How to Make a Wooden Plant Pot Maker

If you're looking for a fun and practical woodworking project, why not try making a wooden plant pot maker? This simple tool allows you to quickly and easily create your own plant pots out of newspaper, saving you both time and money. In this guide, we'll walk you through the steps of making your own wooden plant pot maker.

Tools and Materials

To make a wooden plant pot maker, you'll need the following tools and materials:

Wooden board (roughly 1 inch x 6 inches x 24 inches)

Mitre saw or hand saw

Table saw or hand plane

Drill

1/4-inch drill bit

Wood glue

Clamps

Sandpaper

Step 1: Cut the Board

Start by cutting your wooden board into four pieces of equal length, each measuring roughly 1 inch x 1 inch x 6 inches. You can use a mitre saw or a hand saw to make these cuts.

Step 2: Plane the Pieces

Next, use a table saw or hand plane to smooth and flatten each of the four pieces. You want them to be as square and uniform as possible so that the plant pot maker will work effectively.

Step 3: Drill the Holes

Using a drill and a 1/4-inch drill bit, make a hole in each of the four pieces of wood. The hole should be centered and positioned roughly 1/2 inch from the top of each piece.

Step 4: Glue the Pieces

Apply a small amount of wood glue to the ends of each piece of wood, and then join them together in pairs. Use clamps to hold the pairs together as the glue dries. Once the glue has dried, join the two pairs together to form the complete plant pot maker.

Step 5: Sand the Maker

Use sandpaper to smooth the surface of the plant pot maker, paying particular attention to the holes you drilled. You want the holes to be smooth and free of any rough edges that could tear the newspaper.

How to Use your Plant Pot Maker

Using your new wooden plant pot maker is easy. Simply take a sheet of newspaper and fold it in half. Place the folded edge of the newspaper over the top of the plant pot maker, and then roll it down tightly around the maker. Fold the bottom of the newspaper over the base of the plant pot maker, and then slide the newspaper off the maker. You should now have a perfectly-formed plant pot that you can fill with soil and your favorite plants.

Congratulations, you've just made your own wooden plant pot maker! With a little bit of practice, you'll be churning out plant pots in no time, and your plants (and your wallet) will thank you!