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Potato boxes are approximately 24" x 24" x 32"
Prep Time30 minutes
Active Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 30 minutes
Yield: 2 Potato Boxes
Author: Mike Cross
Cost: $175.00

Equipment

  • Tape Measure
  • Pencil
  • Saw or Circular Saw (or Lowe's/Home Depot can cut the wood for you.)
  • Drill & Screws (or Hammer & Nails)

Materials
  

Shopping List for 2 Potato Boxes

  • 3 Cedar Posts, 2" x 4" x 8'
  • 14 Cedar Fence boards, ⅝" x 5½" x 6'
  • 3 Cedar Fence boards, ⅝" x 3½" x 6'
  • 160 Wood Screws, 1⅝" (1 or 2 lbs.)

Instructions
 

CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS:

    Cut 2" x 4" x 8' Cedar Posts:

    • Cut at 32 inches.  This will give you three 32" pieces per 8' board.
      (A total of 8 pieces are needed, 4 for each box.  There will be one extra piece, 32" long.)

    Cut ⅝" x 5½" x 6' Cedar Fence Boards:

    • Cut at 24".  This will give you three 24"pieces per 6' board.
      (A total of 40 boards are needed, 20 for each box.  There will be two, 24" extra pieces left.)

    Cut ⅝" x 3½" x 6' Cedar Fence Boards:

    • Cut at 24".  This will give you three 24" pieces per 6' board.
      (A total of 8 boards are needed, 4 for each box.  There will be one 24" extra piece left over.)

    ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS:

    • For assembly instructions, please watch the YouTube video posted below.

    Video

    Notes

    • The 5/8" x 3-1/2" x 6' cedar fence board is needed because 6 for the 5-1/2" fence boards do not fit within 32 inches. 5.5 x 5 = 33,  technically (5.5 x 5) + 3.5 = 31. But there is variation in the wood, there can be small gaps when you add the boards at each layer.
    • I use 3 screws at each connection for the top row and bottom row of boards.  I use 1 screw at each connection. This adds up to 20 screws per side of a box.