Picket Planter Box
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the pole planter is a larger version of the three picket planter plus a few extra boards in the center. this build requires a 4x4, either 6' or 8' long. a 2x4 and 6 pickets.

first I rip two pickets to 1 and three quarters. we wont be using all six stripes but I can always use them for mess-ups or boards that have nasty spots. cut eight pieces to 16" tall for the legs.

for the sides and bottom, stack two pickets, cut twice at  23" long, and once at  21-3/4". grab two more pickets and cut them down to 23-3/4" as well. i didnt stack mine cause im not so good at the mathssss. you will end up with eight 23-3/4" pieces, and four 24" pieces. and the legs we cut moments before.

its been a while guys....ohhhh Nail counterrrr! you guys can take a guess as to how many nails (excluding screws) this build will take. I havnt made one of these since last year, my guess is 95 nails. 80 for the three picket box, and I have 100 in the chamber. lets go!

before we start chopping up the 4x4 we are going to construct the shell of the planter box. take two of the 24 inch sides, run some glue down the sides; im using titebond 3, their only water proof exterior glue. fire in three nails into each board.

then, tip it up onto its end, run a line of glue, line up another leg and nail it into place. then repeat for the other side.

and thennnnn, repeat for the otherr side!

balance your two sides like this, apply some glue to the inside lip of the leg and nail in the two shorter 22 3/4" sides.

and repeat for the adjacent side.

for the bottoms, i line them up flush with the inside. i do mot glue them, most of it leaks out and it looks terrible when it dries. nail the two outer pieces into place, then one of the center boards. the last center board may need to be ripped down to size. then, rip it into place.


to hold up our 4x4 post, we need to cut two pieces of 2x4 to run along the bottom of our shell. I measure and cut my 2x4s to run perpendicular to the bottom boards of my box. this way I can nail into them from underneath and strengthen the overall bottom.

my 2x4s measured 22 in on the DOT. so I cut two pieces of those.

now that we have a completed shell, we need to measure and rip two pieces of 2x4 to your inside measurement, they should be 22-3/4 inches. but if your boards are bowed it may be a bit larger.