Cedar Planter Box. FREE PLANS! | How To
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- The video measurements aren't exactly "spot on". Follow the measurements in the plans :)
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We have planted many different varieties in these boxes and they are doing great. I do not use a liner; cedar is naturally weather sealed and will not rot, warp, decay or mold. I also did not seal the boxes with any sort of clear coat or paint. Overtime, cedar will turn from its pretty redish brown to grey when exposed to sunlight for a prolonged period of time.
These are a great foot-in-the-door project for anybody who is looking to begin selling their woodworking projects, or simply taking their woodworking hobby to the next level. Before these planter boxes, I only made furniture and built things for myself, and family (where I only charged them for the materials). These boxes not only helped me to make my first dollar by woodworking, but when posting this video, I have made $2408 profit; and yes, thats factoring in my total materials cost, from buyers in a small town of 3000 people.
Two tips not mentioned in the video:
1) do not take large orders or custom orders without obtaining a deposit. Luckily I had only one person order a taller 25x16x16 box and stop responding to me, his name is Ron Whitaker... Unfortunately I did not take deposits or payment in advance, but these are also not expensive to build.
2) you can use treated boards, cedar is less than a dollar more and better for the plants, unless you use a liner and are going to paint the exterior.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE like this video so it can be suggested to other cool cats like yourselves. Bye for now!!
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Hello there, and I hope all is well.
For your cedar fence pickets, what size are you using? 6 foot or 8 foot? (Newbie) 😮
Just built this today. I stood in it to test it and it held up just fine. Now to fill it with plants.
Nice! Little nerve-racking fo climb inside the box after building it ;)
Absolutely love your spirit! Thanks for everything you do......
Thank YOU for the support :)
Thanks for all your great videos!
Whoa! Thanks buddy!! :)
Just a small appreciation for what you do and share.@@WhosTheVoss
Your welcome@@WhosTheVoss Just a small token of my appreciation. What software do you use to creat your lumber layout?
Your easy going, friendly style reminds me of my grandfather.. he was an amazing cabinet builder by trade, but also anything else builder for fun.. he built our grandmother a whole new kitchen, made my sister and I captains beds, and a life size playhouse full of cabinets, furniture, windows and a Dutch door. I got mad respect for wood workers of all kinds. Your boxes are fab.. might need to see about getting someone to make me some. I love that they are lifted as well. Very nice for those of us with accessibility needs! Thank you
Thanks! :)
21 and 54...I need them All! Love your videos these are making my yard look much nicer.
Nice! Glad to see people are getting out in their shops :)
I followed your instructions on the 14”planter box, it was easy and I like the results. Can’t wait to do this one next.
I would like to 21 next 😊! Please and Than you!
Thanks! I'll add a tally to the mark :)
Like your nail counter. Nice touch! Thanks for taking the time to make the video and offer up the plans.
Thanks Chad! Glad you liked the video :)
Ripped out all the ugly over grown shrubs frim my front yard in Fla. Now putting in stone and just planters. these are perfect. love the vids. God bless.
Nice! The planters should really dress it up :)
Thanks for the project and the plans. Enjoy your enthusiasm. Keep up the good work as you continue to grow you business.
Thanks buddy! :)
Nice job. Just one tip, use galvanized brads. Only a couple dollars more and they will not rust out as fast. 18 ga. non-galvanized brads rust away completely in just few years. Keep up the good work.
Great tip! I had to order galvanized nails since my local stores only had traditional brads :P
How long were the brads used in this build?
I just built the small one and It came awesome...I add some shinny to it. I am on my way to build this big one...Thanks for made it so easy.
Glad it worked out Henry!! :)
Aaron. Great videos and great ideas. I managed to get some 1" cedar boards at a great price from a local fencing company, 50 cents a board!! I bought up what they had and started doing a search for planter designs and found your UA-cam channel. I am impressed at your willingness to freely give these ideas and tutorials to others. I don't have the shop room you have so a table saw is not an option for me and have to rely on my circular saw for the ripping or I may just use precut 3" cedar boards for the legs and trim. I enjoy your enthusiasm in sharing your talents. You the Voss!!
Whoa whoa whoa... Lets talk about this .50 per board! Dang... Welcome to the community
@@WhosTheVoss They were not grade A clean boards, some knots, some cracks but I am able to make use of the major part of the boards. They were likely discards from people picking through for a project and the fence company wanted to make room for new inventory. Win Win!! When my project using your plan is done I will be glad to share a pic with you of the end result.
I have made this and I really like the slick design and free diagrams- I have used a pump up sprayer to add sealer to mine and have add a THICK 55gallon drum liner (trash bag) to the inside with the drilled holes through both this will keep the moisture in longer and will make the wood last longer- Again great video waiting on the promised 3 pcs trifecta planter group video!! keep up the great work!
We planted some tomatoe plants in the smaller boxes and I am adding a trash bag liner next year so the water can be absorbed in the soil. Water seal is a good touch so the cedar holds its color :) i like it
cool build and thanks for the free plans. will probably make one for the wife this week
Nice! Glad you liked it :)
Awesome plans, makes it so simple, made the trio and long planter box is next. Thank you!
Sweet! Thanks for the comment!!
21 looks cool. Great for tomoatoes
Tally marked buddy! I put some tomatoe plants in the original three picket planter box and they are doing great :)
21 looks very interesting, would love a video on that
Gotcha buddy :)
Just want to say Thank you, I have enjoyed starting making these. Your videos are well done and love your goody humor
Thanks buddy! Glad you enjoyed them :)
Great job and project thx for sharing enjoyed it Keep Rocking Cheers
Thanks Larry! :)
Made mine yesterday!! Your video made it super easy. Thank you for sharing!!
Thanks :) next week i do this same top, but with longer legs and a shelf underneath :)
Love your videos… appreciate the free plans also.just made 9 of the three picket boxes and they came out beautiful and can’t wait to get plants into them . ❤
Sweet! Glad you enjoyed them :) Im hoping to produce a few more planter box videos this year
Last year I made 6 12"wide x 15"deep x 9ft long. Customer loved them.
9' long?!? Wheeewwww. Glad they turned out lookin good :)
This is awesome, Great Project, Free Plans.....Nice!. You do a great job showing and explaining the process, everything spot on
Thanks!! :) Glad you enjoyed the video!!
Thank you for the great step by step video! I followed it and wife is happy with the result
Nice! :) thanks buddy
thanks for the help I appreciate you !!!!!!
AARON! Thats my name ;) lol, anytime buddy!
Thank you for the clear video. I am going to try to make it. I hope it will be as easy as you made it appear.
I bet it'll turn out lookin good!
Thank you so much! I made 2 already and will be making more! I made them taller and wider and was even able to do the 45 degree cuts. That's huge for me. Your explanation referenced "little triangles" and all of a sudden it made sense. Now maybe the vegetables will love the pretty home they'll have and grow for me.😅
Cannot wait to get these started! Presents for my sister are also going to be included with these. Thank you very much, I've😃 really enjoyed the videos I've seen thus far. I'm so glad I stumbled on you today
My next three videos are planters! (Tis the season i guess) lol, happy to have you in the community!!
Awesome videos sir! Much appreciated and looking forward to seeing more.
Thanks buddy! Glad you enjoyed the video :)
Nice video, thanks for sharing. I bought 7 cedar fence pickets to build the other one that you shared. Might do this one instead
Id buy a few more pickets and do both ;) haha
Thanks!
Thanks Robbie!! :)
This is perfect timing! I was just heading out to the garage to start work and pulled up your channel only to spot this new video. I have just enough pickets to do this so I’m going. To give it a shot! Thanks for being awesome and providing free plans.
Thank YOU for being awesome! Have fun :)
Made a pair of these for my Mom for Mother's Day. They are beautiful! Quite sturdy as well. Very happy with how true they came out using cedar. I had to buy 1x4" and 1x2" cedar boards for the legs and top rails, respectively, because I don't have a table saw for ripping planks. I was a little heavy handed with the staples. Used twice as many as you per box. Thanks for the plans. Keep up the cool project videos!
Thanks buddy :) good job working with the tools in your shop :)
I made a couple of fence board planters a couple of years ago. Mine are about 2' x 4' x 30" and are constructed just like yours. These are three boards high for the box, and do hold a lot of dirt. This year the lower board on the long side started to move down on one end. I had to get some clamps to draw the board back into position and then glued and nailed some scrap board to the inside of the leg to support those long boards. Next time I build some, I'll add these additional supports from the get-go. Nice job on your video.
Thanks buddy :)
Looks Like I found another great channel!! 21 and 54
Sweet! Thanks buddy :)
Found this on accident a few weeks back. You made this look almost too easy but I decided to give it a try. Picked up 28 Pickets a week ago to make 4. Yesterday I had some time in the evening so I printed the cut list and cut all the pieces I would need, minus the trim. Took me between an hour and a half and two hours so not too bad. This morning my wife offered to put them together since I also had 2 other projects I was working on so I sent her a link to this video, set up a work space for her with some glue and a 18 gauge nail gun. Now my wife is one of the most intelligent people I've ever known, she was an Aircraft Mechanic in the Air Force after all but she very rarely does any wood working. I showed her how to load the nail gun when it ran out and let her go. I said you made this look almost too easy but it really was as easy as it looked. My wife had all 4 assembled in under 4 hours and all that was left for me to do was cut and attach the trim. So what's the verdict? The plans were perfect and the video was super simple to follow. Easy to put together? I thanked my wife for the help and she said, "All I did was put them together, you did the hard part." I don't agree who did the hard part but that should tell you how easy it was. How do they look? We intended to put two on each side of the driveway and they will look great there. The problem though is I put them on the deck after they were done and I really like them there. That means I'm making another trip to the big orange box store for another 28 pickets this week.
Great job with this. I've definitely sub'd and will try a few more in the near future!
Sweet! :) glad it was a fun project for you both!
Hey guys. I just finished building two small boxes and 1 large box. It was fun and they came out great. Really appreciate your video and the plans. Expecially I didn’t have too fig the materials lol. You did it all. Awesome.
Thanks buddy! Glad they turned out lookin good! :)
Built the smaller version last year as a fund raiser for my shop classes. I like the beefed up model. Will be selling them again this year. Thanks for your videos!
Hopefully it got you some $$$ for the class! Thats pretty cool :) this longer box and the taller version did very well for me last year. Happy building
Watched your video on the 3 planter build and am going to attempt to make this box..
Thank you for sharing your talents...
Thanks buddy, happy building!
I made 2 of your 3 picket planter box... I use Solidworks and I will try to create a 18 x 18 x 36 planter using your ideas. I need to supplement my income while having fun creating these planters... thank you for the motivation. I was asked if i could make a bird house for some mid sized parrots... hmmmm
Glad this video is getting people into their shops and creating :) bird houses are fun, theres one on my shelf I made. You can make goooood money building indoor birdhouses for peoples pet birds. Saw one on Etsy for over $1000. Geesh
I too save my liquor bottles, Jim Bean Black & Bulleit Bourbon!
This gave me a good giggle. I forgot those live up there. A quick backstory, I have only had one shot of Jack Daniels which was at my wedding. I was going to do somethign crafty with the bottles (which were all goven to me from my friend) but havnt yet. We'll have to make a cool lamp or something soon!
Big thanks! made one.
Looking at the provided cut list, I originally wanted to make a shorter one but had difficulty determining which cuts to shorten.
Found myself watching sections over and over again.
Said screw it, build it to size.
Looks fabulous.
Nice! As long as you keep the 12-3/4" the same you can shorten or lengthen the 45" side to whatever you wish :)
I want to think you for the fee plands, I built this box and outfitted my green house with them. I love them.
Thats awesome!! Glad you enjoyed the build
Awesome channel
Thanks buddy ;)
Made my first delivery of 3 of these, thanks again!
Nice! Good work!
I just got a YT recommendation for your channel, i watched this planter video and love how it all came together with such simple and beautiful prupose.
Thanks buddy :)
Love your channel so far. 21 please!
Thanks!! :)
Great stuff, dude. I built 3 of them for vegetables this weekend. Turned out great. Thanks for the assist!
Sweet! Glad they turned out lookin sexy
Your videos are awesome man keep up the great work!! I want to see the trio box set commenting 54! 😊
Trio box should hit the channel on Wednesday-ish, im suuuper behind schedule :P glad you are enjoying the content :)
Just started making these. Holy cow they fly out the door. I'm probably not charging enough lol. Great video and thanks for the plans. Who's the Voss, you da Voss.
Good hussle buddy! Keep at it, they'll sell all season long ;)
How much do you charge?
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Thanks again for other great build on planter box,loving your work on woodworking as I too enjoy building making planters and cross’s and flags. Love how you give out free plans of cuts to help people in need of help with projects.I am a subscriber to your UA-cam .so I get updates from you every time you make something new.love your shop background of Dice 🎲 on the wall, very cool and unique design.have a blessed day.
Thanks buddy! :)
I ran across your channel by accident...or was it destiny?? No matter, these plans are perfect!! Easy to follow and look beautiful in my backyard!!! 1,000 thank yous for providing me with the final pieces to my summer project!!!
Definitely destiny! 😁 Glad they worked out for ya! :) thanks Michelle
I like it. I think I would recommend to your customers to line the interior of the box with something to protect the Cedar (white Cedar isn't all that resistant to rot) I'm going to build your design but will use some more advanced methods. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Chris, I have a few boxes from three years ago, no liner, and are still going strong :) but the liner will help the dirt absorb the water rather than it pouring out the cracks because the dirt has hardened :)
I just got done doing this project! Also, done the three picket planters yesterday. Thanks for the free plans!
Great job buddy :)
Like your style. Your content, free plans, diagrams!, to the point content with just enough light-heartedness for fun and don't forget the nail counter. 👍
21, but I look forward to both.
Keep up the good work
Thanks Joyce! Glad you enjoyed :)
Thanks! Ive just finish it! My first wood project. A gift.
Awesome! Great job!
If you have kids that are addicted to Prime energy drinks like my kid, you can also use the empty Prime bottles as vacuum adapters and couplers. They shrink up nice with a heat gun, and I feel like they have smoother design.
Never heard of "Prime". Ill have to pick up a bottle and give it a try! :)
I would stop drinking that immediately
@@jerrellbevers6071 he said his kids not his young kids... My kids are in their 20s but still my kids... I doubt he's jacking his 4 year old up on energy drinks... This is just a little lesson in minding your own business. You don't have to comment negatively on everything you see
Prime is getting sued for having three times the PFOs forever chemicals that you should have in a life time.
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Good stuff! People love the 3 picket boxes I have made for them. I'm going to modify your 45" long planter to one that is 60" x10" for a neighbor
Sweeeeeet :)
Great Video! Ended up making two planter boxes and incorporated an arbor... Thank you for your help
Sounds delightful! Thanks buddy :)
Love that this is made with Brad nails. Starting a lil revolution!
Heck yeah buddy!
21 and 54 please. Love your videos
Thanks! Next video is a planter box ;)
Thank you for the free plans. My long top trim pieces wound up being an inch longer than what is called for in the cut list, so I would recommend building the box first before cutting those particular pieces.
Yeahhhh, mine came out to 46-5/8" too. I need to get that switched
I made the smaller boxes this week and now you have me motivated to make this one. Off to the lumber store. Thank you for the awesome content.
Thanks Todd :) glad this motivates people to get in their shops and making some projects :)
I just bought a miter saw and guess what I'm building next, now if I can just talk my wife into a table saw, LOL. I'm retired and need desperately something to do. Thanks for the upload,
Show her the planter box and tell her you need one! :) two Texas Roadhouse visits pays for one
You really are a talented and incredibly smart carpenter. Keep on cutting!
Thanks Dennis :)
Guess you handled them "push stick police"!!!!
Well done
🚓🚨🚔 🤣🤣 gotta love the push stick police ;)
Great Video, thanks for sharing
Thanks buddy :)
I just listed these on Marketplace last night and already have 3 orders! Love it!
Heck yeah buddy!
@@WhosTheVoss make that 4 orders!
Thanks for this video. I modified the size a little bit (2.5 feet x 1.5 feet) and they turned out great. Followed your instructions to the letter and it turned out perfect.
Nice! Great work :)
I really appreciate your videos. Thank You for sharing these different projects and tips.😎🤠🤓
Thanks buddy! :)
Another great video, thank you for the plans
Thanks :)
Not worried about the 1x4 legs warping? Sure it holds the weight day one but how do these look after 3 years?
In my "boost your plater sales" I show you some of the planters Ive had on my patio for three years, doing just fineeee
Nice clean plans
Thanks :)
This is great! Gonna try to make some once I can find cedar pickets in my area again. Found your channel through a FB Reel of your 3 picket planter, love your style man, keep it up!
Thanks buddy! Glad to have you in my youtube community
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Thank you very much for the plans. I added ax type handles to one side and wheels made from scrap, on the other end. I wish I could figure out how to add a pic.
Yeahh, I wish it was an option on the ol UA-cams :/ sounds cool buddy!
196 Nails
Miles off, One day i may get Lucky and be able to say Nailed it!!
Not a bad guess! You could always fire in a few extra to get to 196 ;)
Very approachable. (Okay, throw away comment to help with the algorithm.)
Yeahh! Thanks for giving the algorithm a little lovin :)
Aaron, I guessed 157, great video!! 21
So close! Ive sold a few of the boxes with the cedar post, but those babies are cashy if you go with cedar instead of a treated 4x4. I have a friend that bought a few so she might be getting a freebie if I make another for UA-cam ;)
Great job bro/ 21
Thanks buddy!! :)
Great video and explanation- one question- your plans call for 4 pieces of 5 1/2 x45 inches, but your video showed them being cut at 44 inches- which one should be used?
Ooooooo nice catch! As long as all four of them are cut the same length, it wont be an issue. Only thing it might affect is the last board you rip down to put in the center :)
I pre cut everything according to the plans and had to trim the two supports for the bottom boards and the long, top trim pieces came out a tad short but good enough for my patio. Came back to watch the video again and that's where I noticed the discrepancy for the long side boards. No worries though, I really like how simple these plans are and how good the finished product looks. Of course the smell of cedar is always a plus.
Love your videos, man. Keep up the good work!!
Thanks buddy :)
Hi, thank you for sharing your free plans with me.
Anytime! Happy building!!
That’s an amazing video! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks :)
Thanks for the videos man they've been great.
Thanks buddy :)
Found the cuts to be a little off, 1 3/4 on the rips doesn’t allow for much landing of the sides and idk if I missed it but the top frame you might wanna indicate if the measurements are to the short or long point but nonetheless thank you for the build
Thanks buddy
easy peasy. Great plans!
Easy peasy in deed!
I just sold 2 of the 16” square boxes and was looking for bigger options!
Good job! This box and the smaller box have the same 16" side so they can be sold as a set too :)
Thanks for sharing, nice work. Full View and Like 👍
Woohoo!! :) thanks buddy
Great video! You're making a 48" planter box, so why cut your boards to 44"? Is that to allow width for the leg boards and top piece so that the end result is 48"? Thanks! Love your videos!
That was the size my customer ordered, so I left the sizing the same :) its a 46" box, but yes, the legs,sides and top give you the total 46" length :)
Hey Aaron, thanks for posting this! I’m officially down the rabbit hole, table saw, circular saw, pocket hole jig, router, not mad tho!
Questions…using cheap cedar from HD, where should I start with sealing/paint esp for the legs/parts that touch the grass? And how bad are interior brad nails to use outdoors? My first iterations that I sold use them :/. Also just a tip, Matt P did this cool 45° rotation hack to make a pointy tip on end of beams. That being said 21!
Woohoo! Welcome to the never ending purchase of tools :)you could seal the bottom like 1 inch to protect against discoloration from water touching the feet. Ive made these boxes for two years and have had no issues with the brad nails not being galvanized. I did see Matt's cool 7° planter box, I did not catch this nifty 45 degree trick though! Might have to jump on his channel. Glad you liked the video buddy! :)
Thanks for the video, been making smaller planter boxes. How much does this big one sell for.. if I may ask?
I sell my planters at $10 per picket it takes to build. This guy I sold for $90, it was my third requested box :)
Hey Aaron, I see you use the shop vac but what about a dust collector? I am tired of all cleanup but I also don’t want to burn up a shop vac.
I’m a newbie to your channel.
Ive investigated a few dust collection systems. I still have yet to find the perfect one that is wall mountable. All my equiptment is against one wall so running the tubes wouldnt be a problem. I just havnt bit the bullet yet. Shop vac has been doing just fine though, it does get a little warm when i run it for 15+ minutes at a time :)
Thanks Aaron! I don’t have enough room for a wall mount. That’s a pipe dream for me, 😀
Hey Aaron thx for the great video and the plans! Quick question do you allow your cedar boards to dry out before you assemble your planter boxes?
Nope, I bring them inside the shop so they aren't in the elements, but I have no issues with shrinking:)
Thanks for thw quick response, keep up the great work!@@WhosTheVoss
Once again you have made a great video and planter, wondering what happened to the cordless nail gun?
Thanks buddy! The cordless is still a favorite, but, I was pumping out a lot of boxes and bought an air nailer. The cordless was also giving my arm a workout. Lol
Thank you for sharing this videos.
I have a question for this particular planter.
If the planter is 33 inches height, would you use the same thickness on the legs?
Check out my raised garden bed video, its this exact box, but has 32" legs and a bottom shelf :)
21 thank you
Thanks Carroll
Are you using galvanized or stainless steel brad nails? If using galvanized nails, any issues with rust streaks over time? Great video!
Im using a simple steel brad nail, mine have been outside for two years (this is their second winter) and I haven't had any issues with rust streaks
I absolutely love this. I had a good time making these. Would you ever consider doing something on a really small scale? Like for suculats that you could sell for like $10?
THAT would be adorable. I made a 3" x 3" planter box for my 3 picket planter box, but it was for show purposes only, no plant :/
So this maybe a crazy question. Could you use a 23 gauge pin nail instead of a brad nail to nail the boxes together? Will it hold like the brad nails?
Ive never experimented with pin nails, they do intrigue me though :)
Thank you!
Thank you :)