I built a set of modern-looking planters for the front of our house – something a little different from a rectangular box:
I built three of them, and in three different sizes for visual interest:
I was inspired by the simple construction of these tapered cedar planters combined with the appearance of these expensive mahogany ones. I began by creating a jig that would allow me to hold the posts of the planter in place while I laid the cedar strips across:
This ensured that each side was identical, and that each planter was at the same angle even at different heights. I laid each cedar strip (ripped into about 1.5″ strips from inexpensive cedar fence boards from Home Depot) with a spacer between each, and then cut off the ends by hand:
I had some help gluing and nailing the strips in place:
Then I trimmed off the angled ends of the posts:
And finished with a coat of spar polyurethane:
The result:
Jared MacDonald Woodworking 
What are dimensions of your tallest cedar container. Want to flank driveway with 2 flower containers. Jim@peakfin.com.
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Hi Jim, the tallest planter is 34″. The middle is 27″ and the smallest is 20″.
Best,
Jared
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What are dimensions of your tallest cedar container. Want to flank driveway with 2 flower containers.
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The tallest planter is 34″. The middle is 27″ and the smallest is 20″. They are each 19″ square at their tops.
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Who is that extremely epic person helping you and what saw did you use for cutting off the angled ends of the posts?
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That’s my son and I used a Japanese dovetail saw – dozuki – to cut the ends!
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