Cedar Garden Tote Plan
My wife loves gardening and I love making her things, so this garden tote was a great quick project that gave me something to build and leave her with something she could use when gardening. It was made out of a couple of cedar fence pickets that I bought from Home Depot for $1.54 each.
It was very simple to make and really only had three different sized pieces (plus the handle).
Materials needed for the Garden Tote:
- 2 Cedar fence pickets – 6' long and 4" wide
- 1 wooden dowel 7/8″ diameter, or whatever you feel comfortable holding
- 1¼" exterior grade screws – I like the GRK brand best as the star head ensures the driver does not slip and strip the head
Cut List:
- 7 pieces 12½" long
- 2 pieces 16½" long for the long sides
- 2 pieces 13" long for the handles
- 1 wooden dowel to fit (mine was 17¾")
Steps:
- Cut all the pieces to length as described in the cut list. I rounded off one end of each of the two handle supports for aesthetics
- Screw the ends onto the long sides making sure you get them square
- Screw one bottom board onto either end of the box
- Spread the three remaining bottom pieces out evenly and screw in
- Attach the two 13″ tall handle side pieces and finally
- Measure the gap between the two handle sides and cut the dowel to fit. Then screw through the handle supports into the dowel
Project Type: Outdoor
Estimated Cost: $5 (at 2015 prices!)
Hopefully yours turns out as useful as mine has.
Mark
June 2, 2015 (9y ago)