How I Made $4,000 In One Month Woodworking (FREE PLANS)
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Excuse my head being cut off for majority of the video.
Planter boxes are a simple way to turn a profit with woodworking. Everyone loves to plant flowers/vegetables around this time of the year.
Follow along as I build a planter for one of my customers.
Thanks for watching! Don’t forget to subscribe for future videos. (There’s a tool list in the description)
I HAVE to thank you for tlalking and describing your project, INSTEAD of playing crap music and leaving it up to folks to GUESS at what you are doing. In fact, I appreciate THAT so much, I subbed you!!!!
Thanks for the video. And super thanks for being one of the few KZheadr woodworkers to reduce the volume on your video when running your saws and planer.
Nice Video, I would have put a 3/4 x 3/4 x11-3/4 runner on each of the bottom short sides to help support the floor. Maybe the weight of the planting might be too much weight for the brad nail without glue. That mean you would have to move the floor up by 3/4" to place the support runners in
Best video I have seen describing this process. Love how you mute the noise. Well done bro. Keep up the quality vids.
Much appreciated!
I looked at the flower boxes at Lowe’s they were high price junk lol so I took the same design and you guessed it I have made 10 boxes lol
Thanks for the video. That is a great project and not too difficult to build. You did a great job explaining the build process. I look forward to seeing more of your projects. Take care and God bless. Rudy
I’ve made a few of these planters myself. But I always end up over building them with extra supports underneath the bottom. And I use screws along with the nails and glue. My biggest fear is the planter will fall apart and the customer will spread the word about how it failed. Even though I tell them the planter is sitting outside in the weather. Now I mostly make them for friends and family. I like your videos and thanks.
I only do just nails with the small boxes like this and you can stand in it without it breaking. The bigger planter I make I add a support rail and glue and nail the bottom into those.
you'd be surprised how much weight wood glue can hold, I make the small boxes just nails and glue, honestly the nails are just there to hold it while the glue dries. Bigger planters of course need more support, and cross braces and screws will help, because dirt gets heavy
Very well thought out how to video. You actually gave all measurements and how you cut and assembled. Subscribed for that fact. Thank you, and I am looking forward to more of your videos to pop up
Thank you! I really appreciate the compliments!
Love the way you presented this. So many other videos out there just blaze through the actual build portion and don't take their time to show you how to make something you can sell (or just keep if you don't want to make money!). Really appreciate the time you spent on this, and congrats on making some profit you can invest back into your craft!
Thank you for the kind words.
Love it!! Only suggestion I have is use stop-blocks to the miter-saw to speed up the process and also add accuracy. :)
I’ll be building a miter saw in the near future and I’ll definitely be implementing stop blocks!
yes. when you butt up a piece against a chop saw bade, if you run a cut, it will shave a 1/32" off of it. so when he used that to cut each piece im thinking the 1st and 4th must be off
@@ShayDug pay attention a little more, you’ll see I remove the first piece before making the cut. So it doesn’t get touched during the process.
Thank You for going through the process !! … Awesome Video
Thank you for a classy video! I have taken the measurements, which I'm sure won't be exact for the wood I use, but the proportions will be right. As someone else has said, thanks for not have loads of irrelevant commentary or music, just method and measurements; perfect! Just noticed the free plans - will use those! Thanks again.
Good video. I had purchased a bunch of pickets a little while ago for something i have been working on, so I made one when i got home from work today. It was a fun, quick build.
That's awesome to hear! I'll be releasing another video soon of an 11 picket planter I make.
I tell you 40 dollars is a fair price for the time & effort for sure. I live in England. I wouldn’t get half that because people here think you should pay them to take them. They don’t appreciate what goes into the finish product. Thanks for showing your process.
Sadly, that’s most places. A lot of people don’t consider someone’s time worth money. Trust me, I’ve gotten messages saying that it’s too much money. But the customers that pay outweigh the people that don’t want to spend the money. You just have to put it out there and give it a shot.
@@SaltyWoodworking fair play to you. Plugging away seems a fair point. I only do craft fairs so my audience is rather small. But overhearing comments as people pass by saying “nice but rather expensive” seems unfair with the collection of materials, prep work, sanding, finishing etc… then paying for a stand to promote your work seems harsh & doesn’t inspire confidence in your work. I will continue to produce work as I don’t cave in easily. There are however people who show a real interest in the work, they are probably woodworkers there selves so know what goes into it. Let’s hope there’s more interest in my next effort. Good luck to you fella. Hope your projects get the attention they deserve.
@@neilpiper2807 I did my first farmers market this past weekend and didn’t sell that much. It was pretty disappointing if I’m being honest with you. I sold a handful of planters, but only one cutting board. I had prices for everyone, from $15 up to $200. I dont know what it is about marketplace, or if I’m just lucky where I’m at, but people are going crazy over the planters. Thank you for the kind words!
I list my job due to health issues about 8 months ago, but luckily I have a military retirement check that helps. I turned to my woodworking to help me get by. I was making some that are very similar using 3 pickets as well & selling them for $40. Unfortunately, a local guy started making some like mine & selling them for $25. I figured out the cost of making mine plus my time & they cost me about $20 to make. So I just doubled that to come up with my selling price. Apparently, the guy selling them for $25 either doesn't figure his hourly wage for making them into his costs or doesn't think his time is worth much. I decided to quit making them because I couldn't compete & make it worth my time. So now I just make other things. It is all about your area as to the costs & selling price. 😊
@@WomanUnfiltered Did you happen to what the guy's work was like? Might be garbage compared to yours. I wouldn't give up making them because someone undersells you, He might give up because it's a waste of his time not making any money with them. Maybe add some stain to it to be different from his.
Good job and project thx for sharing enjoyed it Keep building looks great God Bless
Thanks, you too!
Thanks for the video. A lot of people are making these planters and most are reporting making a profit. It's time to add my two cents in the fold. Just subscribed and looking forward to more videos. Cheers!
Thanks bud! I was hesitant to jump into the bandwagon on making these, but boy I’m glad I did. I would’ve never been able to buy the tools I have if I didn’t get started making these.
Thank you for a fresh look at a planter box! I like it. And I subscribed so let's keep the videos coming! Again, I definitely liked your fresh take on it.
If you don’t mind me asking, what are you considering a fresh look for this video? I want to keep it going for the next ones.
@@SaltyWoodworking I was thinking more along the lines of how you took your planter back to a rustic-type design, which also made it look modern. I hope that makes sense. It's also "different" than most of the other designs out there by not using beveled cuts or crazy angles that some aren't used to cutting yet. I'm trying to use the same approach on my channel, and I like how you stated and showed it. I hope this makes sense.
I would take one extra step and cut some squares of window screen material. Use the glue to place them over the holes on the inside of the box. This will help keep the soil in the box while still letting the excess water drain.
That is a really good idea. I’ve never had an issue with soil coming out of the holes though, I have a handful of my own planters I setup before I started selling to make sure they hold up. Definitely not a bad idea though.
One thing that might help a bit if you are wanting to set up for a multi order. Instead of using the first piece cut to mark length and butting up to it, you could grab a clamp and a piece of wood and clamp it right to the fence of the miter. I used that trick when I was doing laminate flooring and needed to cut 10-15 pieces the same length for a room. It can really save some time from needed to butt up each piece.
That's good tip. Careful to not butt overly hard or the block will creep and result in out of square assemblies due to varying cut lengths.
TIP: Use CA glue in combination with the wood glue. The CA glue will help lock it in place (within 15 seconds). Then for consistency this will allow you to use your nail gun on the ‘inside’ only (therefore not seeing ‘any’ nail marks/holes). (Not required; just an added tip/benefit) You can use a bit of salt with the wood glue to preven slipping and movement.
Good video and fun project to make
Nice project. Thank you!
Glad you like it! Thanks!
@WhosTheVoss really put us all on to these for the season huh! I've also made some pretty good coin as well and I like how you added the planner to hit one side. I "dust" mine with a simple piece of sandpaper to get that same result.
Thank you for the detailed assembly instructions. I think I can do it.
You can do it!
Great video. Great explanation and very detailed. Thank you sir.
Glad it was helpful!
Small tip for you. I have the same stand for my miter saw. If you take 2 peices of 2x10 cut the 2" wider then your stand width. And glue and screw the 2x10s together in a L shape. You then have a nice stop block you can clamp to your miter stand. That way you only have to measure your first peice
That is a great idea, I would not have thought about doing that! Might have to try it out soon. Thank you!
Just found your channel and subscribed. Keep doing what you're doing.
Love it man
I live in Rhode Island and there are no stores there carry cedar fence pickets. Best I've been able to get is 1.61/board foot. That adds up quick. Mind you, those board are suppose to be 11/16 thick. Yet the ones I got were closer an 1" thick. Which leaves me planing a ton of wood off. Or resawing a bunch of boards. Best we can get around here are the pressure treated fence pickets for $2.18/board. Those range from 1/2" to 5/8" and sometime you get lucky and they are thicker than 5/8".
Fellow Rhode islander here, same problem
and unfortunately the pressure treated wood would deter a lot of people from growing food in them I imagine.
@@pkupmanvt You are absolutely correct, but I am not selling mine for people to grow food in them. I do make cedar planters and those that appreciate craftsmanship do buy them. At current cedar prices around RI it's hard to beat out the Lowes, HomeDepot and Amazon's with their super low pricing.
I subscribed, you do good work and you're easy to follow. I also downloaded the plans, gonna see if I can make a go of it here in Central Ohio.
Pretty cool! Great job on the instruction part, well done!
Thanks a lot!
Nice build, great demonstration! Subbed and liked, looking forward to more of your stuff. Only thing I have to add, especially for the youngsters, is to make sure you're setting aside the proper amount for taxes. Where I live (in the US, different by state/municipality) that's about 21.2% after deducting trade/business expenses as allowed by the IRS. In my case that works out about 73% take home.
I just bought that same skil miter saw and table saw. Absolutely love them! Sure beats that Harbor Freight 99 dollar table saw I was using, which worked really well once I got it dialed in. That was a trick though!
I like the table saw, I will be upgrading to a SawStop pretty soon.
Question? why not clamp a stopper on the saw, that is once to set up at 13" and saw 4 pieces or a multiple of that for more boxes, move the stopper to the 11and3/4" and saw the 6 or multiples of those six boards Works a lot faster in my opinion Kind regards Hans
Sick video bro!
I started woodworking end of last year, and heavily this year. I stayed away from 3 picket planters for several reasons. The first being there are over 100 videos on YT on how to make them. FB marketplace is covered with them in my area. I quick check right now shows some going for 25 dollars. They are everywhere, even vendor markets in booths that have nothing to do with planters. I make more decorative planters that cost more in styles you do not see on marketplace. I do not sell on marketplace, I rent a vendor space for a monthly sale in my area. Regarding yours, I considered running mine through a planter, but thinknesses vary so much on these, some getting close to 1/2 inch. I just hit them real quick with 80 grit on an orbital sander to knock off the fuzzies. Yours look good after planing. I personally would not send one out with brad nails holding the bottom but thats just me. Glad you are doing good with them and good luck.
It is definitely an over saturated market, but you can still find success in it. It's the same thing in my area, tons of people selling for $25 yet I get at least $1,000 a week in orders. I tell everyone it's at least worth a shot to try it out. I did my first market this past weekend and only sold two planters, so FB marketplace is definitely the way to go for me, but it's different for everyone. They do vary in thickness very much, buy usually as long as I'm taking off a 1/16th of an inch they all come out the same. The two smaller boxes I make are the only boxes that are held in with just nails on the bottom, all the larger sizes I put a runner along the bottom and nail the bottom boards into that. I appreciate your comment and thanks for watching!
That's what I thought. I had free wood someone was getting rid of. I had enough to build 4. They sold in half hour and had so many messages about them. I was shocked, cause I would never buy them. I did put 2x2's on the bottom for strength.
A hair over 3/4 is 13/16 ths Nice lookin box by the way
Great video. I have subscribed looking forward to your builds.
Welcome aboard grandpa!
5:58 almost the same exact cut. Even with a jig they will still be off slightly, but not enough to notice making this kind of project.
Thanks for the video. Great item to sell. Don't forget to add a few other project costs, namely the time to procure and transport wood. Then you also need to factor in a percentage of overhead like maintenance and amortization of your shop and equipment, electricity bills, bookkeeping and all that stuff. Not the scope of the video, but thought I'd add it here.
Definitely good advice, especially if you’re trying to grow something bigger. Overhead can catch up to you really quick.
I make almost the exact same box in various sizes. Only thing I do different is miter the top trim. Bigger pain to fit but I like the look. I certainly don't get the amount of orders you do though, but still great profit margin. I really wish I had a planer, you're right about how those boards tear up sanding discs fast. Good job man!
I find the miters on the top tend to separate after time being out in the weather, so I opted to just do butt joints, it also saves a lot of time. It's worth every penny to save up and get a planer, it's one of the most used tools in my shop.
@@SaltyWoodworking fair point, I’ll keep that in mind
Thanks for the video. Would like to see how you made all the other items that you show in the back of your truck.
I’m releasing another video either later today or tomorrow of me making a 4ft long planter
Sadly timber here in the UK costs around 6 times the price it is in the USA, yes even Cedar fence boards here are about £16.50 ($21) for a 6ft board (1.8m)
Subscribed shared great video thanks for sharing, and great tutorial.
Looks great
Great video. I subscribed. Looking forward to more.
Thanks for the sub!
Those cedar boards where I live are over $12 at our local Home Depot. $36 plus glue, nails, and time. Doesn't leave room for much profit. I couldn't see charging more then $50 for one of those small ones. Its a great project. Too bad its not feasible where I live.
Thanks brother
Is it possible to get a pattern. I am 78 years old but would love to try making a couple.
Awesome! I might give this a try
Go for it! It’s a fun project. I have the cut list in the description if you’re interested!
@@SaltyWoodworking thank you
enjoyed your inspiring video. I think I'll try some of these. GOOD video editing also.
I appreciate it! Have fun making one!
Great job👌🏿
Thank you!
I bought some fence boards today and they drying now but I'm going to make them for my wife for mother's day
Leave the bottom open more air flow and drainage the better. Use 1 board in the middle.
Thats cool. Im building upsome tools now.
Nice video very well explained and detailed. Am gonna need to try push these in my area. Subbed up and gonna go through your other videos 👏🏴👍
Thanks man, I appreciate it!
@@SaltyWoodworking to easy m8 you deserve allot more subs than you have. 🏴👍
Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Ok thanks, starting with these right now haha!
Have fun!
Great video and i just subscribed. Wow you have the world's most quiet machines ever!!! No need for ear protection. (I'm not being serious btw)
Thank you! I wish they made silent machines. I don’t even turn my table saw on without hearing protection because it’s so loud 😅
Thank you
Welcome!
I used to make at least that a month. Now I have people selling 4 ft planters with plastic liners for $45 dollars and cedar trellis for $10. Got a good 5 years before the scaps ruined it.
Mhmm. Only way to sell things like this where I live is to use exotic woods… but then people will complain about how expensive they are cause the wood alone is $200 😂😂 Way to many people don’t appreciate the labour that goes into building things by hand nowadays, because we’re flooded by cheap Chinese products that are available at the touch of a button online 🫣
I have one concern that stands out to me. The bottoms, just a few brad nails does not seem sturdy enough to hold a bunch of weight from soil, plants, and water. Obviously you've sold a bunch of them so it is likely not an issue, but in my head, that does not seem like enough support for someone filling that box up all the way with dirt, especially once the boards start responding to constant moisture. I can see a quick solution of using scrap to make small 2x2 squares that you place under the box sides and bottom in the crook of the legs. It's not a ton, but if you have extra wood at the end, you could solve a problem that has not presented itself yet. Or, I'm probably overthinking it, and all you'd be doing is adding more time for little to no payoff. Just a random thought that I figured I would point out, but like I said, I'm probably overthinking things. Cheers.
You’d be surprised how strong it is. As long as you make it a tight fit. On the bigger boxes I make, I take a 1 3/4” piece of the fence board and run it along the bottom, the nail the bottom piece into it. So it has two forms of support. I’m releasing a video Sunday of a 4ft box and you’ll see how I do the bottom in that video. It’s strong enough to stand in.
What size brad nails do you use? I know they are 18g but what length? Also can treated pine fence boards work instead of cedar for outdoor use? How thick are the boards you use?
Ive built similar products and elaborate products, i cant sell much of anything in this area and climate. 3 years ago, couldnt work fast enough
Selling my last 2 boxes for $25 each, too much competition where I live and some have prices I don't believe they are making any money. The problem with woodworking is when you sale a product and sales really good then next year the market is flooded (live in NJ close to Philly). That's amazing when someone orders a custom box where I would use about 12 boards and they tell me they will not pay more than $45 when the boards cost $3 each so was a thank you but no.
Wow, where did you get those silent tools. Can you post the link below ? 😂 Good video.
you should miter the top trim.
I.lovet your video,please did you mix all color together or what how you make great color.
Make some stop blocks for your miter saw and you'll save even more time.
Once I build an actual miter station, it'll be easy to make stop blocks. Since I'm just using a stand for my miter saw, it's difficult to use stop blocks for longer cut. It's for sure a plan for the future!
@@SaltyWoodworking doesn't the stand include them?? @7:57 the extendable wings. Are the tightenable? Extend and add a shop made stop?
@@brucewelty7684 The wings are level with the base of the miter saw. If it came down to it, I could always make a jig to add on top of them to use as a stop block. But I will be building a miter station in the near future.
I'm sure setting a stop would save even more time
Leave the gap in the bottom, call it a drain
suggest they line the thing with landscaping cloth!
I had multiple customers complain of my large gaps so now I don't do more than a 1/16" and they are happy
To make it even easier… put a c clamp as your stopper at your measurement and then just push it up and cut
Great vid bro. Wish my tools were as quiet as yours are 😅😅😅
😂😂. I had my microphone on the wrong setting, it was blowing out the mic and was ear piercing, so I just muted it lol.
Nice! Easy and nice to see you dont really need expensive tools. Maybe invest in safety glasses, for the love of god make a habbit of wearing those.
I have a pair, definitely need to make it a habit to wear them. I’m bad at that.
@@SaltyWoodworking i had a close call a few months ago. I thought to myself that that one quick miter cut wasnt worth the hassle. But then i went to get them anyway and put them on. I got a small piece of wood against it that made a decent scratch in the plastic... lol i don't considef myself lucky, but wise. I am a wise man 😀
Id say finish carpentry pays way more, and has many elements of wood working. And a bigger client base.
Most definitely. They are very different levels of craftsmanship.
Thanks for the video, I just built my first one. Question, what size of Brad nails are you using? I used 3/4" but they didn't hold very well on some parts. I may try using a combination of 3/4" and 1" on the next one.
Thank you! I use 1” 18 gauge brad nails for everything
Do you deliver the finished product or do you ship them
Unfortunately where I live in Ontario a 1 x 6 x 8 fence board goes for $13.60 for the cheapest I can find, which has steered people away from buying much stuff I've made
Question : could you run a glue line around the perimeter of the bottom and use two 13 inch boards with brads? Wouldn't that eliminate the need for the extra the skinny piece for the gap?
Nevermind. Yes, I am a doofus.
The salt must flow! 07
The box looks very nice. But I myself would have mitered the corners of the 4 top pieces instead of just a butt joint. Just me but over all still looks good.
Miters look better for sure, but the start to separate once they’ve been out in the weather
In canada those cedar boards are 12.99 canadian or 10US funds.
Oh wow. Thats crazy expensive. You could always look into pine. Might be cheaper.
Agree...We send our Canadian cedar to US.....but HD & Lowes sell it back to us at 3x the price...vs USA?? Unreal... What a rip-off !! lol I end up making mine with HT pallets...all look great....!!
@@danielvachonI used fenceboards. If your lucky you can find them free, stock up if you do.
Very nice and clean build. I wonder if the bottom 3 parts will hold when the wood gets wet over the years with watering and nail rust.
Thank you! I use galvanized nails. So they shouldn’t. I haven’t had an issue with any of my personal boxes, which I build the same way.
@@SaltyWoodworking Thanks, I will try a build like this, don't have a table saw to rip that long pieces, but will cross cut first and try to rip.
@@arunakalu if you have a skill saw or a jig saw you can always use a straight board and butt it up against it, make your cut, and youll get a pretty straight rip
@@SaltyWoodworking I ordered a SKIL table saw, should make things easier now. Hey, thanks for your video.
@@arunakalu I love the SKIL table saw I have. My only complaint is its really loud. Other than that, it came out the box perfectly square and accurate. You'll enjoy it!
I tried a different email address for your form. I was able to get the plans/image. Thank you.
Post more videos!
I will! I’m just getting into KZhead, definitely going to be posting more often.
I have been looking to make a few planters for myself; I wanted to put some sort of a barrier inside to help preserve the wood for a long time. Do you, or anyone, have any ideas as to what is best to line the inside with? I toyed with using black construction vapur barrier plastic, but that is a bit of a pain to get right, sealed, etc.
I let the customers line them if they want to, from what I hear majority of them just use landscaping/gardening fabric.
@@SaltyWoodworking Thanks
From the left over piece, isn't it possible to cut 2 strips 2" wide or just as wide that they are flush with the legs , and 13"long and glue and nail them at the underside, Then you could even lay in the bottom shelves without any glue or nails,
You definitely can do that. That’s what I do with my larger boxes.
Thank you for sharing this! The production quality was quite good and I'm sure everyone appreciates the 'silent tools'. You sped up the parts that I would have skipped over and you didn't ramble on about stuff. Straight to the point. Great video! Quick question about the costs involved... you mention at the beginning that the boards cost you about $4 each and that you use 3 of them for each box. That's $12 per box but at the end you say that your cost was $18 and that you sell them for $40 which works out to $22 profit. You then talk about quoting 3x the material cost so I'm assuming that the $18 was a mistake. (3x12=36 but 3x18=54) I'm not sure where you are but a 6ft cedar fence board runs about $7.45 where I am. I'm not sure folks would pay $70 per box.
Thank you for the compliments, I really appreciate it. I must have misspoke. The cost was only $12, sell for $40. It’s my first video speaking on camera, so I was probably nervous and rambling without fully thinking. Sorry about that. 6ft cedar fence pickets are $3.98 a piece where I’m at. $7.45 is definitely a bit high, i dont know if they would sell at $70 a piece, but it’s always worth a shot. The market is very dependent on where you live. I’m in southern Louisiana, so cost of living is towards the lower end in my area. Could be different for you, but I wouldn’t let that discourage you from at least trying. Post one up at $70, if it sells keep going, if not lower the price and try again. Good luck and thanks again!
Do you think it’s necessary to seal these? I’m starting to make them and I have customers asking if they should be sealed or not
You don’t have to. They will just grey over time. That’s the only downside.
What size of Brad nails do you use? Thanks.
What size Brad nails do you use on the box, and to secure the bottom?
18 gauge 1”
Hi From the UK, what is the finished thickness after planing? Our picket fencing pickets are only 4-5 inches wide.
Roughly 1/2” or 13mm after planing. Our pickets are 5.5” wide.
Great video. Thanks. What are the dimensions of the other size boxes you make?
They vary in size, but if you check my latest video I show how I make my best seller
What size brad nails are you using?
Also, how do you advertise them!!
My daughter takes a random orbital to BOTH sides of a couple hundred pickets every couple weeks... NOBODY on FB sands em down... And we do 220 grit.... It's worth it to spend the $30 on a box of 50 sanding pads.. Save your blades on the planer for finer stuff... AWESOME boxes tho man... Gonna steal the idea and add it to the arsenal.. Sent you an email of what WE do... ENJOY!! AWESOME Shop dude!!!!!!
11:43 weird feeling when nail hits bone
I tired doing the same in my area and there was zero interest. I trying desperately to get out of my FT job and pursue woodworking.
Man that’s wild, I do the 16x16” version of these boxes and get $25. Even looking on marketplace in multiple cities/states $25-30 tops seems about average. $40 for those small boxes is insane. Congrats to finding those people
Oh wow. I get $35 for a 10x10, it’s the cheapest I go. Everyone’s market is completely different though. You have to make your planters nicer than everyone else. A lot of my sales come from word of mouth.
I also make the 16x16 version and sell for $25. 30 to 35 is the highest I see them for on marketplace and I'm not sure they even sell. What area are you in?
Nice work! I'm retired from building,but have been doing wood working in my shop..a couple weeks ago I made and sold 7 of these pretty quick! In your opinion. What time of the year is the best time to start making a few just to have ready,and what month would you say that people stop buying them? Thanks and you do a great job with them!
@@georgeaustin1028 That's awesome! This is my first year selling planters, I started in early March and they took off, I'm still getting a crazy amount of orders to this day, so I don't know when it'll start to slow down. I would imagine towards the end of May orders will start slowing.
people short change themselves on the value of their time. If that's $12 worth of wood approx., then you're only getting $12 for all your time, gas, and tools? I wouldn't bother unless it was just a hobby I enjoyed doing to kill time. Time to pick up materials, time to measure cut and assemble, time to advertise, time to talk to customer when picking up or messaging back and forth, time to clean the shop.. It all adds up. Then there's electricity, heating or cooling, sandpaper if you use it.
Looks great. Could probably make these off of pallet wood right? I've got free access to pallet wood. Some of which are made out of 1x4 and 1x6 pieces of wood.
You definitely can. I just wouldn’t plant anything you’re going to eat in them. The chemicals off the pallet wood can leach into the plants.
@SaltyWoodworking thanks for the heads up. There are indeed chemical treated pallets that are harmful to sand, burn and even store in a enclosed room. From what I've seen online there are some that have no chemicals. As long as the pallet has the "HT" label, it means it has been heat treated and no chemicals were used.