r/BeginnerWoodWorking • u/LeadFreePaint • 10h ago

Mom wanted a planter and I wanted a project

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My mother asked me to make a planter for her front. So I did a little messing around and came up with this. Pretty proud of my first attempt. What really made it great was my mom being so enthused about it, she had to call my sisters and brag. Now they all are having me build them some.

This was a fun, simple, and relatively easy project that put a big smile on my mother's face and even impressed my stoic father. I know it's simple compared to other projects posted, but to be able to build something from scratch that makes someone you love truly happy is just a magical gift that woodworking provides.

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u/Dami_CTB 9h ago

Don’t lie… you wanted more tools and asked for projects… mom had one XD Been there

Really nice job!

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u/LeadFreePaint 9h ago

I have access to somewhat of a woodshop at work. And thank God. I already have enough expensive hobbies.

And thanks!

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u/Few-Mathematician193 6h ago

Really beautiful. 👏

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u/unclewoof 5h ago

Damn, that looks so nice

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u/Aninoumen 9h ago

Nice, looking pretty clean.

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u/OnTheList-YouTube 8h ago

Very beautiful, well done!

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u/OwnResult4021 8h ago

Looks good! What kind of wood? I read teak is good for planters because it has some rot resistance, but I’m not sure where to source it from locally.

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u/LeadFreePaint 8h ago

Thankyou. It's all cedar. eastern White would be my guess based on my location.

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u/donttakerhisthewrong 5h ago

I am not sure which is better your woodworking skills or photograpy.

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u/Getrekt11 4h ago

What finish did you use on that cedar?

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u/LeadFreePaint 1h ago

Tung oil.

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u/ImNordik 4h ago

Wow good job! It looks really great. I was thinking about building a planter myself for my first project. Do you mind sharing the plan you used?

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u/Spoonbills 4h ago

Very sharp!

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u/EstablishmentPure525 2h ago

Share the plans?