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Wednesday Woodworking – planter box

Posted on 09/30/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

Wacky week here. Last week it was too hot and today we’ve got light rain. As promised, I snapped a couple of shots of the planter box. This is an addition to the deck. It’s not finished, but hopefully I’ll have time this weekend to put on the last couple of boards.

Here’s the progress so far:

View facing the deck. You can see the back is missing to the box.

Looking down from the deck. Someday, nice plants will be here.

View of the inside. It has two levels.

That’s all that was going on in the shop this week. Likely there won’t be much next week, but I’ll have sometime.

If you need me – I’ll be in the shop,

Andrew

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Born in California Did the school thing studying electronics, computers, release engineering and literary criticism. I worked in the high tech world doing software release engineering and am now retired. Then I got prostate cancer. Now I am a blogger and work in my wood shop doing scroll saw work and marquetry.

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31 Responses to Wednesday Woodworking – planter box

pommepal says:

10/05/2015 at 4:37 pm

Looking god. What will you plant in it?

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- Andrew Reynolds says:
  
  10/05/2015 at 4:46 pm
  
  We have a small Acer (Japanese Maple) for the larger side and haven’t decided on the smaller side. Plant selection is my wife’s job. I’ll post a picture of what we finally plant there.
  
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  - pommepal says:
    
    10/05/2015 at 8:32 pm
    
    The maple will look lovely.
    
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    - Andrew Reynolds says:
      
      10/05/2015 at 8:41 pm
      
      Thanks. We already have the little in a pot on the deck. I’ll post a picture later.
      
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aranislandgirl says:

10/05/2015 at 4:13 pm

These are beautiful and I would love to see more pics of them in use. I want them in my garden!! 😀

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- Andrew Reynolds says:
  
  10/05/2015 at 6:17 pm
  
  I’ll post a picture after we the plants in!
  
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  - aranislandgirl says:
    
    10/06/2015 at 1:42 am
    
    Great! I look forward to seeing that 😀
    
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ParentingIsFunny says:

10/03/2015 at 5:21 pm

It’s gorgeous. Such amazing things you do.

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- Andrew Reynolds says:
  
  10/03/2015 at 9:38 pm
  
  Thanks. I like making things.
  
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Paul J. Stam says:

10/01/2015 at 6:01 pm

Thanks, Andrew, for letting me know you liked “Boy’s Dream 5.” Thanks and Aloha – pjs/

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Jo says:

10/01/2015 at 9:53 am

Love the planter boxes. I like that they fit the space and are not generic like mine would be. Jo @ Let’s Face the Music

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- Andrew Reynolds says:
  
  10/01/2015 at 9:55 am
  
  Thanks. I feel a project like this should be made to fit the space, not the space made to fit whatever the box big store is selling.
  
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Baydreamer says:

10/01/2015 at 7:48 am

It’s beautiful, Andrew, and the deck is nice, too!

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- Andrew Reynolds says:
  
  10/01/2015 at 9:01 am
  
  We love the deck. Likely the most useful yard project I’ve done.
  
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  - Baydreamer says:
    
    10/01/2015 at 9:05 am
    
    My husband has done some wood work around our house, too, and it’s something to be proud of. It’s another form of art. 🙂
    
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    - Andrew Reynolds says:
      
      10/01/2015 at 9:08 am
      
      It’s always a good feeling to point to something and say, “I built that.”
      
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JoHanna Massey says:

10/01/2015 at 6:04 am

Beautiful planters.

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- Andrew Reynolds says:
  
  10/01/2015 at 7:16 am
  
  Thanks, it’s a ‘rustic’ style that we like.
  
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Debra says:

09/30/2015 at 8:47 pm

I love your planter box and would love to have one of my own! It will be beautiful in your garden, I’m sure!

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- Andrew Reynolds says:
  
  10/01/2015 at 7:15 am
  
  Thanks. Hope to finish it this weekend so we can get some fall plants in it.
  
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lorieb says:

09/30/2015 at 4:08 pm

looking great!

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- Andrew Reynolds says:
  
  09/30/2015 at 6:31 pm
  
  Thanks, any day you can use power tools is a good day. Lots of good days on this project.
  
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Jacqui Murray says:

09/30/2015 at 3:10 pm

Well isn’t that gorgeous. I love the idea of the step cutouts.

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- Andrew Reynolds says:
  
  09/30/2015 at 6:30 pm
  
  Thanks, I am liking the way this one turned out.
  
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laurieanichols says:

09/30/2015 at 1:40 pm

You do wonderfully precise woodwork Andrew 😀

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- Andrew Reynolds says:
  
  09/30/2015 at 1:53 pm
  
  thanks. I do my best.
  
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  - laurieanichols says:
    
    09/30/2015 at 3:56 pm
    
    You clearly do 😀
    
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morristownmemos by Ronnie Hammer says:

09/30/2015 at 12:52 pm

Do you need any special treatment to keep the wood from rotting?

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- Andrew Reynolds says:
  
  09/30/2015 at 1:08 pm
  
  no, I am using redwood. It will last for 15-20 years before it needs to be replaced.
  
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Paul J. Stam says:

09/30/2015 at 12:04 pm

Looking Good – pjs/

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- Andrew Reynolds says:
  
  09/30/2015 at 12:19 pm
  
  Thanks!
  
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