A Fussy Carpenter Builds a Fancy Planter Box

[@mahirfredericks4013]

yes!! this is why I watch this channel, planter boxes that can double as a bomb shelter👌

[@17091996climber]

no kidding

[@kiwi_welltraveled4375]

A bomb shelter with chamfered pegs, no less 😀👍

[@stuartcraigon2003]

😂👏 Only because the timber is perfectly straight, it would fall apart if you sneezed if Jess got her way with wonky timber! 😂

[@qwerttyyw]

Mahogany !

[@peterschoemaker9]

I just thought the same😂

[@Whitey100]

I watched this episode with my wife. We are planning on building a couple of planter boxes like these. Now her expectations have gone up considerably. Thanks Scott, thanks a lot!

[@silversteel6312]

“Particularness”😂. Extremely diplomatic. Scott truly is a perfectionist……….which is why he’s with you!😊

[@bertbergers9171]

That was the nicest chiseling mallet to ever been used in garden work i presume :) Love your habits Scott!

[@robertunderwood6788]

Scott, I think your attention to detail is what makes you such a great builder. I bet you are one of those guys that sees things on a job site others may not. Love your channel!!

[@debandmike3380]

i'm just enjoying watching a cold season since it is mid 90s here where I am now. just seeing you wear coats and long sleeves makes me feel cooler

[@androcus]

Jess is right a well tended garden is a happy garden. She is efficient. 😎 Also this is very accurate title for this video.

[@kiwi_welltraveled4375]

Jess you are the chamfer to Scotts peg........ Scott Brown Carpentry And Gardening With Jess 😀👍

[@MegsCarpentry-lovedogs]

Well, after watching this episode, your attention to detail and willingness to practice good habits to produce good results is inspiring, impressive and....being an excellent role model for present and future carpenters/wood craft persons.

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

That sash is a thing of beauty indeed 🤩. Chamfered pig is an excellent band name 🤘🏻🤘🏻😆🧱👍🏽

[@kiwitech12]

Tip for then the screw jams and the impact drive won’t move it, cut the head off leaving 100mm, then put the tip in your drill chuck and reverse it out much more torque👍🏻 As always great video Scott!

[@MrB3N01T]

I came here to say exactly the same.

[@TomsTimmervan]

Generally the continous torque of a drill will remove screws that impacts dont remove

[@ohasis8331]

I would have used a block and prybar, lifting under the head with one person whilst rtrying to reverse it out first. Just hate the thought of wasting a good screw.

[@davidcollins3241]

I’ve done this but it actually damages your chuck doing this. The three teeth that hold the drill bit tend to get damaged, also instead of cutting the head off why not just use the drill to get it out?

[@kbskinz]

Put the torx bit with a hex adaptor into a 1/2" socket set and use a galvanised pipe as a breaker bar.

[@katrinabell7684]

So good Scott & Jess. Jess you have learned a lot about soil and gardening … bring on 🌼🌸🌺💐🌷😎

[@evo8GT42R]

Simple is best, Love your video Scott!!

[@more.power.]

Hey Scotty and Jess! I just watched your latest episode, and man, you guys never disappoint! Bringing raised beds to a whole new level, the planter boxes turned out absolutely stunning. Scotty, your carpentry skills are on another level, and it's always a pleasure watching you work your magic. Jess, your gardening ideas are brilliant! Planting strawberries as a ground cover under that big tree is a fantastic move. I'm definitely stealing that idea for my own garden. And kudos to both of you for embracing the cold weather and still getting things done. Your positivity is contagious! I must say, watching you guys work together is inspiring. You make carpentry and gardening look like a breeze, and it's evident that you're both passionate about what you do. Scotty, your attention to detail and the way you levelled with a string line had me nodding in approval. And Jess, your eco-friendly approach with composting and using logs and root balls in the planters is genius. Your sense of humor always brings a smile to my face, and it's what makes your videos so enjoyable to watch. Anyway, keep up the fantastic work, you two! Your channel is my go-to for woodworking and gardening inspiration. Can't wait to see what you'll come up with next. Cheers!

[@leonieburford3571]

I had such a similar scenario with my chippy boyfriend building vege garden wicking beds... I"m in Oz, so need wicking beds instead of usual garden beds but they looked very similar. Glad that you guys got to share the same joy 🙂

[@tristan.bevins]

a real craftsman, rare nowadays 💪

[@mandyleeson1]

Thanks for the tips for filling the planter boxes, Jess. Love that Scott is so fussy, and this week's highlight for me was the look of intense concentration on Jess's face as she drilled screws into the planter wood.

[@Steinbock2580]

Dear Scott, I realy like the way you're working, trying to make everything right.

[@craiguddstromcarpentry7605]

Strawberries planted in Marley gutter fixed to a fence grow well. The strawberries hang over the edge of the gutter and it’s easy to install netting to keep the birds away.

[@bradleyrogerson1638]

Damn 16 bucks for a toastie. Great video Scott!

[@YipeeKiYayJB]

Yeah 16nzd for a toastie and 40nzd for a sleeper. One sleeper is worth 2 and a half toasties. Don't know if New Zealand just has cheap timber or expensive toasties. I feel like the sleeper-toastie ratio in the UK would be about 6.

[@DexBunny]

Scott isn't extra I'd say, he's just doing it right no matter the jobsite or how important or not it seems to be. How you do one thing is how you do everything!

[@cv990a4]

OCD FTW!

[@naturalgeocrappic5179]

Therapeutic as always 😄! Calming down and providing the joy of seeing great personalities working together, getting things done and sharing with the world their great habits.

[@DimONMINIpeople]

Probably the best production value video you have yet, Scott!! And interesting as always!!

[@homerj1640]

I love the chamfer on a peg! I do stuff like that too. Even if nobody will ever see it, you know it's there. If it makes you happy, thats all that matters.

[@dennis2376]

Nice work, Jesse and Scott. :) Thank you and have a great week.

[@terrytopliss9506]

If a jobs worth doing it’s worth doing well Scott, the gardens beginning to take shape. Thanks for the latest exciting episode.👍👍

[@stephan_1507]

Overbuild was the term we all have been search while watching the video. Excellent stuff and perfect entertainment.

[@willtaylor5739]

We're so fortunate to have you in our neighbourhood. This week, the local kids put up signs urging passing cars to honk their horns. While one might expect Scott and Jess to be annoyed by this orchestrated setup, when they came out to see what was going on, they appeared relieved that it wasn't something more serious. My kids aspire to become famous KZbinrs. The way that you both carry yourselves is something to be proud of, you also make this dream seem somehow both more desirable and achievable.

[@dkhs555]

Bringing raised beds to the next level. Great job, as usual. Liked the way you levelled with a string line

[@jeffilott2467]

Redwood inground contact will rot almost as fast as Pine. It is only rated for use as a cladding in NZ when it is heartwood.

[@TomLeg]

When Jess says "chamfer the peg", this Canadian hears "chamfer the pig" ... leading me to wonder why N.Z. has wooden pork :-)

[@EUC-lid]

The Kiwis want to brag about their "big peg decks", but in North America we just go straight to calling them "hogs". Sorry.

[@craigevans6156]

Sure Aye!

[@joeobrien196]

Yes, it did sound like pig.

[@joevaiese]

Reminds me of the time I went to fairfax and I ordered a “Big Deck Burger” and the waitress heard “Big Dick Burger” it became slightly awkward haha

[@jameslikesturtles8254]

@@EUC-lid😂😂

[@clydenakashima7393]

Scott since you have a sliding miter saw add a 3/4 inch board to fence and place the large timber against the the 3/4 inch; which allow you to cut through the large timber. Great job on building the planter box.

[@TS-wi8ew]

Strawberry Camarosa is an excellent variety to grow 👍

[@skidrow9067]

Hi Scott, when I get screws stuck in hardwood I use the drill/driver to release them. The extra torque helps. Love your work.

[@twentyonetwos3967]

Nice and interesting video as usual. Good to see there are still some trades people that care about their craft. You're a great role model for young apprentices.👍

[@BigSteve215]

Brings me back seven years to the first one you showed on KZbin!

[@Nothingstutube]

I admire the perfection of your work Scott. Thats what made me watch more and more. Even cleaning the site before work etc. I do diy and thats what i see you do and apply it to my work. Esp the dust prevention.

[@Pat.Mustard]

I like your particularnessness. More builders should have it.

[@tonychandler6550]

I was doing joinery from 16 to 68 years of age just retired keep going Scott

[@siber-space]

I could 110% watch a full feature length movie of all of this work!

[@craigevans6156]

Love that wee brass bound mallet!

[@adammoffat5939]

First time seeing garden sleepers cut with a Festool mitre saw!

[@teamtaj]

I honestly thought Jess said "Shampoo on a pig" which funnily enough still works 😂😂. Love the channel Scott and Jess. Much love from Australia.

[@66meikou]

I built outdoor planting beds for my ex several years ago. I used pt 4x4s and drilled clearance holes though the first two layers. Offsetting them as I put them down. I ought some rebar and cut 36 " lengths and then pounded them into the ground. That stopped it moving. I put poly on the insides of the timber framing to prevent it leaching out. My sensei and I went to the county dump to get a trailer full of compost. The trailer just fill it up enough to the top. We had veg up the wazoo. So many tomatoes that we couldn't eat so the squirrels scoffed the rest of them.

[@aydendunne6051]

Just a tip, if your impact can’t get a screw out, swap the bit into your cordless drill and put it first gear and hold on and it’ll either loosen the screw or snap it inside the timber. Love your work

[@flightographist]

It's interesting that you have illustrated your active forestry environment- also that redwoods were imported and planted in NZ, as a forester (retired) I did not know that.

[@Kelvallontan]

Hey Jess and Scott, Good change of pace from the renovation routine. For Jess: don't worry for the planter's "warning" color, it will grey out fast. The "autofertile lasagna" (that's a rough translation of how we call them here) work well. It keeps moisture and cool when it gets really dry and hot, like right now for us in the North hemisphery. However, it takes some time to set. That's like a little ecosystem that installs itself there, with insects, bacterias and such. It often takes over a year for the wood to start rotting properly and hosting all this beneficial life. Don't be in too much of a hurry for immediate returns, you're in for the long run with these. Good video, thank you!

[@flangekiwi]

Good luck with the 1st season in the new beds😊 Charles Dowding (here on KZbin) does all his no-dig gardening in compost 👍🏾 Love the hugelkulture principles, they're working in my garden (4th year in this property)🌻

[@vegardjohannessen3009]

''It's like you're milking the tree'' I nearly died laughing! Great planter boxes :D

[@droppindeuces6981]

If you ever get to the Northern California coast (or Sequoia/Kings canyon National park) check out a Redwood forest. Redwood trees are amazing!

[@thisoldproperty]

We have several planter boxes about 800mm high 800 wide. Narrow is good if you are on flat land. Nice work guys. Just realised the OCD Scott has.

[@darrencoyle3290]

Tell Jess to do strawberries in hanging baskets along with baby tomatoes also..looking good folks..

[@roger10coutinho]

Hello Scott. I built a raised garden bed to grow strawberries. I put a black tarp between the wood and the soil to protect the wood. Guess what? A few years later the wooden bed got rotten. I hope yours stays strong longer. A big hug from Brasil. Love the exciting episodes.

[@pro-fitkitchensandbathrooms]

Should of painted the inside of the boxes black. They will last a lot longer Scott. 👍. Great job as always. 👍

[@kelvinmuggeridge6282]

Exceptionally Well Done. Red WOOD Timber Milled by Land Milling Putaruru NZ deserves to be on the Map

[@kelvinmuggeridge6282]

​@TScottbrowncarpentry Have a look at what Harry Weber from Weber Bros Circus Cambridge 'The Circus" has done with Redwood Timber "Father Christmas town" an absolute Show Town in their Christmas Show that toured Auckland prior to Christmas three years ago and Christchurch two years ago prior to Christmas. "The Circus" is currently touring Australia and are in Emerald Queensland

[@SuperWayneyb]

Great to,watch your journey folks 🤘😎🤘🇬🇧

[@TheSmartWoodshop]

As of now, we haven't constructed our raised planter beds because we're utilizing that space for storage during the ongoing construction. While in Florida, I've been searching for suitable natural materials for our organic garden, but I haven't come across a satisfactory option yet. In our previous experience out west, we used TKC (Cedar) due to its affordability and quality. Redwood was not feasible at that time due to its high cost and limited availability. I am looking into some of the premade options as they may be less expensive down here than building my own. Ron

[@draconis112]

The boxes turned out beautiful, love the scenery in the area also.

[@adoby83]

Check out the square foot gardening method. Or, if you prefer (I do) the 30x30 cm gardening method. Special soil only 15-16 cm deep. A 5x2 square planter box can be built like a wheelbarrow at very comfortable standing height, without any bent back, using softwood lined with polyethylene sheet and some wheels. Easy to move around and possible to grow very intensively. Have always one just outside the kitchen door for harvesting. Replace with another as needed.

[@bearhauscubly]

Great job and lovely material! I use my big Domino 700 with Sipo exterior dominos as hidden connectors for oak sleeper planters. It gets you a few funny looks on site but perfect alighnment!

[@luckyal_syd]

Another exciting episode closer to 400!

[@caveweta]

You’re going to need some cover/screen on the garden boxes to stop the birds snacking on your silverbeet and strawberries. Those garden boxes are a thing of beauty.

[@home-space]

I'm building some redwood vege boxes myself. It is amazing how many people will use treated timber, but I was always going to use untreated, either macrocarpa or redwood.

[@alanr745]

Scott, you and Jess are hilarious! I need another t-shirt, and Chamfer the Peg fits my woodworking OCD quite well too. Do it! It will sell!

[@MK-dr3ml]

Yes are they still doing t-shirts

[@MK-dr3ml]

@Scottbrowncarpentryt if your doing the Scotty brown tees my partner & I will definitely get one each can you please let me know where to order . As didn't see any on your page no pressure . Love you and Jess & the Dutch guy

[@henryjones5128]

@scott brown carpentry. These planter boxes remind me of what I did with my first 50s house in Oamaru. I used macracarpa sleepers and galv. fittings. At our place in Nelson, I've gone with birdies colour steel raised garden beds. Much quick to install and more durable.

[@iamie153]

Excellent planter boxes. Quick tip for next time you are filling a planter box, use garden bags for the soil / compost / leaves you are putting in. Much easier to shovel into a garden bag in the barrow and then just lift the garden bag of material and tip it in the bed. :) One lot of shovelling and much less mess. Wondering why you didn't put the logs in the bottom of the beds? Disease? Concerned they may sprout? Trailer - 8 x 5 minimum, tandem, with electric - hydraulic hoist. Investment I know, but really worth it, especially at this stage of your lives. Really looking forward to the kitchen windows happening. Paint is going to transform that room.

[@MK-dr3ml]

We love every episode watchers from the beginning just wish there was more of you & Jess 😂 like 2 episodes . Love your banter & think yourve both done incredibly well .

[@nfi2nfi2]

Next time it gets stuck, grab a socket set and the bit to fit 1/4drive of the torx or hex head and back it out that way. Shifter/wrench etc works as well

[@marshallart113]

As well as a "but can he hang a door?" Shirt .. now I really won't a "chamfer on a peg" Shirt.. honestly I'd wear it with pride ... know no one that doesn't work with their hands would understand.. top one jess

[@jeffpagnutti]

I'm sure you already know this, but using a regular drill instead of an impact driver for those long screws is much faster and quieter. Thanks for the vid!

[@TaylerMade]

i have three planters which are 1.200 wide by 4.000. i use home made compost to top them up every year. amazing how the soil level drops each year. two big bins should be enough. i fill a bin over a year and then turn it over into the other bin for use. as the stuff on top has had a year to break down is is usually very rich. my bins each hold 1.8 square metres. amazing that you got redwood. in wanganui i used macrocarpa as that was availbale in untreated and generally lasts 20 years outside.

[@james-jq8sk]

Hugelkulter is a great method to use in raised beds, with all the rain you get in the South Island the wood should break down in a year or so, lots of soil microbes and healthy veggies...

[@colinstu]

Those planter boxes are gonna outlive a lot of the house lol.

[@jscoulter61]

I used Gorilla Grip glue to glue some of our rimu dining chairs back together after they split along the grain in some places! Some bits were even the legs! That stuff is still holding strong 5 or so years later! :-)

[@stevegrimes5105]

Geeks of all types are the best, woodworking geeks are just one form.

[@andrewlangridge8619]

Really enjoy following your progress and garden shenanigans! Its all looking good!

[@ianwilsongardendesign2236]

It reminds me of the second house I had. I really wanted to go self-sufficient, so I went and got some chickens first(which turned out to be bantams). Still good, but little eggs. And I had a real push at growing vegetables which was also a big learning curve. (battling with slugs and snails) - I do remember getting horse manure for the square raised beds and arranging them with shell paths ( Symmetrical) The flies that summer were apocalyptic, especially for our poor neighbour where I had put the vegetable garden. Good memories it is about learning along the way. Now planning the dream house/garden, I want to revisit some of these self-sufficient ideas and planter boxes are a good idea, especially if you have poor soil along with solar power.

[@kylenaeff6710]

When a batten screw or similar gets stuck like that, I find what helps most of the time, is using my drill on the low speed / high torque setting and unscrewing it. It will either come out or snap the screw.

[@klystron1]

I'd paint them green, helps with blending them in with the surroundings.

[@jlm08742]

For Jess, when using the drill/ driver, put your support hand on the back of the head of the drill instead of on the battery. It will help to guide and keep the trajectory you are driving the screw, instead of holding the battery which taking away from the pressure driving the screw in the right direction. Like when you guys work together, nice flow!!

[@darrenhutchinson5435]

Good video, getting there, good to see you’re better with hand plane than electric 😂😂 looking forward to your videos…

[@Brettreilly91]

Store your coffee ground is buckets with little water and after a week or two put that in the planter under topsoil.

[@singhivan]

Hey Scott and Jess. Hi from South Africa. Wow, the plastering looks amazing, can't wait to see it fully painted 👍. I must say........ that's some heavy-duty planter boxes 😂. They look awesome. Love the Red Wood. Happy planting, Jess. By the way, like you, we are feeling the cold, it's hectic with some snow in certain parts and very icy winds here. Anyway, no use complaining about the cold weather here, there are more pressing issues globally at the moment than to fuss about nature 😂. Great videos, keep it up 👍. Cheers. Take care

[@zarvwhitford368]

Dude I think you've given me the "particular" bug, according to my missus small jobs which should take a couple of hours now take a couple of days, her argument is I go over board, mine is I want it done right and once,so take my time to ensure its on point, I after years of watching your clips Ive narrowed it down to your meticulous habits and I thank you for that my fellow kiwi!!

[@baracek8797]

Your compost will shrink by 3/4 or more. You can easily fill those boxes level to the top and then top them up with topsoil when it arrives.

[@jaredgreen5305]

You built an absolute tiger tank of a planter box brother Scotty B!

[@samsboringchannel]

Down in chch we can get topsoil from Fulton hogan all year round, they might have similar offerings in nelson. They screen it and keep it in big sheds to stop it getting waterlogged and clogged. Although if you don't mind waiting no stress! It's probably more for civil contractors but I stumbled across it 10 years ago! I reckon that Japanese carpenter you like has got into your head, and I love it, seeing you chamfer with a block plane when a router or planer would've done shows the level you like to operate at! As regarding strawberries, if I have one recommendation it is to build a cover, otherwise the birds will enjoy them before you've had a chance to! Chur!

[@mrcasino2307]

Strawberries - I have thought about doing a hydroponics system with ex-downpipe for a while now - never got around to it. Hopefully Jess you get a great crop!

[@MakingSawdust]

KZbin subtitles thought Jess said "shampooing a pig". Made complete sense to me though. Why waste time and shampoo on a pig? Love all of y'all's videos and of course Scott's attention to detail.

[@JL-si4hc]

Scott - you commented that you did not know the performance of redwood in soil. In California, used all the time - fence posts. Also in turn-of-the-century homes (mine included) they typically had a redwood mud sill foundation (redwood on dirt). I had 100+ year old redwood what was not rotted or termite invested that I replaced with a concrete foundation.

[@Stewart_Bell]

Thumbs up for the title alone 😂

[@thegauvinator3075]

Scott Brown = Quality

[@johnmarquardt1991]

Expensive flower boxes.

[@aznwierdone]

I was truly expecting a fantastic sponsor segue about the raised planters being a space that's somewhat rectangular. Subversion of my expectations, I suppose it would have been too easy indeed.

[@AMLauria]

You had me at chamfering the Pegs!

[@rogerneumann8105]

out of curiosity why not chuck the root ball and the big logs into the planters? They'll break down eventually but at least take up some volume in the planters.

[@HootMaRoot]

That's exactly what I was thinking when I seen him throwing them into the trailer, I have 10metre long tree trunks in the bottom of my raised beds knowing they will feed helpful bugs and bacteria for the next 5 to 10 years

[@travisrussell3128]

Because it’s yucca logs and they re-sprout extremely easily when left in the ground, not something you want growing in your veggie garden

[@HootMaRoot]

@@travisrussell3128 thanks didn't know what type of logs he was dumping and guess you definitely don't want anything but what you plant growing in raised beds

[@WhaleTPK]

She calls you fussy, but you can tell by the way she looks and talks to you that she's incredibly proud of your skills.

[@HawkXe]

Great job, but you definitely went overkill on those tiny beds. I also used hugelkultur to fill my beds and I made the mistake of using wet wood rather than letting them dry first. That wet wood ended up sprouting a ton of shoots/branches/whatever all over my bed. Next year, I'm going to let them dry first.

[@jamiemittermuller6470]

First thing I every built out of sleeper was a pond. Hand cut all the sleepers with an electric saw- after that experience I would never use sleepers again. I have built planters for the garden which still look like new and are about 5 years old and have been through wet cold winters. I went for a round over, hurts less if you bang your knee on the edge. You could use bokashi composting, If you have enough space get a compost bin (1m x 1m) it’s the best thing you can do for your garden. The planters look good and will last years

[@rick2bees]

I support Jess with the hugelkultur beds/planters !!!! 👍 #greenthumb