Stump Planter

This is the stump planter.

Materials

• A big piece of wood
• Drill
• 1-3/8" Spade bit
• Hammer
  
• Chisel

This took me 3 days of hard on and off work to finish when it could have been done in one day with the right tools. I bored out much of the waste with the drill and spade bit then cleaned out all the waste with the hammer and chisel. The drainage holes are drilled down at 45 degrees then holes were drilled in horizontally from the back to meet them (sorry that there are no pictures to illustrate this right now). After the project was completed I consulted a woodworking professional and a gardener who both said I should have used chainsaw to rough out then the chisel to clean up. I was not a fan of using the spade bit for large waste removal because it gets dull quickly and if it catches or jumps it's really painful on the arms. The chisel was great for removing the waste and cleaning things up just make sure that your tools are sharp. A sharp tool is good to the user and the work a dull tool can hurt both and takes forever. I planted using free succulents from a friend and placed some in some native rock.