Rustic Outdoor Cooler Plans

With the plastic cooler in place add a piece of fence post to the bottom of the plastic cooler for support.

Rustic outdoor cooler plans.

Now it s time to start building the rustic cooler legs and frame. They estimated that it may cost up to 375 if a similar tray or trough is purchased. Connect each 2 4 with 2 1 2 inch screws. I used a 50 quart igloo cooler for this project and dry fit the slats to see how many i d need to cut.

I m not the first person to build this kind of cooler. Assemble the frame for the cooler out of 2 4 boards. Lay the plastic cooler in between the legs again to determine the size of the front and the back. I left about a half inch of play on each side to make it easy to remove the cooler if needed.

Building the rustic cooler frame. You can make it as snug as you d like. This diy table plan was built from pine and painted for just under 75 because the stainless steel trough was made by a friend for free. Handles wheels hinges latches etc.

How to build a planter box. Rustic outdoor cooler stand wood pallet. Either way you can build a wooden enclosure that s attractive and sturdy. This woodworking project was about wooden cooler plans.

David wirth my personal blog about photography tv links plants motorcycles computers vacations and things i make diy. Free wooden ice chest plans use an old refrigerator as the inside of your ice chest or use a simple plastic cooler as the basis. Cut off any excess tube on the inside of the cooler. If you want to see more outdoor plans we recommend you to check out the rest of our step by step projects.

Glue around tube on inside of cooler to seal. Deck cooler wood cooler pallet cooler cooler stand outdoor cooler cooler box cooler cart woodworking furniture diy furniture. Remove all the hardware from the cooler. Use the cooler as a template or measure the cooler to determine how long to cut these boards.

It s a rustic outdoor design with a trough for the cooler. I hit the entire surface of the deck cooler with a 3m sanding block in a 60 grit. There are even have plans for picnic tables or an outdoor grill prep table with built in ice chests. While we wanted a rustic look i don t want anyone getting injured.