Bought your plans which I was a bit apprehensive because I hate spending where I don’t need too, but! It was well worth it. Sold 10 in 2 days at $45 each. But I’m going to have to charge a little more. They take up a little more time that is like. Thank you for posting your videos!
You Sir, are the best. Thank you for giving us your ideas, and for keeping it simple. Other woodworking youtube people have instructions like "lay this sheet of Baltic Birch plywood into your CNC machine..." (thanks for nothing). I have made several of you items, and I will be making this planter tomorrow. Please keep them coming, it is greatly appreciated. Big fan of fence pickets, I made Elevated, raised garden beds 4'x4', with fence pickets, because of the cost of lumber. THANK YOU!
Thanks Mike! Yea I know what ya mean with some other channels. And that’s fine too for folks with the machines. But I try to focus on teaching things that most anyone can do. Thanks for supporting the channel!
God bless you and God bless anyone reading this! Hope you have an awesome day! Seek him while you can! Jesus is the way and the only way and he is returning soon! Whenever you think you aren't loved... Remember the ultimate sacrifice was for love! ENDING YOUR LIFE IS NEVER THE ANSWER! For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 KJV The wages of sin is death (hell) but Jesus paid our debt on the cross, for our salvation! We must turn to God and away from our sinful ways, Confess Jesus is Lord and believe with our hearts that he was risen from the dead by God, and we must be baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and The Holy Spirit and live by His word and Commandments! Trust that God will help with the rest! Seek God today before it's too late! Today could be your last day on earth! Have a blessed day! ----
Dios te bendiga y Dios bendiga a Todos los que estan leyendo esto! Deseo que tengan un hermoso dia! Buscad a Dios mientras pueda ser hallado! Jesus es el camino y el unico camino y regresa pronto! Recuerda cuando te sientas que no eres amado... el mayor sacrificio se hizo por amor! EL SUICIDIO NUNCA ES LA RESPUESTA! Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo, que ha dado a su Hijo unigénito, para que todo aquel que en él cree, no se pierda, mas tenga vida eterna. S. Juan 3:16 RVR1960 La paga del pecado es muerte (infierno) pero Cristo pagó nuestra deuda en la cruz para nuestra salvacion! Debemos volvernos a Dios y apartarnos de nuestros caminos pecaminosos, confesar que Jesús es el Señor y creer con nuestro corazón que fue resucitado de entre los muertos por Dios, y debemos de ser bautizados en el nombre del Padre, del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo y vivir por Su palabra y mandamientos! Confia que Dios ayudara con el resto! Busca a Dios, antes de que sea muy tarde! Hoy podria ser tu ultimo dia en la tierra! Que tengas un hermoso dia! ---
I have done some woodworks in the past but this woodwork plan ru-vid.comUgkxZF0EMnrujZvqHhGkxiz559uIABJWR9TG helps me do much in a far lesser time than i used to do i have already built several projects with this plan and i intend to do many more soon. Thank you so much!
Just wanted you to know, I am a musician by trade, a mailman for my local County by day......I absolutely love what you do, I am nowhere near a woodworker but have been intrigued for years. Enough to have been collecting all the tools I need to do woodworking. Your vids have inspired me to start a new business at 58....Like I need to do that! But you need to know that your teaching and explanations have got my creative mind going to pick a handful of you creations and move forward. I just wanted to say THANK YOU SIR!!! I look forward to seeing what I can do.
I’ve been feeling the exact same way at 57 lol. Starting this business and another stand leaving corporate America and all the ideologies in the dust this is rewarding compared to that mentally draining stuff
Here is a tip for Home Depot. Go in a search the scrap pile at the back and the fence pickets for ones that would not look good on a fence. Talk to the employee. I have bought relatively good pickets with one end messed up for 75 percent off.
@@MatthewPeechWoodworking our Home Depot did until I cleaned them out. Home Depot in my area mark them with purple paint. 75 percent off. I got 400 dollars worth of fence pickets for a 100 dollars. I looked for an employee first and told them what I was doing. I took ALL the bad ones. Even if they were too messed up for me to use. Sorted them out onto a cart Let them look and mark They were happy to get rid of them. They did not have to sort them. Saved them work. Sanded them down and installed them horizontally on a wall to make it look like Ship Lap. If I had that to do over again, I would paint the wall the color of the stain before installation. Also would have bought a Harbor Freight planer to save the sanding.
I feel ya even the white wood in my area is $7, been doin pretty good with the fan trellis you showed us, i like to use the 2x4 for the trellis because I use the rounded edges for the cross members and people love it I seal them with a coat of poly, fence pickets are good price
I've been remodeling my house and as an amateur wood worker and more I get frustrated with this remodel process. I stumbled across your channel while looking for ideas and I have got to say that the past week or so when I get frustrated with the remodel I sit and watch your videos. YOU are so calm, collected and you explain things in regular terms that anyone can understand. As an example, I just watched this video on the planter boxes, do I want to build them? No I don't, but it was relaxing and allowed me to get my focus back. I REALLY appreciate your channel and I will be building some of your work in the future...... if I survive this remodel! Time to get back to the kitchen cabinets build! THANK YOU!
I had the same thought, very well explained how-to video. I’m a newbie wood worker. Mathew’s video gave me inspiration & confidence to try to build these for personal use. Thank you, Mathew!
The very best thing he brings into your life is his approach and techniques to wood working. It's helped me in all aspects of working on and with things in general, woods particularly.
That is an excellent idea! I tend to think its a bit over kill on the amount of hardware for a planter box. And in some cases, even brad nails could have sufficed. I would reduce your cost even more and could eliminate a lot of predrilling. Just a thought though for some of these smaller projects.
I built this with a lot of wood glue(exterior) and 2 and 1 inch brad nails exclusively(except screws in bottom). (i don't have a pocket hole jig) I think the top trim looks better from a distance with the brad nails.
I'm not saying to not add any screws... especially structurally. But it was pretty over kill and honestly was probably $6 in screws alone. Everything adds up... That was my point
I might try this with heavier hardwood. I know it would rot, but I can't worry about such. Pin nails should work fine, just toe them against each other.
God bless you and God bless anyone reading this! Hope you have an awesome day! Seek him while you can! Jesus is the way and the only way and he is returning soon! Whenever you think you aren't loved... Remember the ultimate sacrifice was for love! ENDING YOUR LIFE IS NEVER THE ANSWER! For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 KJV The wages of sin is death (hell) but Jesus paid our debt on the cross, for our salvation! We must turn to God and away from our sinful ways, Confess Jesus is Lord and believe with our hearts that he was risen from the dead by God, and we must be baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and The Holy Spirit and live by His word and Commandments! Trust that God will help with the rest! Seek God today before it's too late! Today could be your last day on earth! Have a blessed day! ----
More so than the plans or tutorials (which I appreciate greatly!) is the fact that you tell us it's ok to mess up. The fact I heard that even you redid them makes me 100x more confident in making them. Thanks as always!
That’s what we do. Even the most skilled carpenter will never do a build where they don’t make a mistake… that’s the issue with some channels. They edit out mistakes… I believe that discourages people… so I leave mine in or talk about it. It’s an important part of learning.
Dios te bendiga y Dios bendiga a Todos los que estan leyendo esto! Deseo que tengan un hermoso dia! Buscad a Dios mientras pueda ser hallado! Jesus es el camino y el unico camino y regresa pronto! Recuerda cuando te sientas que no eres amado... el mayor sacrificio se hizo por amor! EL SUICIDIO NUNCA ES LA RESPUESTA! Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo, que ha dado a su Hijo unigénito, para que todo aquel que en él cree, no se pierda, mas tenga vida eterna. S. Juan 3:16 RVR1960 La paga del pecado es muerte (infierno) pero Cristo pagó nuestra deuda en la cruz para nuestra salvacion! Debemos volvernos a Dios y apartarnos de nuestros caminos pecaminosos, confesar que Jesús es el Señor y creer con nuestro corazón que fue resucitado de entre los muertos por Dios, y debemos de ser bautizados en el nombre del Padre, del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo y vivir por Su palabra y mandamientos! Confia que Dios ayudara con el resto! Busca a Dios, antes de que sea muy tarde! Hoy podria ser tu ultimo dia en la tierra! Que tengas un hermoso dia! ---
You can do a 4 spoke trellis with two cross pieces using only 1 cedar fence picket. Total cost is less than 5 bucks per cedar trellis. I've got a batch of them along with a couple of pine monsters sitting at a local nursery/garden center. We'll see if it takes off locally. I priced myself a bit low just to get a feel for my local market...it's not a big city, people don't spend stupid money on simple things quite as readily... If my trellises take off now that the weather is warming then I'll have to try these planter boxes.
Thanks for the video! Question... do the 1" screws you use later in the video have to be a special exterior type screw? I have the exterior 1 1/4" Kreg Pocket hole screws on order, but not sure what type of screws to use for the 1" screws you mention towards the end. (Newbie)
I made one today from some 3 1/2" cedar fence pickets that I've had sitting around for a few years. My pickets were closer to 1/2" thick and way too soft for pocket holes, so I used glue & brad nails. I thought 1.25" seemed too narrow for the top trim so I used 2" strips. It turned out cute.
This past Sunday I was at my local Home Depot and they had a ton of lumber on their discount 70% off rack. I spend close to an hour going through all of it and came away with 18 perfect cedar picket fence posts 5/8th x 5.5" x 6ft costing me $1.01 each. Jackpot.😁
If your looking for reduced lumber for your products most lumber places have a discount bin or odd /end pieces rack. Ask a sales clerk if they have this before you bite the bullet and buy full length pieces at jacked up prices. Been there done that.
Bought your plans even though I’m sure I could have just followed the video, but wanted to support you, and I do like to reference cut lists. Great job on designing this, compound miters are a little beyond me, but to follow the math you figured out I can do 👍.
don't do the compound miters on the top trim. After you get the side framework assembled, and before you attach the side boards to the inside, run the top and bottom thru your table saw with the blade tilted to 7 degrees, that way you can build the top trim piece with only 45 degree miters. Just make sure you cut the bevels the right way so that the long part of the bevel is to the outside of the box on the top and inside on the bottom. Cutting the bottoms also make it sit nice and flat on the surface.
OMG I have used fence pickets in every single project I have done! I just find a building design that i think looks nice and literally make everything up from there. Framing to finish. I have spent a lot of time learning what typical construction standards are so that i have a good point to begin. In the last 2 years I have built 2 chicken coops, 2 dove aviaries, dog kennels, and a small pool house. I think my dad would be proud of his little girl. I only discovered my passion for carpentry around 5 years ago. Its very hard to practice a skill you want to improve when you can not afford the damn materials. So finding materials that are more affordable have been essential. I would love to figure out a way to become skilled enough to actually make money. Im very excited I found your channel. Thanks!
Jennifer, Looks like you found the channel to make money, I found that instead of just making one, I make 4 at a time. tools are already set to the correct measurement, so I multiply each cuts by 4 and run more boards through the same cut.
After building one of these from the plans from your website, I have a couple of suggestions. On board three flip the placement of parts c and e with part I. This way a person can set the table saw and cut all remaining pickets to 2 inches wide with the last piece being 1 1/2 inch wide. Let I and H at 1 1/2 inch wide instead of 1 1/4 inch wide. The 1/4 inch does not make much difference and will add a little more support as the base. This also allows you to not have to reset the table saw to run these pieces through a second time
Not sure what I did wrong but 6 months to a year after this build my planters developed separations between each board and the top flat pcs separated from each other. I understand the concept of expansion and contraction but how can this be avoided?
Get a 4 x 8 sheet of hard styrofoam insulation, cut it to fit inside, and add a top then voila you have a cooler......and those you could sell for alot more
So I watched this and my first thought was that is pretty cool but there is no way it is going to be as popular as Matthew says. My second was why not try it and see it will only cost a few dollars to try. I am now the owner of a woodworking company and have never been so busy. Thank You!!!
While I love everything you did, too often the expense of time is rarely or never addressed in these types of videos. Yes the expense of wood, screws, glue, etc might be under $20, people need to know how long one of these will take. How much do you want to make per hour? $20 per hour? Well if it takes you 3 hours to buy, build, and sell a planter, that’s $60 in labor plus the $20 in materials. That means you will need to sell a planter box for at least $80 to hit that goal. Last thing you want to do is end up making $5 per hour because it takes you a day to build one. Make sure you factor your time into the money making calculation people.
Matt, I don’t waste time searching on RU-vid for ideas and plans. I go right to YOU. You don’t start off saying we need a $15,000 Jointer and a professional looking shop. You understand your subscribers and want us to succeed. Thank you for inspiring all of us!
That’s an absolutely gorgeous planter. It only takes three pickets but on the down side I counted it takes 102 screws to assemble. That takes the price a little above a 2 x 4. But I have to say thanks again I love that planter
I don't prefer to use screws for outdoor items unless needed. The last planter I used pocket holes and screws for the frame but used glue and brads for everything else. Quick tip: I find brad nails and staples cheap cheap at resell shops and bargain bins. Not sure why but it seems people always have them but never use them. Well buddy, I will! Thanks for the great vids, always learn something from them!
I was looking for this comment...the idea is great and I totally want to try a version of this, but i was astonished at the amount of screws. Pocket hole screws are expensive and there are like 60 pocket holes on this 😧
Sir you are a genius!!! Our market show is in two weeks and I was gonna make planter boxes but for waaaaay more than this leaving me little room for profit. This is awesome Matthew. Thank you yet AGAIN brother 👍
@@MatthewPeechWoodworking maybe a tough topic but you know I love ya man. Those concealed bread board tables…can I actually get away with pocket holes or should I do loose tenons. I have to pull the trigger in three days honestly I’d rather do pocket holes but I completely get the counter argument. My thing is if I line them up right and they’re in a stable environment…how much wood movement? Thanks so much brother you’ve changed me and my wife’s lives. Not ready yet to share the whole story but when we are we will share it with you first. You’re the boss sir.
@@MatthewPeechWoodworking and as for the planters a neighbor gave me a pallet of 7” x 8’ cedar. We will take pics at the market and send them to you. Will send staged pics of all your products.
@@alexreid4131 dude just watch trying to take pallets apart. Dunno if there different were u are but I've tried taking pallets apart over here in Scotland and they usually just break or split 🏴👍
@@michaelwillson6847 brother I’m from Scotland (Banff I’m Aberdeenshire). I now live in Washington State USA. I bought ten cedar pickets yesterday from Lowes (big box store here in the US kinda like Home Store in the UK). Gonna make the planter boxes outta that. Pallets are hit and miss here same as in Scotland mate.
Great video and perfect timing. I Just bought some cedar pickets last night to make some planter boxes for a couple of shrubs. I was going to try my luck making them from some I photos I took but not I don’t have . Big thank you, your channel is awesome
@@korey4944 I have a few of these around the house that I’ve made with glue and brads and they have been holding up excellent! As long as you use something like titebond 3 that’s water proof, they will last many years, even without screws. No harm in screws, they’re just not necessary. And if your building some to sell, just glue and brads are the way to go for time and materials sake.
Great design, loved the idea. For the video though, too much marketing at the beginning. For a $60 asking price with $6 material cost, one should not need more than a minute of marketing. Otherwise, it may give a false impression of the product quality. During construction, too many fasteners were used on the panels. Fence picket is not elite enough material to warrant three screws per piece. Now if it was nails, I would say yeah that's about right. If so many large head screws were used anyway, maybe using them outside would improve the outlook. Other than that, great video.
My man... This is super awesome, super affordable and pretty straight forward to make and take on. All because of you and your patience to make it that way. You're awesome for sharing this with us AND showing us the build process. Along with your tips and tricks. Thank you! Cheers from Texas 🍻
Wife just gave me the go-ahead to order a pocket hole jig so I can make these! I can see one cost cutting tip though, take a bit to glue panels together to cut down on the amount of screws needed. Great job and will be buying the plans for these as well!
@@89Johneboy There are 14 per side, if you glued the panels you can get it down to 4 screws saving you 40 screws per planter which at 8c a screw would knock down the price to produce by $3.20 for 5c worth of glue. Compound that over multiple planters and that can really add up quick.
I would recommend using stainless steel or brass screws, a bit more to buy admittedly but they will last forever and when the box rots away they can be reused. You will soon forget what they cost but will always look nice, it’s no use spoiling the ship for a halfpence of tar.
I've recommended some of my friends here in South Africa to have a look at your channel. (All guys with their own issues such as mine was, before I had a look for myself) We're all in agreement that your way of handling problems and helping people see that you don't need everything all at once, can be used in life and not just in woodworking. So from the boys in South Africa... Thank you. I hope your kids realize what a champ they have for a dad and an example as a Man.
So......... I literally just came across your channel this morning, this is only my 2nd video that I've watched and om already in love with this channel!! I know its a divine appointment bc ive been asking the Lord to show me what to do with wood pieces that I have, bc I do have a goal that i need to reach. Your teaching method is simple and even my mind can grasp it 😂. You've gained a new supporter here! Many blessings to you!! Rae
Boy, let me tell you, I'm a late bloomer, 52 years old and have only been doing any sort of wood working for the past four or five years. Since finding your channel, I am learning so much from you. Thank you Matt. Lloyd Truro Nova Scotia, Canada
I started woodworking but basic, very basic things because I only have basic tools, I just purchased a table saw a few months ago but we haven't set it up yet, we need a non-raney weekend to set it up but anyways I'm 51 although I did take wood shop and junior high school so I have that, I think it's great that we're starting in our 40/50s, it makes our brains work harder which is better in the long run for all of us. 🙂
Great video again Matthew and what a nice little planter those are. Nice to have another way to make some money in these tough times with lumber so outrageously priced
I'm not sure if it's just me but these plans are a little tough to follow. I cut top brace for A at the 11 5/8 with the miter. That makes the opening at the top 11 1/8" which makes the two 5.5 pieces not fill the gap. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? I did get a little confused in the plans calling stuff "a" and "b" when the cuts were actually another letter. Maybe label the stuff in the plans with the letter.from the cut list to make it easier.
I had the same issue and thought I did something wrong. so I rewatched the video and he has a bit of a gap in the top corners as well. I'm having a problem with the 1 1/4" exterior pocket hole screws blowing out the sides on 90° joins. 🤔 and I cannot for the life of me find 1" exterior pocket hole screws.
@@beaker133 same. I looked. There is another brand that makes 1” exterior called armor I think. Im going to try to set my drill bit a little more shallow to see if that works. I tried some 1” interior to see and they worked great, but wouldn’t trust them outside. Instead of the pocket screws holding the panels I did 1” stainless trim screws, so they sunk a little below the surface and held well
Nice! I was dreading making boxes for my wife's planting. I"m a bit worried about the pressure treated stuff, but I think I can line it with some 6mm plastic. Or polyurethane the inside. Thank you!
Holy screws batman! Thanks Matt, this is an awesome project, I bought the plans to do this. Question.... why pocket screws for the wall boards? Screws are expensive. It seems you used 6 bucks in wood but 10 bucks in screws on this. Would brad nails not work. thanks! Love the Channel. Keep up the great work!
Was my exact thought when he started putting the wall boards in. I can understand for the frame, however using a little titebond III and some brad nails on the wall boards would save you all those screws AND a ton to time and if this is a production thing both of those two things are extremely important in profitability.
I don't know his personal reason but for wood projects that will have water I use screws for expansion and shrinking of the pieces. I've done constructing and remodels for 15 years with lots of old houses, things that are nailed loosen up much faster and easier than using screws. My experience and opinion
Neither Brad nails or glue (even titebond 3) hold up to the weather very well. Especially if you'll be moving these around w weight in them (into shed for winter?) or anything like that. If I was making them for my house I may still use nails just for simplicity and speed, but that's bc I could easily repair them if smthn happened. But if you're giving them a gifts preventing falling apart in a couple seasons is prolly worth the extra 5 bucks. Also, the screws are much better w permitting wood movement in changing humidity of outdoors AND the wall board being screwed to all 4 perimeter boards also strengthens the panel. In fact, if you wanted to save screws you'd probably be better off only using 1 pocket screw on each side of top and bottom rail, then 5 regular 1in deck screws (2 top 2 bottom 1 side) in the wall boards to secure everything tgthr... at least that's what I did. ... if you really want to go cheapest possible, you can even use drywall screws in the wall boards (since there won't be much shear force against them). And even though pocket hole tutorial on RU-vid warns against regular screws in pocket holes, IF you gear down your drill and are VERY careful not to over drive and split wood, you can get away w deck screws there too. Therefore, CHEAPEST YET MODERATELY EFFECTIVE SCREW OPTION = 28 x 1 inch drywall screws (20 for wall boards and 8 for top trim) and 32 x 1 1/4 deck screws (4 x4 for each panel assembly, plus 16 for attachment of B to A [4 down each side]) *if purchasing in 500 screw containers, that likely works out to 2 or 3 dollars total. Not bad. ... to bad in my area the wood is almost $30 : /
@@theoriginalmonstermaker yeah I think you're spot on with it. I'm going to try one without screws, I'm a big gardener when I'm not having an apathetic phase in life, and wanna see for myself what will happen with titebknd 3 and letting some wet dirt freeze in it. Should make a video because in any case it'll end up being informative. Even if the result is a given, it never hurts to see it with your own eyes
Any ideas on getting thicker fence pickets? Unfortumnately I purchased some cedar pickets from Home Depot and they were barely over 1/2 inch right around 9/16. With the thickness the 1 1/4" pocket hole screws blow out the outside. Very frustrating.
@@MatthewPeechWoodworking I can find 1" phs that are exterior. All of them are zinc. I did some research and found a local lumber company here in the Denver Metro area that have 7/8" thick cedar pickets. Gonna look at those for the sides.
Matthew, Thanks for the build, I made 2 listed them on a local FB group and now I'm busy for next few weeks, with no end in sight. Might put a disclaimer that you're not responsible for any overcommitment someone might find themselves in if they offer these for sale. I am finding that the pockethole screws want to break through the outside of the board they are being screwed into. I have the Craig Jigg not the new one you have but one generation back, set both the jigg and the collar on the drill bit to 1/2 in not sure why I'm having this problem, any clues? I've found a work around, but in the beginning it was causing me to have to remake parts. Thanks from Vance in Texas
Thats Awesome Vance!!! The issue is not all pickets are a full 5/8. You can try to adjust the bit collar so it wont drill as deep. This will decrease the inset depth.
@@MatthewPeechWoodworking wish i would have started this a long time ago. blew out my back at work 2 years ago and doing this to keep from going absolutely bonkers plus to stay out of the wifes hair.
I was wondering the whole video how you'll be addressing drainage or if you'd line the bottom with a plastic bag to prevent rot. Didn't even cross my mind some will use fake plants. I'm trying to get started as a hobby and these look great. I need to collect more tools though like a tablesaw, that pocket hole jig and a router.
I build planter boxes for passive income and I use regular picket fence boards and I do not line the boxes at all and there is no issue with the wood rotting. I have had 8 (4ft wide x 6ft long x 12in deep) in my yard for the past 5 years and they are no where near rotting. Mind you that I use mine for growing food and still no issue.
You could use pocket screws to attach the top rail as well, which would keep all your hardware hidden, and would make for a cleaner look to the finished project. Exterior wood glue and some brads are another option. Nice plans, easy to follow. Building four of these for the wife. Cheers.
Great build video! One thing I will add for those planning to make these, is the 1 1/4” deck screws for the side panels will be too long for the thickness of the material in my findings. After sanding, a 1” screw is best. You say it correctly in the video, but those going off the cut list and materials in the description could buy the wrong screws as 1 1/4" are listed
Yah…. Screws poked out all OVER the legs of my initial build. I went directly off of the PDF - 1.5” screws are too long. 😡 I was pretty annoyed. I think setting the Kreg to 3/8” (vs. 1/2”) is better as well, so the (1”!!) screw head has more wood to grab & pull the joint together. I also glued the joints. First one came out marginally ok.
My dad passed away at 94 this year. I have all his tools and tons of lumber that he had. Going to make projects to sale and some to donate. Watching your videos are a Hugh help. Your very talented and your instruction are fantastic. Thank you so much
In my area, 2x4 are $6 but no picket at $2. Cheapest picket is $4 and none of them look as good as yours. Bended, warped, cracked, no straight edge. Very hard to use unless we have a planer
Showed my wife and she loved them. Thanks for the extra work you caused me! Just kidding. These look awesome and I'll be making them for the whole family!
Love the content. You give a ton of detail and show stuff that the average person can do with minimal tools. When I first started I had a table saw and a lot of hand tools set up in a shed no bigger than a pop up camper. Now that I'm more setup I still come back to see your projects and tricks. Btw what do you use to sharpen your chiselsto rhe right angles? I got a ton of garage sale ones and have been using my belt sander sense I don't have a wet stone and can never get a consistent angle
Tried my first one of these today and completely butchered it! LOL. The cedar, treated pickets were a bit wet and the pocket holes tore out, screws were too short, bevels didn't line up, frames fell apart....tomorrow is another day!
I had problems with the pocket screws tearing and splitting until I used a LONG bit and put a pilot hole all the way through my pockets, added glue and screwed until snug. (used beck screws) all went much better. My cedar wanted to spilt just breathing on it. Treated pine much more durable I found to be.
Brilliant concepts! On a side note, you're correct in people not being able to see a products potential in their minds eye. This actually has a name. It's called aphantasia and it exists on a spectrum with some people like me not being able to picture anything at all.
Absolutely beautiful! Love the design. Wish I could get cedar pickets here (East coast USA) but I'll make do and I'm frugal anyway so I'm thrilled to have your plans. Never seen your channel before - subscribed.
Your videos are always fantastic. Thank you for the ideas, information and inspiration to keep on my (and I'm sure as a community, our) wood working journey. I made a very similar planter a little while ago, I had a someone come to me and ask if I could make them more rectangular, so I did. They loved them and from word of mouth I have now sold 18 planter boxes like these. They are a hit! Thanks for all you do, for all you give to us budding wood workers. Keep up the awesome work.
The plans for this planter box are superb, well-priced, and easy to follow. I made a pair of planter boxes in American Ash and the result was amazing. If you have a technical issue with your build or require other questions to be answered. Matthew and Laura's support are also brilliant. Thanks again. Build Plan Rating Based Upon Cost/Ease of Use & Support 5/5
I was laid off my high-paying office job three months ago due to the recession (I'm 26, single homeowner with some debt to pay) and have been woodworking as a hobby for almost three years, while I got a part time job that barely pays half my bills and searching for a second job, I really need to find a way to make money with what I have. I have an expensive shop and stacks of pallet wood I collected for free (20+ pallets). I bought these plans, never supported someone else or used Etsy before but I feel inspired to just get to work, stop complaining, get something done and do it properly to make money, learn and maybe finally get my fire going again! Getting laid off was like being rammed by a car but I needed to be humbled. Thank you for these videos, subbed and will update if all goes well!
I am on this like white on rice. Matt I needed inspiration for a few months now, and after doing the trellis and table, I am going to master this plan because I already have ideas to not make it better but to use my sign carving skills to add on. I have already thought about that with the table but this is it. Thank you for the positive energy and motivation especially with a limited income that’s hardly nothing. Clark…
God bless you and God bless anyone reading this! Hope you have an awesome day! Seek him while you can! Jesus is the way and the only way and he is returning soon! Whenever you think you aren't loved... Remember the ultimate sacrifice was for love! ENDING YOUR LIFE IS NEVER THE ANSWER! For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 KJV The wages of sin is death (hell) but Jesus paid our debt on the cross, for our salvation! We must turn to God and away from our sinful ways, Confess Jesus is Lord and believe with our hearts that he was risen from the dead by God, and we must be baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and The Holy Spirit and live by His word and Commandments! Trust that God will help with the rest! Seek God today before it's too late! Today could be your last day on earth! Have a blessed day! ----
Dios te bendiga y Dios bendiga a Todos los que estan leyendo esto! Deseo que tengan un hermoso dia! Buscad a Dios mientras pueda ser hallado! Jesus es el camino y el unico camino y regresa pronto! Recuerda cuando te sientas que no eres amado... el mayor sacrificio se hizo por amor! EL SUICIDIO NUNCA ES LA RESPUESTA! Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo, que ha dado a su Hijo unigénito, para que todo aquel que en él cree, no se pierda, mas tenga vida eterna. S. Juan 3:16 RVR1960 La paga del pecado es muerte (infierno) pero Cristo pagó nuestra deuda en la cruz para nuestra salvacion! Debemos volvernos a Dios y apartarnos de nuestros caminos pecaminosos, confesar que Jesús es el Señor y creer con nuestro corazón que fue resucitado de entre los muertos por Dios, y debemos de ser bautizados en el nombre del Padre, del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo y vivir por Su palabra y mandamientos! Confia que Dios ayudara con el resto! Busca a Dios, antes de que sea muy tarde! Hoy podria ser tu ultimo dia en la tierra! Que tengas un hermoso dia! ---
I just started and this is my first project. I don't have fancy equipment, just a miter saw and a hand saw. So I had to rip the boards by hand and then sand the edges. Its not perfect but I am happy with myself the way they turned out. Thank you for the inspiration. I am going to list on Facebook and see if they sell, would be nice to have this as a side hustle.
I'm not a woodworker, but I love this series, has me thinking of things I can make on my lathe or 3d printer that I can sell. You're creative and your mindset definitely has influenced me day to day
I feel like you have gone inside my head. I was literally just sitting at my desk looking at the cost of cedar fence pickets on a big box store website wondering to myself how I could use those to make an inexpensive planter to resell. I walked out to my truck, opened RU-vid, and you were the very first video showing me exactly how to do what I wanted to do. Well done sir
Ok, I love this guy, and I credit him with getting me to try woodworking- really, but it has to be said. I count 116 screws. Kreg screws= $29.98 - 500ct box = $ 0.06 per screw.... 116 x .06= $6.96 in screws. More than the wood. Still a good profit, of course, but yikes.
Anyone else find that the pocket hole screws split the cheap cedar boards on every hole? I even tried it with 1" screws instead of 1 1/4", but it still split the wood every time. I'm going to try this with glue.
I love watching.your videos because you are so inspirational. Because of shipping i usually make small projects to feed my hobby cause im learning woodworking when wood was cheap. Saving up for a portable table saw i think i could be more efficient. Right now just making lanterns and candle holders and my friend pushing them at work . I'm was a little apprehensive about apprehensive selling cause i do make some mistakes . Thanks for the tip with pickets cause if a screw up its not so costly. I would like to make money doing this since i'm home with an elderly parent . My issue is the shipping i sent a lantern to my sister and it cost 20 bucks to send to texas. One of my main problems is finding boxes to fix my projects . So if i didnt have an amazon box that would have cost 8 bucks for the box and bubble wrap. So in total it cost me 27 bucks to ship and thats with amazon box . So how would you ship that or get a box that size or can you provide some info for shipping cheaper. I would probably have to ship it because in my neck of woods. I have neighbors who make cabinets, mail boxes, porches , sheds, planters . Anh help would be appreciated.. thanks for your videos i have learned a lot and different ways to speed up production.
@@TruckTaxiMoveIt yep. The subliminal didn't work 🫤. So I cleaned our two car garage, organized his tools, made stands for the miter saw and table saw so I was working on the floor like he has been for the past year while doing our flooring. Organized his wood pile, got familiar with how to use the tools safely, made the jigs, and I'm halfway done with my first planter. Probably would have been done but kids wanted boba before family game night. He helped with the stands and the familiarization and ripping down of the posts so I could see his table saw's quirks. Now to sell some so I can upgrade his quirky tools. Lol
Question: How long are your pickets? I’m from the Netherlands. Sizes are different over here so I couldn’t make it with 3 pickets. The one I used was 180cm long. That’s about 6 feet I guess.
I'm new at wood working. I am almost finished with this flower box. I learned a lot (in other words I made several mistakes! Haha!) One of the most frustrating things for me is that both of my drills (1 powered and 1 battery) were too tall to fit inside to drill the final boards on. I will now go buy a right angle drill attachment for the next one (unless there is a better/alternate solution.) For other beginners, I will list my mistakes so you won't have to make the same ones. First, I cut the piece lengths before ripping so I ran out of wood and needed another board. Then I drilled the screws in a little too far so they came out the other side. Two other issues were just me learning to use my new pocket hole jig and also the fact that the safety guard on my table saw wouldn't let me set the fence to cut a piece smaller than 1 1/2 inches wide. This is a great project for a beginner! Thanks for the video and plans!!
I CANNOT SEEM TO FIND cedar fence pickets in my area ... Not at HD, not at Lowes, and when I search online at their sites, it says OUT OF STOCK ... Ugh. Does Matthew recommend pine?, ... Pressure treated? ....
I just don’t get it! Everything the same pocket holes 1 1/4 pocket screws no matter the angle the keep busting thru the front of the boards!!! Ugh can’t use shorter screws then it won’t hold. WT??? Ugh. Can’t make this planter for nothing but I can build houses!! Lol.
HOWEVER… (continued from previous post) Please realize that I have many decades of experience. I don’t waste a lot of motion. I don’t have music in my shop. I do production work (one project was eighteen guitar necks in one batch. It surprised me at just how quickly I was able to make 18 necks). It will take a lot of experience to match my speed, BUT… Stick with it. Keep your thumb tucked-away. Don’t day dream (one shop owner said I would day-dream but so what? I had the production speed. One day he walked into the finish booth and caught us goofing-off. He turned-around and walked -off in frustration and yelling, “Goofing-off again! I can’t complain, they’re always done”). Make it fun or you will take a fun hobby and turn it into a hated drudgery.
I have following you on the value of small, I have actually used some of your ideas and I also go to my local Marshalls to look and see what they are carrying. I think those planters would sell at my first craft show. Instead of using all those screws, could I just use exterior wood glue and brad nails? Thanks for the inspiration.
my damn pocket screws keep blowing through the wood on the recieving side. grrrrrrr using treated SPF boards and the exact same Kreg jig you have. Driving me nuts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
