Whether you are looking to treat the kids with a fun project, or simply looking for a herb planter with a twist, a miniature wheel barrow is a fun and easy project. Peter and Annalien shows you how to make one using pine, adding colour by using a diluted paint mixture and finishing it off with a cute hessian canopy!
You will need
| Tools | Material list |
| PCM 7 Compound Mitre saw | 20mm Pine PAR |
| PST 18 Jigsaw | bottom 350mm x 400mm – 1 piece |
| PSR 18 Cordless | Sides 450 mm x 200 mm – 2 pieces (grain in direction of long length) |
| PEX 220 sander | Front and back 310 mm x 250mm – 2 pieces (grain in direction of long length) |
| PFS 2000 Spray gun | canopy front and back 400 x 150 mm – 2 pieces (grain in direction of long length) |
| Glue gun | canopy upright slats 500 mm x 70mm – 2 pieces (grain in direction of long length) |
| Palm router | Feet 200 mm x 100mm – 2 pieces (grain in direction of long length) |
| Tacker plus staples | 35 x 35 mm brandering 60mm – 2 pieces |
| PBD 40 drill press | 30 mm round wooden pole (curtain rod type) 400 mm – 3 pieces |
| PBS 7/75 Belt sander | plastic wheel 200mm – 1 piece |
| 10mm threaded rod 300mm – 1 piece | |
| lock nuts to fit threaded rod – 4 pieces | |
| flat washers to fit threaded rod – 12 pieces | |
| 4 x 40 mm screws | |
| wood glue | |
| paint tints/colourants (variety colours) | |
| Water based clear varnish | |
| material for canopy 550 mm x 500mm – 1 piece | |
| wood filler – pine | |
| Thinners – 1 bottle |
Follow these steps
- Mark out shape in sides and cut
- Draw out shape on front and back and cut out
- Assemble sides to front and back
- Attach to bottom
- Cut handles to size and shape hand part with belt sander
- Cut wheel supports and drill hole for threaded rod
- Cut shape in canopy front and back
- Attach wooden rods between canopy front and back
- Cut shape into the feet x 2
- Sand everything and stain different colours
- Assemble handles to the wheel barrow
- Attach canopy to bucket
- Varnish with clear coat
- Attach wheels
- Attach material to canopy
Take a closer look
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Download the instruction template:
Kiddies wheel barrow downloadble pdf [3]