Container Gardening Complete

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STEP 5 The remaining leftover wood from Board #9 can

now be used to make the vertical supports (I). Use the

circular saw to rip two strips, each^7 ⁄ 8 in. wide, from the

leftover board. Then, crosscut the strips to make four

pieces at 6 in. long and four pieces at 11 in. long.

STEP 6 Begin building the side panels by attaching

straightedges to your work table with four hand screw

clamps. Use a speed square to make sure the corner is

at a perfect 90° angle. Assemble the short side panels

first by laying two legs (A) to the outside and two sides

(B) in between them, making sure they sit squarely

in the corner of your straight edges. If your cedar

is rough-cut on one side and smooth on the other,

make sure the side you want facing the outside of your

planter box is facing down. Scribe a line across all four

boards, 9 in. down from their top edges. This line will

mark the edge of the support strip.

STEP 7 Position one short support (F) so its top edge

is on the marked line. Set a second short support so

its top edge is flush with the top edges of the side

boards. Position a third short support so its bottom

edge is flush with the bottom of the side boards. Drill

pilot holes and attach the short supports to the side

boards with two 1^1 ⁄ 4 in. exterior decking screws drilled

into each side board.

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STEP 8 Repeat Steps 6 and 7 to build the second short

side panel, again being careful to keep either the

smooth or rough side of the boards to the exterior.

Then build two long side panels using the same

process, except with four side boards between the legs.

Also, the support strips on these long sides will be set

in from the edges of the legs by^3 ⁄ 4 in. on each side. This

will allow the short side panels to be overlapped by the

long side panels.

STEP 9 Cut and position the vertical supports (I) flush

with the edges of the first side panel. The 6-in.-long

vertical supports go between the top and the middle

supports, and the 11-in.-long verticals go between the

middle and the bottom supports. For the top vertical

supports, make sure there is a gap of 1^1 ⁄ 2 in. above

the middle support (see inset). This gap will allow

the pot shelf boards to be inserted once the box is

assembled. Drill pilot holes and attach the vertical

supports to the leg boards, using 1^1 ⁄ 4 -in. deck screws

spaced about 1^1 ⁄ 2 in. apart. Now drill horizontal pilot

holes through the adjoining face of each vertical

support, spaced in between the vertical screws.

These pilot holes will be used to secure the short side

panels to the long side panels.

STEP 10 Stand one short side panel and one long side

panel upright and join the corner together, using a

framing square to make sure the angle is a perfect 90°.

Then, join the two panels together by driving decking

screws through the pilot holes on the vertical supports

and into the leg boards on the long side panel.

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