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Pot plant stands

JoeAzza
Kind of a Big Deal
JoeAzza
JoeAzza
Kind of a Big Deal

 

Three pot plant stands made from Tasmanian Oak and stained with clear varnish.

 

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The project

 

I made these new pot plant stands using Tasmanian Oak timber.

 

I have been wanting to make these stands for the last six months. After looking at different ideas online, I decided to go with this style.

 

All joints are glued. The legs are made using floating mortise joints. I used a horizontal home-made router table.

 

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The top box section was made using a box joint jig. I also made the jig to do this process.

 

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For the top part, where the pots sit, I glued three pieces of 110 x12mm Tasmanian Oak, recessed to give a shadow line and recessed to mount into the box section of the planter stand. The top base wasn't glued, it was just fitted into the slots and held together by just gluing the box joints.

 

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Here are more photos of the work done to complete these planter stands. I only needed three of the stands. I started by making one as a prototype. This was my original and first try at making a planter stand.

 

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So for the next three stands, I redesigned the top section with slots. No brackets required.

 

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If you put your mind to make something, it's very rewarding when you see the finished product.

 

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Tools and materials

 

Tools and materials used in the project:

 

 

Comments
Dave-1
Community Megastar

Morning @JoeAzza 

Thats some might fine work! And I do mean fine as in accurate and fine as looking good :smile: The level of accuracy you have is something Id dream about but never really put the effort in lol

 

Thats a nice workshop in the background btw :smile: Really I need to build myself one I think.

 

One question I have tho is how come you used the 4 rubber wedges to join the top box to the legs?

 

Dave

BoeingFan
Becoming a Leader

😯WOW! These are gorgeous, what a lovely job. I have no idea what a box joint jig is, it sounds like an old dance hahaha. Well done!

JoeAzza
Kind of a Big Deal

Hi @Dave-1 @thank you for your kind comments, I used black plastic table top joiners to join the the top section to the legs

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Dave-1
Community Megastar

@Joe 

Ahhh Bingo! Makes perfect sens now :smile: I thought they were wedges lol

Nice way to do it.

 

Dave

Caron
Making a Splash

Bookmarked - beautifully done.

Nailbag
Amassing an Audience

These look fantastic @JoeAzza and very nice workmanship on the joinery 👌

 

Regards, Nailbag

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