Wood Training Pot

Victrinia_Ensor

Just for your amusement I thought I would show you the fruits of my weekend labors. A wood training pot for a pine of mine.

Yes I had help with this...

It's made from scrap cedar 2x6 and 5/4 board, and scrap 3/4 in. subfloor plywood I had. It measures about 19 in x 19 in to the outside trim. The box is all routered and joined. It was a lot of fun to make. Probably more work than most training pots, but it seemed nice to make it attractive as well as functional. It's great when you have the right tools for the job...

To give an idea on the process the 2x6's were ripped in half... then planed to about 1/2 inch thick... the boards were dado'd with 3/4 grooves so the base of the pot would be fitted together. The feet were cut then routered with an edge for visual interest. The top rail was cut to about 2 inches wide, also dado'd with a groove to fit the walls and then routered once it was all glued and nailed together. And of course the whole thing was sanded at different stages in the building of it. I decided not to paint this one or seal it. I want to make more. I'll probably experiment with how best to seal the inside of the pot when next I try.

Yours most kindly,

Victrinia

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BONSAI_OUTLAW

That thing is awesome victrinia...i love it

Victrinia_Ensor

(smile).... Thank you Jase. I hoped you would enjoy it.


Yours as always,

Victrinia

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Dav4

That wood box actually has more appeal then most of my ceramic pots... and it's put together with more care and looks better then most of the furniture in my house. Wonderful effort/great work on the detail. It will look very nice as it weathers. Nice!


Dave (woodworker hobbyist/bonsai hobbyist without enough time for either)

tree bender

Your Shop Teacher would be proud... They'd give you a big thumb up.. Since they usually only have one left..

Where can I put my order in for one?

new4me

Very cool! I think you will be suprised how long it lasts once you seal it up.


Rich

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zube

What? No dovetailed corners? Very nice Ms. Vic. Quite professional looking. I wouldn't try sealing the inside of the next one, it's a lost cause for a box full of wet dirt. You could have a sheetmetal liner built at your local sheetmetal shop. Stainless steel would last forever. Your box would no longer need a bottom, only a cleat at each corner to hold the liner. Once the dirt is away from the wood, you can seal it all. The cost would be high, at least $50-60.
Take care,
zube

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Repotter

Is there no end to your talent? Great looking pot Vic.

Using plywood for any part is a risky thing since plywood does not do well being wet.
I think I would epoxy the interior.

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rockm

That should rot nicely

Seriously, though very nice job and should make any tree in it look nice.

I don't put that much effort into wooden training containers because, well, I'm lazy and the things deteriorate pretty quickly, so why bother? Like I said, I'm lazy...