EASY DIY Tapered Cedar Planters

This is a DIY video on how to make tall tapered cedar planters. Alternatively, you can use other types of weather resistant wood as well. I have made many with just simple pressure treated fence planks. These planters look great and are very easy to build as well, even for beginners.

[@The-Musicians-Edge]

The way you explain it is so great. You make the whole idea easy to understand. It's just like you are teaching me to fish and not just giving me the fish.

[@PottersWork]

Wow, thank you! And thanks for watching, I hope you enjoy building your planters :)

[@lindaglover7194]

Had to watch twice. Soooo good. Looks like it fit like it was made for it. Really well planned. I'm going to cut up a not so old wood fence my next door neighbor gave me. Will be perfect for this project. Love this so much. 👏👏👏🤗🤗🤗

[@PottersWork]

Linda, they really are very fun and rewarding to build! Great idea using some old fence as well, wood prices are crazy right now! Thanks for your comment :)

[@Tonyswoodshop]

I like the pencil on the retractable string. Saves looking for it every 5 min lol

[@PottersWork]

Tony, an old builder I know gave me one a few years back...it’s all I use now. So convenient and dirt cheap. They are like $2 at my local Menards lumber yard

[@ShmeegleSon]

Keep up the good work!!

[@PottersWork]

Thank you! I will do my best ;)

[@ivy4559]

Thank you so much for explaining the 4 percent angle. I have only made a bench and I really want to make these. I’m trying to watch all the videos I can. I don’t have that saw, but I have a circular saw so I’m trying to figure out my cuts. Thank you for the detailed explanations. It helps me so much! Also, if you happen to read this, could you tell me what those big green bushes in front of your fence are? They are beautiful! Thanks!

[@PottersWork]

Thanks for watching and I glad it was helpful! If I was just using a circular saw, once I had my 1st cut made I would use that cut as a guide for my circular saw on the rest of the cuts. You can just clamp the board on top of your other boards when you’re cutting them after you’ve marked the cut location. You may already be doing that of course or have a better plan too! The bushes are actually Fountain Grass, it turns tan/brown in the fall and winter and then we cut and burn it in the spring. It gets a little larger every year after you burn it. I need to probably thin mine out in the next year or two :)

[@mattbibeault843]

Ana white has a video that is very close to this one but using a circular saw here is a link .kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5aci4CMmMhsn7s If I didn't have a miter saw I would use her method

[@SubZeroLogisticsLLC]

Great job.. I may make a few.. ty

[@PottersWork]

They are fun to build! Hope you enjoy it, and thank you!

[@DoverDanny]

Beautiful and wonderful looking. What do think of cutting 2 or 3 boards at the same time on the miter saw? Also, since there's enough space inside at the bottom I would add legs for an additional look. Well explained and executed, thank you for sharing 👌.

[@PottersWork]

Danny, you could cut more than one board at a time for sure. I feel like I can move a little faster with one because I’m not spending time making sure they all stay lined up and tight against the fence. The legs would be a neat idea!

[@moisesrobles7884]

Very nice project woodworking is the job in this world man and wood equal true love im smashing my like botton yahoooooooooo katakaboooooooooooooooom

[@PottersWork]

Thank you Moises! Thanks for watching and for the like too!

[@HouseScraper]

love your planter box can you please list all of your measurements. like the first square is 19 1/4 and the second square is 18 1/4 did you just keep going down until you reached the bottom.

[@gailjohnson3544]

Can you explain in simple terms what is the cut list

[@Hopefullymarried]

Might be a “duh” question...I’m thinkn you set the miter at the 4 degree 🤷‍♂️? I tried my hand at a coupe boxes over the weekend using a different build style and my tapered box wasn’t exactly tapered 🤔 Gong to try your technique here and see how it comes out

[@PottersWork]

That is correct Marcus, I set my saw at 4°. I mark it with the speed square so that I have a reference line when setting up my stop block on my chop saw. You don’t have to do that part, but I like it to be as precise as possible to make assembly easier later. Hope that helps! And have fun with your build!

[@hal9005]

Great job. What are the measurements of the planter at the beginning of the video? Are the same was the new ones?

[@PottersWork]

Hal, the planter at the beginning is the same size as the ones at the end. I have made many different sizes, just depends on what kind of plastic planter I can get my hands on :)

[@hal9005]

@@PottersWork thank you!!. Again great video.

[@PottersWork]

@@hal9005, any time! Thank you for watching! I appreciate it!

[@Belg1970]

Did you use only the 1 1/2" staples to nail everything?

[@PottersWork]

Hello Pat! I used the 1-1/2” everywhere with the exception of the corner trim. I used the 1-1/2” staples on the corner trim where it was shooting into the end grain of the stacked sections, and used 1” where the staples would have shot all the way through on just the overlapped area if that makes sense. I have however in the past used the longer staples there as well, and just bent them over with a hammer if they protruded through so they wouldn’t poke me later. Hope that helps! Josh

[@jinkyjinx9048]

Just wondering are you better to shoot the nails from the inside to avoid nail holes from being seen on the outside of the planter just wondered what your views were on this question as I have never used a nailer before.

[@PottersWork]

Jinky, with the rough cedar the nails holes don’t stand out much. Also, the 18gauge nailer I’m using makes really small holes anyways. Another thing to consider is that if you shoot the nails from the inside, they can sometimes poke out a little and then you have a sharp nail on the outside.

[@jinkyjinx9048]

@@PottersWork thanks for the update a bit clearer now

[@PottersWork]

@@jinkyjinx9048 no problem!

[@fmgklg]

Where did you purchase the liner insert for the angled box?

[@PottersWork]

I just got them at Home Depot

[@gailjohnson3544]

How many boards does it take to cut one planter box

[@gailjohnson3544]

Great job, but where is the glue

[@PottersWork]

Thanks! I mention in the video that you can use some, but I’ve never needed it for these. I have some that are probably 10 years old that are still in use without it. Not a bad idea to use it though if you have some on hand. Thanks for watching!

[@wanaraz]

The cutting and measuring was totally confusing to me but they came out beautiful.

[@PottersWork]

Thank you! I do have to scratch my brain every time I make them lol…the measurements do get a little confusing

[@neiljackson8313]

How many cedar pickets per each planter??

[@PottersWork]

I did this a few years ago now and I can’t remember for sure now. Sorry! But I was thinking it was around 5. I know I had a few extra that I just returned for a refund when I was done.

[@jinkyjinx9048]

Potter is that a 16g or 18g nails you are using

[@PottersWork]

Jinky, 18g galvanized

[@jinkyjinx9048]

@@PottersWork thanks for the reply,I am about to buy an 18g nailer which probably will get used more than a 16g was not sure if it was strong enough for planters etc trying to get away from buying 2 nailers and one being left on the shelf most of the time.

[@PottersWork]

@@jinkyjinx9048, I use my 18g nailer all the time and you’ll be surprised at how well those little brad nails hold. I have considered buying a 16 or 15 gauge nailer myself, but just haven’t really ever needed it bad enough. Not saying I never will buy one, but I’ve went 20 years of building without it.

[@user-fg7uh9cd6w]

Why didn’t he just set his miter saw to 4* Instead of marking it with speed square ?

[@michaelwillcutt2619]

Inserts cost as much or more than material to build the planter

[@PottersWork]

My local dollar store has them very cheap…have you checked there? Also most materials have gone up since I made this video as well unfortunately.

[@michaelwillcutt2619]

Average taper is 71/2 degrees

[@psychedelicguitarartbyjima3850]

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[@raspberrycrusader]

I enjoyed this but flip-flops on your feet?!! I never cut without my steel-toe-cap trainers on!

[@PottersWork]

I think you can for sure make an argument for boots whenever doing any kind of work…if I was working with materials that weighed more I would have for sure worn boots/shoes. The cut pieces are probably less than a pound. The cedar is very lightweight. I also had eye, and lung protection on which were my main concerns at the time. Thanks for watching!

[@robertsmith3518]

Looking for some ideas but when I see "thongs" as work wear , I move on If ya dont care about yourself ,why would I think ya care about the project ? . Next

[@PottersWork]

This isn’t a project that protective footwear was required. I did wear eye protection and a respirator. Sorry you disapprove.

[@daveparker839]

Dude…this is a fine project where he’s literally in his driveway and probably on a weekend. He likely isn’t doing this full time and posted this to help others. If he doesn’t care about his feet, you shouldn’t either. You may just consider helping others by making a friendly suggestion or by just moving along without the snide comment. 😑

[@robertsmith3518]

@@daveparker839 Ever heard of the 1st amendment Puke ?

[@robm3063]

Lighten up Francis. Proper English is your friend as well.