Flower Box Cage
I have been having animals messing with my garden so i decided to make a cage for it. In the early spring i can also cover this in plastic to make it a green house. I made this with cheap wood and very simple.
I made this at Techshop
Materials:
1x2" pine wood. i bought 12 8ft sections. I have extra. but i did screw up some.
Screws
Wood Glue
Nail gun with brads
Screen from abandon starwars bike. (Note If you don't have a abandon Tie Fighter starwars bike then maybe your loud neighbors don't need their screens. No screen = bugs. Bugs = closed windows. Last resort is to buy some.)
Staple gun with staples
Tools:
Miter saw
Table saw
Pocket hole jig with bits
Drill
Nail gun
Staple gun
Scissors
I made this at Techshop
Materials:
1x2" pine wood. i bought 12 8ft sections. I have extra. but i did screw up some.
Screws
Wood Glue
Nail gun with brads
Screen from abandon starwars bike. (Note If you don't have a abandon Tie Fighter starwars bike then maybe your loud neighbors don't need their screens. No screen = bugs. Bugs = closed windows. Last resort is to buy some.)
Staple gun with staples
Tools:
Miter saw
Table saw
Pocket hole jig with bits
Drill
Nail gun
Staple gun
Scissors
Cutting All the Wood on the Miter Saw
Qty Length
18 Horizontal bit (Not in picture)
8 veritical bit
4 12.75" (depth of my flower box)
8 angle bit
Then once all that wood is cut take the 8 12.75" long pieces and put 45 degree angles on each end. See photo.
18 Horizontal bit (Not in picture)
8 veritical bit
4 12.75" (depth of my flower box)
8 angle bit
Then once all that wood is cut take the 8 12.75" long pieces and put 45 degree angles on each end. See photo.
Table Saw Cuts
Take 3 of the 18" long pieces to the table saw to cut 3 0.75" wide strips.
Save the scrap for the next step.
Save the scrap for the next step.
Glue and Nail the Segments
The next step is to glue and nail the segments. I did the top peak first. Then added the two that go to it. To make sure that this is the correct width apart i put the scrap on the bottom to hold it in place.I only nailed those together.
For the two end pieces i put two cross members on. This is for a rigid structure as well as looking better.
For the two end pieces i put two cross members on. This is for a rigid structure as well as looking better.
Glue and Nail the Peak Cross Sections
I took the three sections i cut on the table saw and put them on three of the remaining sections that were not cut. This is to make a peak beam that is rigid. I used lots of glue and nails. Be careful to not nail all the way to the end. You will want to drill there and drilling through nails is a bad idea.
Pocket Hole Jig Drilling
I then drilled all the remaining 12 pieces that are 18" long. I used two holes per end. I am using a Kreg pocket hole jig. I was sure to make the side that would be visible to look the best.
Screw It All Together
I then screwed it all together. I used Kreg 1-1/4" long course screws. They did the trick. I didn't want to glue those joints because i move some times so i don't want to rip it apart each time.
Cut Screen and Attach
Cut screen to size and staple to frame.