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Cedar Raised Garden Bed
A classic two-course cedar bed with 4x4 corner and mid posts.
Get to know the build.
6 steps with drawings. Materials: lumber and screws.
- Finished size · width × depth × height
- 96 × 48 × 11 in
- Stock used in the design
- 2x6 CEDAR, 8 ft; 4x4 CEDAR, 8 ft; #9 x 3 in tan star flat-head deck screws; Miracle-Gro Organic Raised Bed and Garden Soil; Easy Gardener WeedBlock landscape fabric
- Tools to check
- Tape measure, Speed square, Pencil, Miter saw, Drill/driver, Drill bits (1/8 in and 5/32 in for pilot holes), T25 star driver bit, Bar clamps (at least 2, 48 in or longer), Safety glasses and Hearing protection.
Start with the plan.
Digital download. Materials, tools and the finished item are not included.
- Preparation packet PDF (shopping list, cut list, tools), 5 pages
- Build guide PDF, 15 pages
- Preparation packet PDF, metric (mm) (shopping list, cut list, tools), 6 pages
- Build guide PDF, metric (mm), 15 pages
- Offline animated 3D build guide (ZIP; open guide.html in a web browser; guide-metric.html for mm)