My wife would like me to build a triangular planter for a corner of the patio. The wind blows in this part of the yard all the time and blows mulch and birdseed from nearby feeders onto the patio. I'm considering a few options, but would like some advice for this.
I can get cedar and redwood decking at the local lumberyard, I think these would probably be fine. Any problems anyone can see with them? I would like to avoid pressure-treated wood, partly so my kids can help with it. (They know all about the "wood with the poison" and can even pick it out at the lumberyard by its color.)
Since the request is for a triangular planter it calls for mitered ends. I have a miter box (the manual kind) which I think would be a struggle to make work for this situation. Anyone have any suggestions for a better way to attach the sides than mitering them and attaching them? I have a small router table available and a plunge/fixed Dewalt router - something I can do with that? Or should I start looking for someone whose power miter saw I can borrow?
Anyone know of any plans that I could get my hands on for planters (triangular or otherwise?)
An option I have is to make it quasi-rectangular with 90 degree corners, an "L" shaped one, but I like the challenge of the triangle if I can pull it off.
Thanks in advance for your advice.
Don
I can get cedar and redwood decking at the local lumberyard, I think these would probably be fine. Any problems anyone can see with them? I would like to avoid pressure-treated wood, partly so my kids can help with it. (They know all about the "wood with the poison" and can even pick it out at the lumberyard by its color.)
Since the request is for a triangular planter it calls for mitered ends. I have a miter box (the manual kind) which I think would be a struggle to make work for this situation. Anyone have any suggestions for a better way to attach the sides than mitering them and attaching them? I have a small router table available and a plunge/fixed Dewalt router - something I can do with that? Or should I start looking for someone whose power miter saw I can borrow?
Anyone know of any plans that I could get my hands on for planters (triangular or otherwise?)
An option I have is to make it quasi-rectangular with 90 degree corners, an "L" shaped one, but I like the challenge of the triangle if I can pull it off.
Thanks in advance for your advice.
Don