DIY Board Form Concrete Planter
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 มิ.ย. 2024
- I have always loved the modern and unique look of board form concrete. It is a new architectural technique that incorporates the textures of wood grain and concrete, which , to me, is the perfect aesthetic combination. In this video, I try to replicate this look while creating a concrete planter box.
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Great build. One thing I would recommend for an indoor planter, especially in this application is to coat the inside with drylock sealer. Excess water will seep into the concrete, and into the rug. This type of plant requires little water but it's an additional worthwhile step.
Good advice. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing , loved it and will try 💪
Amazing work!
Real Nice, I want to try that eventually!!
Nice project and a well presented video 👍🏼
That looks FANTASTIC!!!!!
Thanks!
putting a wire brush on a drill or simply wire brushing the pine will bring out an amazing amount of wood grain, I used this technique on a table I made and the results were fantastic and simple to achieve
Awesome. Thanks for the input!
In addition to just a wire brush, if you have a propane torch, you can char the surface of the wood, and *then* brush it. The growth rings of the tree differ in density depending on when in the season they are formed (earlywood vs latewood) and the torch will burn away more of the less-dense earlywood, so when you brush to remove the charred portion, the varying depths achieved accentuate the grain. The whole process can be done with just a brush and no torch, but the torch just makes it easier and quicker.
Love it! And the beautiful pup was a bonus. Thanks for sharing 😊
Thanks for watching!
How wonderful to see your process. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
That came out very nice! 👍🏻
The pup and kitty were lovely to see too….😉
Thank you! For sharing I love it❤
Thanks for watching!
Very nice work!
I thought of your video while working on a project yesterday. I had recycled some old composite boards into form boards for a little concrete project. Like most composite boards, these had a wood grain finish on one face and smooth on the other. They also released from the concrete very easily without any additional treatment.
Awesome! It’s kind of funny how every time I go to Lowes of Home Depot I look for good options. And that is one of the things I thought could work great. I’m definitely gonna have to try that one of these days. Thank you for reaching out and letting me know!
Just after typing the comment, a “Build Show” video came up on the topic. Obviously a different scale of project, but also great info.
They also love the wood grain texture in poured concrete, and commented they found Doug-Fir to have the best graining.
They also sand blasted the wood to really accentuate the grain. Reminded me of a pale version of shou sugi ban.
Glad to help.
me encanto!! intentare hacer una para mi casa!!!
Muchas gracias 😉
I like it!!!
Love it 😊
Awsome work.. Watching from India❤
Hit it with a tiger torch then with a wire brush and instants the grain pops.
Beautiful
Bro that was an awesome project I want to do
Ótimo trabalho belíssimo...valeu
Came out clean bro 🔥🙏🤘☯️
Thanks!
Good Project!
Thanks!
hihi - anytime these days when I hear in a video a remark that " it's cheap" when referring wood, I know the vid is at least 2 yrs old without looking at the date ! Great Job and presentation ! I too like this modern sleek style, built on simplicity and ease .
You’re so right lol. Oh how lumber prices have changed.
@@acreativetraveler783 you should make more videos! I watched the rolling storage/coffee tables as well. Look Great !
Thank you. As much as I love making them, life happens. Hit pause for a bit, but more will come.
there is a technic we use in woodworking to bring the grain out, "water and a torch" basically the tab wet the surface of the board and then you use a torch to charcoal the boards the you can clean the chard boards or sand them all depend how much of the grains you want to show.
Gracias por compartir, quedo bonita la maceta, sin embargo, el molde estaría mejor recuperarlo.
I started watching this for one reason and finished watching it to see how that interior box came out.
Burning the surface (Shou Sugi Ban) of the pine would pop the surface a little more
Awesome! Thanks for the advice
Make the inner box 2 peices per side with the seam running vertically in the middle with a scabe piece holding it together, so I can be removed without breaking
Hhmm. That might work. Good advice. Thanks for sharing!
Great video. Hope you do another one.
Oh there will be many more concrete projects coming soon! Thanks for watching
@@acreativetraveler783 Has soon happened yet? LOL
I’m working on a concrete countertop vid as we speak. The countertop came out amazing! Hopefully it will be out soon.
Thank you..look forward to it
Wetter mix added in multiple lifts would eliminate the honeycombing/air bubbles. But it looks cool that way too!
Yeah good advice. I actually kind of like some air bubbles 😉
how do you get it wetter?
@@guangyizhu5232 add water 🙂
Exactly. Good advice as long as the mix isn’t sloppy wet, which would weaken the finished product.
Try using an electric orbital sander with a bare pad on the outside mold to knock out the the air bubbles. Quicker, less effort, more efficient than that rubber mallet. Good job.
Thanks for the recommendation
Even better is a jigsaw, or reciprocating saw
Good
Fucking slick dude, nice job
Looks awesome, thanks for the ideas! How many bags did you end up using?
A 60# bag of concrete mix makes 0.45 cubic feet of concrete. I’m guessing the planter shown was less than one bag of mix.
To calculate the volume you would need, first measure then multiply the inner length, width and depth of your outer box. Next, measure then multiply the outer length, width and depth of your inner box. Then subtract the inner from the outer and divide by 1,728 to convert from cubic inches to cubic feet.
Good luck.
Yup. It was definitely less than one bag.
~ it's like Shugi Ban but without the char ~
I believe a vibrator may help with the holes
Nice and easy project. Fantastic result. Can you suggest some way to better project the wood grains, sand blasting isn't a viable choice. Also try rubbing a hammer drill on the planks to vibrate and send our air bubbles.
I’ve been trying to figure out ways to get more pronounced wood grain. I think next time, I’m going to try and create artificial grain just by etching lines into the boards using a screw driver or something similar. Also, I read somewhere that wetting the wood and letting it dry out will bring out the grain as well.
@@acreativetraveler783 A power/jet washer does the job very well.
Shou sugi ban is a process that burns the wood for completely different reasons, but has the effect of making the wood grain more pronounced.
Wouldn’t adding petroleum jelly to the inner box help it not stick to the concrete. I think we did that to a molding project in elementary school but I’m not sure lol
Hhmm. I don’t think so. I usually use paste wax, which works great as a mold release. However, it’s not about the concrete sticking. It has to do more with the pressure that builds up around the inner box.
If you flame the wood, then scrub it with a brass brush, you will get very pronounced wood grain
I will definitely have to try that. Great advice. Thanks!
Shou sugi ban
Why didn't outer wood stick to the concrete? What have you applied to not stick it??
I rubbed paste wax on the inside of the mold.
Inner mold is the real problem!!Is there any other way to remove to easily?
Haven’t figured out much of a better solution yet. I will update if I do though.
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Yes. nice project. Getting the center box out of the mould is difficult. Have to break it out.It wont pull out.
Yeah. That is the tricky part. I’m trying to figure out better solutions for that.
Creating the box with a slight taper would be a bit trickier, but should work.
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That's what happens when you fail to put oil resist on the surfaces
you used way too many screws. you don't need to make it that strong.
have you ever heard of mold release?
Can we reuse the wood to make another pot??
Definitely. I used mine twice and it worked fine. The second time I did have to add some more screws though to keep everything tight.
You packed this video full of ads 😂 Back to searching for something that might be useful. I'm not sitting through 3 more ads to find out this won't help with my project at all
Terrible finish
and cue the dog peeing on it immediately...
Hahaha. Maybe if she was a boy dog. She doesn’t lift her leg to pee on anything in my house thankfully lol