Mar 5 • General discussion
Small wins…
I have never cut a piece of wood in my life and… it shows lol!
Yesterday I spent around 4-5 hours building this raised garden bed I designed for cucumber plants. There were a ton of videos and plans I could have followed, but I am a hands on learner. So even though most, if not all, of my cuts were not the same, I learned a lot.
I am gifting this raised bed to my grandmother. I know she will love it, just because I made it, plus it is actually sturdy!
I only used a circular saw for all my cuts, I also don’t have any space to work, so I have to work outside on the ground/2 saw horses.
Fun mistakes I made:
I wanted to rip a 2x4 into 2x2s, I didn’t have a jig that attaches to my circular saw to give me a straight edge. I spent probably 20 minutes trying to line up a makeshift jig so I could rip the board. Ended up just cutting it without a straight edge.
I didn’t have a bit to pre drill the holes for the screws, so wood was splitting in some places.
I also didn’t have a pocket hole jig and, with how I built this bed, I didn’t know how to attach a piece of wood sitting on top of another piece. So I ended up drilling the screw slightly in, then pulling the screw up to create an angle where the screw would go through both pieces.
Ya live and ya learn, I was just happy I created something, even if it’s just a box that holds dirt!
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