Planter Box From a 2x4 and a 1x6 – Build Plans PDF

Build a raised planter from one 2x4 and one 1x6. A black 2x2 base with a slatted shelf holds a mitered 1x6 box on top, with no visible screws. The legs are 18" and the sizes adjust to your planter.

What's inside the PDF

• Materials and tools lists
• Cut list
• 16 step-by-step instructions with photos: ripping the 2x2s and 1x2s, cutting the parts, pocket holes, building the two frames, attaching the legs, adding the bottom planks, sanding and painting the base, measuring, mitering and nailing the 1x6 box, adding it to the frame, finishing
• My tips from building this planter

Materials: one 2x4 (or two 2x2s), one treated 1x6, pocket hole screws, wood screws, outdoor wood glue, brad nails, black paint, semi-gloss outdoor finish.

Tools used: table saw, mitre saw (with a stop block), pocket hole jig, brad nailer, clamps, sander.

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