Gardening season is upon us and its time to grow your favorite crops in using this super easy raised garden bed design. I happened upon some scrap cedar from one of the local fencing places and made a couple of these for relatively free. You could get by with just a table saw and some screws if that's all you had and you could wind up with the same product. I like to use a combination of a table saw, chop saw, brad nailer and cordless drill with a few self tapping screws to hold the corners together for the long term. Not shown in this video is that I started using Romex wire staple type fasteners to hold the boards up against the frame. The brad nailer will hold just fine as the force of the dirt, when filled, pushes out against the boards so they won't as easily come loose but the Romex wire staples or some small wood screws or nails will work even better. This simple design is one that most inexperienced folks can use. The steps are as follows:
1. Cut four 2 X 4's to 30" in length
2. Using a table saw, rip those in half, lengthwise making 8 pieces
3. Cut 45 degree corners on all pieces
4. Using table saw, cut notch (ledge) into each piece
5. Nail corners together making two full picture frame structures identical to each other
6. Cut 16" wood slats
7. Nail slats into identical top and bottom frames
8. Using self tapping screws, screw into the corners
Now just fill it with topsoil and plant your favorite crop.
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