How To Make a Planter Box From wood

This 3½-foot-tall box, is an especially easy project, taking only a few hours to build. Just buy a ready-made redwood window box at the nursery and attach sturdy legs. Then all you have to do is fill it with soil and plant.

Materials you'll Need:

3 8-foot surfaced redwood 1-by-4s
Tape measure
Hand or circular saw
A 3-foot-long redwood planter box (ours measured 34½ inches by 10½ inches) with a top lip of at least 1 inch
Water-resistant wood glue
Electric drill
44 1-inch deck screws
Carpenter or framing square
Water-based exterior wood stain (optional)

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