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Rustic Wooden Christmas Tree
A charming freestanding porch tree: ten angled 2x4 tiers staggered on both faces of the trunk so it reads as a full tree from the front and the back, a chunky gold star, and a weighted box base.
Get to know the build.
16 steps with drawings. Materials: lumber and screws.
- Finished size · width × depth × height
- 24 × 15-1/2 × 51-1/4 in
- Stock used in the design
- 2x4 SPF, 8 ft; 2x8 SPF, 8 ft; #9 x 2-1/2 in tan star flat-head deck screws; 3M Pro Grade Precision 9x11 in 120-grit medium sheets; Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch 2X 12 oz gloss Hunter Green spray paint + primer; Rust-Oleum Universal 11 oz all-surface Metallic Pure Gold spray paint + primer; and more in the shopping list
- Tools to check
- Tape measure, Speed square, Pencil, Level, Miter saw, Jigsaw, Drill/driver, Drill bits (1/8 in and 5/32 in for pilot holes), T25 star driver bit, Bar clamps (at least 2, 24 in or longer), Small paintbrush, Safety glasses, Hearing protection and Respirator or paint mask rated for spray paint.
A project to look forward to.
We’re developing this digital build plan. Explore the design now; this page will link to its Etsy listing when it’s available.
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