Tiered Plant Stand Materials List

Lumber to be pressure treated Southern Pine
6 2×2 @ 6’-0”, or 5 2×2 @ 8’-0” cut to:

• 4 @ 4’-0” LEGS
• 1 @ 4-1/2 NAILER
• sized-to-fit shelf EDGING

1 2×6 cut to: 1 @ 5-1/2 FINIAL BASE
1 2X8 cut to: 1 @ 6” FINIAL
3’X4’X1/2” exterior cdx plywood cut to:

• 1 @ 2’-0”X2’-0” BOTTOM SHELF
• 1 @ 1’-5”X1’-5” MIDDLE SHELF
• 1 @ 10”X10” TOP SHELF

1/4” wood dowel cut to: 1 @ 5”min. FINIAL MOUNT

1 tube waterproof construction ADHESIVE

4d 2-1/2” hot-dipped galvanized or stainless steel decking SCREWS (as needed)

4d 1-1/4” hot-dipped galvanized or stainless steel finishing NAILS (as needed)

Tiered Plant Stand Instructions

1. Cut off corners of shelves leaving 5-1/2” long edges. Drill weep holes in center of shelves.

1. Cut3/4” X1/2” rabbets in shelf edging, then cut to lengths to fit around all shelf edges, mitering the corners. Run bead of adhesive in rabbet and toenail edging to shelves.
2. Cut notches in legs to fit shelves. Glue and screw shelves to legs.
3. Cut leg tops at a +/- 19′ angle to fit snug to the nailer. Glue and screw legs to nailer. Cut leg bottoms flat to the ground. The legs should be +/- 3’-10-1/2” long.
4. Router and chisel center of finial base to make a 1-1/2”x1-1/2” square X 3/4” deep mortise. Glue finial base onto top of nailer.
5. Drill a 1/4” diameter hole through finial base into nailer. Glue dowel into this hole.
6. Drill a 1/4” diameter hole through square stock of finial then jigsaw out the Atlas Moth using full scale pattern printed on this page. Glue finial onto dowel.

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