Strawberry Tower Planter

Building a strawberry tower planter design I found online. Andrew loves strawberries and I hope to have some produce this summer.

This project was made of cedar fence boards. I bought a 2” Forstner bit for the holes, but realized that it was a little difficult to cut a hole with my hand drill. Borrowed a drill press from Kyle and a 2” hole saw bit to try them out. The drill press with my Forstner bit was too slow. The hole saw bit on my hand drill was not as clean, but much quicker. So, I did it that way. Used my Dremmel to sand holes a little and a router to put a 1/8” round over.

I accidentally used “soil amendment” instead of potting soil. Should be fine? We’ll see.

Used Gasana Strawberry plants from Home Depot. These were the only kind available, as Stine’s were in bad shape and didn’t have enough. Spacing says 14-24” apart!, and I have them way closer than that. The build was very quick, and was finished in one day.

Potting Bench / Griddle Table

The back patio was in need of some table space and storage. So, this potting bench was a perfect fit for my small patio. Treated pine was used for this project, as the bench will either stay on the patio or move to the grass in the backyard. This design was found on Kreg’s website, so of course I used a Kreg pocket hole jig for the joints. And, there were a lot of pocket holes. I added a few hooks to hang regular gardening tools. I built this in the garage, and I feel the boards shrunk a lot after I put the bench outside. I should have let the wood dry outside before building, but the gaps between the table boards are not too bad. This table is a great fit, and has been working well.

Controller and Headphones Holder Rack

My first project of the year is this “simple” controller and headphones holder rack I wanted to build for the kids’ playroom. It was a good project that involved some tools I had never used before, so I wanted to start the year off with this one.

The rack I made is based off of this great design from The Wood Wisperer at https://thewoodwhisperer.com/videos/classy-headphone-controller-rack/

I used White Oak for this project. I modified the design to be able to hold two controllers, instead of just one. Using the scroll saw, I made a template. I used my jig saw for the first time, and was very impressed with how accurate I was able to cut the curves on this mount. Also, used the router for the first time too. Ran into a spot where the wood kicked out on me, but I figured it out. After spending a lot of time sanding by hand with a 4-in-1 rasp file, I was ready to stain. I decided to go with a dark walnut, as Andrew originally wanted it to be black.

2022 Woodworking Goal

My woodworking goal for 2022 is to do a project each month. I want to be able to end the year with a decent skill set going forward. I am new to woodworking, and have recently started collecting a few different tools for the task. So, here goes.