Chicago Duplex Down Rehab

  After years of neglect, dogs, and a 10 foot trampoline, our weed farm in the back of the house will finally get some love.  The plan is to put in paver patio, new grass sod, and a surrounding garden with some small trees (Japanese maple and birch).   We already had a new fence put in on the north side of the yard, that will hopefully reduce the spread of weeds from neighbors to the north.

  I finally signed up for the Woodcraft class at Horner Park.  I'm planning on making two identical standing planters.   Most planters have a fabric lining that you put the dirt in.  Mine will have a space for a removable 30 in x 7 in plastic planter liner.   I'm going to use cedar boards from Menards.   I could have built this at home, but I want to make this with as few screws as possible, using woodworking joinery techniques.