I've been asked by a friend to build a planter box made with Northern
White Cedar. I was given dimensions of the box as 61" x 18" x 26.5".
There were no indications of length height and width, but obviously
the box will be 61" long. Without benefit of W and H indicators, what
would be the protocol for reading 61" x 18" x 26.5"? Should the height
be 26.5 or is that the width? My friend is unavailable for
consultation on this. The planter will hold LLEX Crenata (a species of
Japanese Holly, to 4 feet high.
Thanks.
John
Sun, Sep 26, 2004, 4:29pm (EDT+4) From: [email protected]
(John)
I've been asked by a friend to build a planter box <snip> 61" x 18" x
26.5". There were no indications of length height and width, but
obviously the box will be 61" long. <snip>
Why "obviously"? Too many people nowadays expect you to read their
mind. Give him/her exactly what was asked for, a box made to those
dimensions. With 61" being the height. Then when your friend bitches,
just say, "You shoulda said then". You should pay for it, because you
didn't bother to ask in the first place; but, in that case, you put
shelves in it after, and use it as a bookcase or something. Anyway,
odds are, no matter which you pick, 18" or 26.5" wide, you'll be wrong;
so. long as you'll probably be bitched at anyway, you might's well have
some fun with it. Or, you could just wait and ask. I'm thinking I'd
probably go ahead and make it, 61" tall. Hehehe
JOAT
We will never have great leaders as long as we mistake education for
intelligence, ambition for ability, and lack of transgression for
integrity.
- Unknown
"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Without benefit of W and H indicators, what
> would be the protocol for reading 61" x 18" x 26.5"? Should the height
> be 26.5 or is that the width?
Protocol for corrugated boxes is L x W x H I would imagine this is the
same.
Only my opinion:
A planter would be 61" long (left to right), 18" deep (front to back) and
26.5" high to hold a hedge-type group of plants, otherwise it's rather
shallow and more square which makes less sense to me.
Unfortunately your friend might accidently get what he specified -- it's
good of you to question it.
--
Stephen
"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I've been asked by a friend to build a planter box made with Northern
> White Cedar. I was given dimensions of the box as 61" x 18" x 26.5".
> There were no indications of length height and width, but obviously
> the box will be 61" long. Without benefit of W and H indicators, what
> would be the protocol for reading 61" x 18" x 26.5"? Should the height
> be 26.5 or is that the width? My friend is unavailable for
> consultation on this. The planter will hold LLEX Crenata (a species of
> Japanese Holly, to 4 feet high.
>
> Thanks.
>
> John
Thanks for your input. I could be wrong, but I'd almost bet you are a
"Toughy Love" advocate. :->
[email protected] (J T) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Sun, Sep 26, 2004, 4:29pm (EDT+4) From: [email protected]
> (John)
> I've been asked by a friend to build a planter box <snip> 61" x 18" x
> 26.5". There were no indications of length height and width, but
> obviously the box will be 61" long. <snip>
>
> Why "obviously"? Too many people nowadays expect you to read their
> mind. Give him/her exactly what was asked for, a box made to those
> dimensions. With 61" being the height. Then when your friend bitches,
> just say, "You shoulda said then". You should pay for it, because you
> didn't bother to ask in the first place; but, in that case, you put
> shelves in it after, and use it as a bookcase or something. Anyway,
> odds are, no matter which you pick, 18" or 26.5" wide, you'll be wrong;
> so. long as you'll probably be bitched at anyway, you might's well have
> some fun with it. Or, you could just wait and ask. I'm thinking I'd
> probably go ahead and make it, 61" tall. Hehehe
>
>
>
> JOAT
> We will never have great leaders as long as we mistake education for
> intelligence, ambition for ability, and lack of transgression for
> integrity.
> - Unknown
My thanks to Stephen, JT, Edwin, and Terry. Now I know. It's L x W x
H. Now lets hope that the next person who wants something built know
it, too.
Thanks again.
On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 16:29:21 GMT, John <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I've been asked by a friend to build a planter box made with Northern
>White Cedar. I was given dimensions of the box as 61" x 18" x 26.5".
>There were no indications of length height and width, but obviously
>the box will be 61" long. Without benefit of W and H indicators, what
>would be the protocol for reading 61" x 18" x 26.5"? Should the height
>be 26.5 or is that the width? My friend is unavailable for
>consultation on this. The planter will hold LLEX Crenata (a species of
>Japanese Holly, to 4 feet high.
>
>Thanks.
>
>John
On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 04:51:50 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Without benefit of W and H indicators, what
>> would be the protocol for reading 61" x 18" x 26.5"? Should the height
>> be 26.5 or is that the width?
>
>
>Protocol for corrugated boxes is L x W x H I would imagine this is the
>same.
>
I would have to agree...