Jan. 12, 2025

6 Jan

Originally I was planning to doing another set of octagonal plant pots, like my original pot I made in a woodworking workshop with an instructor. However, I think the bevelled edged angles I need are too complicated / too scary for me to cut. I didn't like cutting with the track saw at the 22 degree angle before, and I don't think it would be any better trying this at home with a circular saw or something else... 

So I've stuck with rectangular pots. I'm using up plywood I still have from the tool cupboard project. I have a mitre saw which I can use for most of the cutting.

First day went well. I cut 6/8 sides for the pots. I'm running out of wood that is large enough so starting to glue up smaller pieces to create more sides, and the bottom panel as well. 

I chiselled out the rabbet's so the sides can fit together nicely.

12 Jan

The project is finished. I had to make the base twice over since the first one just came out so mishapen... I was aiming for square and it was just so off! Funny that. Second attempt went better and I was able to glue everything together, stain it and oil it.

I only managed to make one pot. I used one of the extra sides to remake the bottom. I had too little left over for the second pot. Gluing together small parts of plywood to make bigger panels went so wrong with the first bottom attempt, I decided to leave it for the second pot. It's unfortunate as I had planned these pots to house two identifical fern plants that have been living outside without a pot for a while now. I can only house one fern so they won't be a pair anymore :(. At least I managed one.

The stain is quite patchy. Maybe it's the plywood that comes out patchy, maybe it's the stain or maybe it's my application. Who knows. Fairly happen with the result. Bit scrappy.

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