Cedar Planter Boxes Woodworking Class

With Sineah McGrady

!Note: This class is on pause until the end of 2024!

*You do not need to take any of our Woodworking Fundamentals classes including Woodworking I, II, or III in order to take this class. No experience is required.

Build your own beautiful planter box for your garden with Sineah! Planter boxes have a large number of advantages including soil control, pest control, ease of maintenance, improved drainage, extended growing season, going easy on your back, and they look great especially when you build them yourself. This class is beginner friendly - all skill levels welcome, woodworking experience not required!

In addition to taking home an 18” x 18” planter box, you will acquire the know-how to build more planters on your own, and you’ll be able to apply your woodworking skills to other creative endeavors in the future. In this workshop you will learn to use the following tools: miter saw, table saw, nail gun, bandsaw, and drill.

Instead of taking on this project alone at home and carving out time for research, shopping, building and clean up, we can accomplish all that together in one window of time in the DTL Community Workshop. Get support, gather inspiration, and make friends with likeminded people!

  • Prerequisites: None. No Experience Required.

  • Class Capacity: 6 maximum, 3 minimum

  • Materials Provided?: Yes

  • Age Limit: 15+ (guardian required if under 18)

  • Partner Ticket Available?: Yes

  • Available for a Private Class?: Yes (info)

  • Clothing/Equipment Requirements?: Comfortable well fitted clothing, close-toed shoes, put your hair up, and be prepared to get a little dirty.

About the Teacher

Sineah has been teaching beginner woodworking classes at the Denver Tool Library since 2018. She grew up in Maine, constantly curious to do things independently. After moving to Denver in 2016, Sineah discovered the Tool Library and soon after began encouraging others to safely use tools and build things with their own hands. She started teaching friends in her own backyard until we opened up the workshop. She has taught stool/ plant stand, bookshelf, leaning shelf, cutting board workshops and more. Sineah will encourage you to creatively problem solve and by the end of class, will send you home with a project intended to impress your friends and yourself. Check out Sineah’s work at facebook.com/denverdiyworkshop or on Instagram @DenverDIYWorkshop