How to make a DIY Raised Planter Box

[@WickedRandom]

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[@resessmann217]

Great video! I'm putting together a planter box as a gift for my mother, and using this video as a basis for the project, with some small changes to make it unique. Great work and beautiful results!

[@CM_STILL_PLAYING]

Beautiful and simple!! Thank you!!

[@patchesdriftwood34]

Thank you guys, wonderful video and great description 💚🍀🌱🌿

[@croneycousteau]

This is a really nice and beautiful build; sadly, I think the length pocket hole screws used are not load bearing enough for the overall weight of this build. After a heavy four day rain spell we had, my planters side wall bottomed out and the planks ripped from the pocket holes. Will need to re-do. Luckily I made two sets, but have yet to build the second one fully, so I can build the second (perhaps by forgoing the pocket holes, and/or adding additional support) if you get a lot of rainfall in your area, something to consider! Would still recommend the build because it’s very aesthetic, but may need some load bearing adjustments based on where you live.

[@colleenfysh-beckham8558]

I’m going to make mine into a victory garden & purchased a fabric liner that divides it into 8 sections for my vegetables. I too am worried about the weight… what adjustments did you make to solve the issue? Thanks.

[@croneycousteau]

@@colleenfysh-beckham8558 I opted on not having pocket holes and instead placing the end of the plank face to face with the leg for a face-face butt join and screwed each plank into the leg. This allowed each plank to carry some support and also allows for a stronger joint. This cuts down on the size a bit but feels much stronger. (So far so good) will update if anything comes up

[@colleenfysh-beckham8558]

@@croneycousteau awesome thanks! I’m going to make this weekend

[@wfulksdotcom]

I live in the south and get a lot of rain. If I built this, I'd add another piece of 2x4 under the bottom, attached to the legs, to support the bottom row of cedar. Otherwise you're hanging everything off 4 pocket hole screws attached to the sides.

[@Jonathan88267]

Very nice garden bad I'm looking for ideas for my garden and this one is my favorite so far 😀

[@Xeir]

Nice. If you make one forgoing the the plastic, make sure you stick to simple unprocessed (aka raw) linseed oil for the wood. Varnishes, stains and most oils contain chemicals that can leech into soil and plants.

[@WickedRandom]

💯💯💯

[@shellmrg1]

This is what I came to the comments to ask. Will the linseed oil keep the wood from rotting? I don't want to use a pole as I will be planting a garden in mine.

[@Xeir]

@@shellmrg1 Not forever, but it will make it last longer than untreated wood.

[@user-wj9jm1ox8i]

@@shellmrg1tung oil is better

[@rgbsenioradvisor5078]

Very detailed and straightforward video. Thank you so much for sharing! It's beautiful

[@Nick-qn5nf]

I saw this a few months ago & was planning on using it, went back to look for it & was totally unable to find it in search. I had to dig up the plans I downloaded forever ago to remember your channel name to finally find it. Delisting & re-uploading onto a second channel definitely killed any SEO the video had!

[@WickedRandom]

Yeah it’s all good though, still needed to do it. By the way we just relisted this morning so your trouble finding it earlier would have been unrelated.

[@Nick-qn5nf]

@@WickedRandom I was searching like a few minutes before I posted. Even went through my liked videos but yeah obviously it was gone. Glad I happened to have the plans though! Love the turnout & will hopefully get around to building it soon. Hope the cedar fence pickets I got are thick enough though, my local stores don't carry anything as thick as the ones you guys used.

[@spencerk4077]

Just finished building this and it turned out awesome! I am slightly concerned about the 2 bottom slats holding all the weight with pocket holes.. but so far so good!

[@croneycousteau]

Ya me too, just built one based on This design but was worried about all that weight so I ended up attaching a bottom brace lengthwise all the way across, screwed to the legs for extra support; hope yours is still holding, and hoping mine will too! 🤞

[@croneycousteau]

Update on my build, about a month later, everything feels good and the design came out beautiful. One thing I noticed is drainage seems to be less than expected so I would recommend really drilling some proper drainage holes. We just kept the hole in between the bottom floor slates (about an inch on each side of space) but that didn’t seem to be enough.

[@spencerk4077]

@@croneycousteau Mine’s still holding up just fine! Haven’t noticed any drainage issues on mine, but like you said, simply drilling a few holes in the bottom is an easy fix to that problem.

[@mochanap]

My bottom gave out. The weight after heavy rain caused one of the long planks to come off the 2x4 leg. A buddy of mine suggested using 4x4 legs and longer screws if I want to keep using pocket holes. I might try attaching each plank to each other using pocket holes also with a cross beam support underneath

[@drdanbhcmg]

Great job on the video. You both are so "easy" to watch and listen to.

[@MarQDog]

Question: if your planning to plant fruit and veggies, is it best to leave out the plastic layer?

[@dariusmatei2089]

You guys are awesome i love you-re videos there very cool!!

[@philmurphy7487]

What are you two just the cutest damn couple I've ever seen.

[@theproteaneffect3127]

If making a 16”x16” flower box, is the middle support board needed?

[@kimherrick8540]

Love this.

[@JohnSmith-ef6rg]

Excuse me sir and madam, good video. How tall did you cut the vertical black piece?

[@moniquebaby36]

That black plastic liner not gonna leach chemicals into the soil?

[@devinray2632]

Awesome job, I would love to make on. Where did you get 1 in picket fences ? All I see is 5/8 thick and you can’t use PH on that thin of wood.

[@WickedRandom]

They're 3/4", not 1". Our local Home Depot has them.

[@Tommy.461]

​@@WickedRandom wish ours did. Most of the ones we get are barely over a half inch.

[@larryellis3865]

Where do you find the plans? No description?

[@loganswann5361]

Will the plastic hold to much moisture?? This is the one thing I’m stuck on

[@King_Snoops]

I got a question, do the legs really have to be cedar if your gonna paint it?

[@WickedRandom]

It’ll still rot over time even with paint, yeah. Cedar or redwood. Or pressure treated 2x4s

[@King_Snoops]

@@WickedRandom ok thank you

[@m.maclellan7147]

Looks great, guys! What happens if you are lazy & don't sand it ?! (Besides splinters!)

[@WickedRandom]

The surface will just look a bit rougher and it’s a bit harder to apply the varnish. Otherwise nothing. 😀

[@danial9902]

I have a question let’s say single person one wants one can they order it from you all ready to put together,just the woods,I’ll will get one and prepay for it

[@WickedRandom]

Sorry, we just provide the plans so you can build it. :)

[@geoph1972]

You two make a cute couple.

[@lmnopopsicle]

What are y'all doing quarantining 11 months ago?

[@WickedRandom]

This video is from mid 2020

[@walterscott5592]

About how much to build this?

[@Griffinwoodworks]

I have a couple of questions. First, how long is it? Second, and I’m honestly just wondering, why use cedar 2x4s when you paint over it with exterior paint? Again, I’m not trying to be a smart Alec I just want to know the reasoning over going with pine since it’ll be protected with exterior paint.

[@Gobrice]

Cedar is moisture/rot resistant, pine, even if painted, is not. The paint will wear and wick the moisture=rot

[@dashingboy11]

The author does like to from scratch, kzbin.infoUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. As another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us don’t have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we won’t be able to practise the full stack project, is still great.

[@temujinkhan6326]

rough cut cedar is actually more expensive than s4s cedar

[@gwarren54]

Don't lean over, squat at the knee, lift with your legs.

[@vvdd903]

how u put weed barrier and plastic. does not with plastic u don’t need weed barrier underneath?

[@yslysl8400]

Pretty late but i had the same question but i think it prevents soil from washing out🤷🏽‍♂️ who knows though

[@VTK72]

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[@p-wood]

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[@zaimhazmin8851]

Ooh what happen to d veggies. Why flowers😂

[@kevinferguson6543]

The plans are not free

[@cheitonsam776]

Bottom is gunna rot out

[@josephcarrillo2653]

Grave robbers are idiots to say the least

[@user-xe7wc4nb3f]

this must have cost almost $300 to make using cedar.

[@andrewespinoza926]

Question, is there a different wood you would recommend?

[@Xemc3]

​@@andrewespinoza926Cedar is known to be natural resistant to rotting but it's pricey, and so is anything else such as cypress or redwood. Some are even more expensive. You can use regular pine, it just won't last quite as long. Cost-wise, you can build multiple pine beds/planters for the same cost as one cedar. Modern pressure treated wood is treated with something different than what was used 20 years ago, supposedly not harmful like the old stuff, but I haven't researched it much. I keep a jug of raw linseed oil to safely treat bare wood. I supposed one side could be stained and the other treated, for looks. Do not use boiled linseed oil though, they put heat and chemicals into that. It's fine for wood itself, but not to be put into places where food contact will occur.

[@andrewespinoza926]

@@Xemc3 thank you!

[@IFraser67]

Lovely. You just need a huge workshop and about $50000 of tools. Will look for something more realistic I think 🤔

[@WickedRandom]

Uhh what? A saw and a drill and sandpaper costs $50k where you live?

[@kylharp6208]

@@WickedRandomyou used a hell of a lot more than a drill and sandpaper 😂

[@adamrivers1007]

Just because he used some extra tools doesn't mean they're all a necessity to build the planter, a lot of them are just a convenience. I was able to build a similar planter and only own about $500 worth of tools.

[@WickedRandom]

@@kylharp6208 We get emails all the time from people who tackled this as their very first woodworking project with minimal tools, as shown in the video. One lady even built it in her kitchen. You got this, you can totally build it! Thanks for watching!

[@jacobclark1457]

My planer was $250. My table saw was $300. My drill was $99. My sander was $150. Their pocket hole jig is better than mine, but mine was $50. That is a really long ways from $50k. And you can build a whole lot of nice stuff with it.

[@whyme4476]

way too much soil

[@user-wz7vo7qp2r]

Just lost me with quarantine comment swipe left

[@ReaperReef]

Good riddance to you.