Planter Cover
Planter Cover
Animals kept digging through my planters, so I built a removable cover.
Animals kept digging through my planters, so I built a removable cover.
I designed the planter cover in SketchUp. I used 5/8" cedar nailing strips, and aluminum wire mesh. Instead of nails or screws, I used lap joints and glue. I finished the wood with 3 coats of boiled linseed oil. I cut and attached the wire mesh with regular staples. Then, I covered the staples and mesh seams (most of them) with more cedar strips.
I designed the planter cover in SketchUp. I used 5/8" cedar nailing strips, and aluminum wire mesh. Instead of nails or screws, I used lap joints and glue. I finished the wood with 3 coats of boiled linseed oil. I cut and attached the wire mesh with regular staples. Then, I covered the staples and mesh seams (most of them) with more cedar strips.
I'm predicting that the exposed staples on the middle uprights will get squeezed out after the first winter, but I couldn't think of an elegant way to hide them. Next time.
I'm predicting that the exposed staples on the middle uprights will get squeezed out after the first winter, but I couldn't think of an elegant way to hide them. Next time.
SketchUp is amazing.
I need a table saw.
I need a thickness planer.
Outside top corner.
Outside middle.
Inside top corner.
Outside bottom corner.
Inside bottom corner.
Inside middle upright.
First coat of linseed oil.
Aluminum wire mesh.
I need more clamps.
Top view.
Side view.