Poplar Planter Stands

[bainin]

I did a few of these to pass around on Mothers Day. The gift recipients have really liked them.
I liked the simplicity of the build and the challenge addition for me to create mortise/tenon joints for the cross members to attach to the legs.
You can see on that closest tenon - it was too large and offset on the board face...made for interesting adjustments later to get things to line up

After the first one, I made a 2nd set - which came out better from an execution point of view. A couple coats of poly, no staining. The poplar is a nice
warm color on its own.

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[Trey1984]

Looks really nice. Great work and that popular does have nice color to it. Really like the finish. Did you spray, brush ??? How did you apply the poly?

 

[Lhloy]

Nice!

 

[mgreene93]

Where did you find the plans?

 

[bainin]

Thank you for your comments - I'm ok with constructive criticism as well-if it educates me

I wiped on the poly using a soft rag...very thin coats-i like this method as it dries very fast and you can move on to the next coat after about an hour.

I didn't work from a plan, I had that planter image shown on the piece of paper in the first pic as a general guide.

Its been a few weeks, but I may have written down the dimensions I finally incorporated- I will check-if its comprehendable-I will add on to this thread.

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[Colin Helms]

Bainin, I really do like what you built. I too would like to get the information with the dimensions. Looking forward to your next post.

Colin

 

[Gotcha6]

They both look great, but I'm afraid the taller one wouldn't be practical with pets - unless they are in an aquarium.

 

[bainin]

They both look great, but I'm afraid the taller one wouldn't be practical with pets - unless they are in an aquarium.

Yes- actually getting plants off the ground level is required in our home, the cat likes to nibble on them. You are right though, stability would be an issue with bigger pets banging into it.

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[bobby g]

Very nice work! Nice design too.

 

[waitup]

Nice pieces, I like the simplicity of the design.

 

[LeftyTom]

Nice, and those joints look spiffy.