How to Build a Potting Bench

By Jennifer Stimpson, This Old House magazine

an illustration focusing on the bottom shelf as well as cleats and framing for a potting bench

Illustration: Gregory Nemec

Screw the shelf's frame together. Secure cleats to the sides and across the middle of the frame, flush with the bottom edges, as in Step 1. Secure the shelf boards to the cleats.

Steps

Introduction
Overview
1. Make the Work Surface
2. Make the Bottom Shelf
3. Attach the Legs
4. Insert the Top Shelf
5. Attach the Wire Mesh

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