A similar project and precursor to the guitar stand, this one took a little longer and was my first time working with iron on edge banding. I didn’t realize how difficult it can be to bend the banding around small features so I did a lot of testing. I found that hot tap water and a heat gun were eno…

Yes, @DavidsPostProcessor , that one too looks great! Nice work man! I really enjoy seeing the projects that others share here.

Thank you both. My next plant stand will look suspiciously like Eric’s, scaled down for a table top plant. :star_struck: I wanted mine to follow the shape of the pot so I measured the circumference at 2" increments, used offset construction planes to recreate those increments and draw the circumfer…

Nice! What brand of edge laminate did you use? That is something I’ve not done before. Did the Iron-On edge banding seem to hold well, or did you find you wanted to supplement it with addtional glue/bonding agent?

Not really knowing anything about edge banding either, I just picked what seemed to have a legible name with some reviews and pictures (Edge Supply Birch 3/4 x 50 on Amazon). I apply it with a combination of sealing iron+pressure and heat gun (concave curves). It bonds as soon as it cools - no waiti…

We got a plant a few months back that came with a crappy stand. The plant got bigger, I forget what type it is, but now the leaves drag. Curiously sanded the crappy stain off the crappy stand and confirmed it was pine. Whacked this one together, copying the design - but taller. This is also pine - …

[image] DavidsPostProcessor: My next plant stand will look suspiciously like Eric’s, Copy away! That’s why I posted the file :slight_smile: [image] DavidsPostProcessor: his is also pine - stained with mix of vinegar, steel wool and black tea I have never been really good at finishing……

Plant stand for medium pot

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Eric March 13, 2023, 2:05pm 2

That’s awesome! I love “no fastener” designs.

I never thought of using hot water to assemble something…

I’ve made a few of these plant stands before:

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Plant stand for medium pot

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