Some of the best project wood my dad and I used to get was Japanese motorcycle shipping crates. Was very rough, but a few trips through the planer and sander it was very pretty wood. Looked like some kind of mahogany or teak, which I guess was junk wood for them.
I finally bot my hands on....
- Thread starter walkin jack
- Start date
Chip, that cabin build is a mesmerizing video. It makes me long for a simpler way of life, too.
A good friend gathered up oak pallets and with a lot of work. He made a beautiful love chest for his wife. He lined it with cedar. She only asked what he was working on, he told her gun racks no more questions.
The shutters on my place are made from pallet wood. So is my reloading bench. You have to pick the hard wood from from the junk.
meaneyedcatz
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My son in law can pick up anything musical and play a tune.
We intend on making an electric guitar from pallet wood. I plan on leaving the nail stains in and filling gaps with colored epoxy.
We intend on making an electric guitar from pallet wood. I plan on leaving the nail stains in and filling gaps with colored epoxy.
Ruthie was none too happy about this one:
More Pallet Recycle Uses
Note I will use board identification from the web page .
pallet board names - Google Search
Free Pallets / Free PVC scrap pieces from out back of a plumbing shop.
Yard & Garden Tool Holder
Stand pallet on end with the cross piece filled top deck boards against a wall.
Fill the formerly empty center space between top deck boards and bottom deck board pieces with PVC DVW.
3 inch DWV was a snug fit in my pallets.
Cut the PVC to a length that will be held secure by both the now lower bottom deck board cross piece and the now center bottom deck board cross piece.
Typically about 24 inches.
Fill the horizontal chamber spaces completely with pieces of the PVC. (5 pieces of 3 inch DWV PVC fit nicely into each side of my pallets ) DWV = Drain Waste Vent
If the last piece of PVC will not fit - try filling the remaining gap with a board.
This will help avoid tool flop/wiggle.
Rakes, hoes, brooms, etc. now store neatly, each handle in its individual PVC tube, and will not flop around.
Depending on ceiling height (overhead clearance) the now upper bottom deck board cross piece may be left installed for additional tool control or removed for easier access.
I did an up-grade for neighbor. Mounted an additional longer piece of 2 inch PVC vertical on the outside stringer with a coupe of screws.
She now using that PVC piece to store her yardstick.
I have also used 2 inch PVC - seven pieces across and a piece of pallet deck board fill the horizontal chamber.
Since the 2 inch has LOTS of CLEARANCE front to back, I use two pieces of pallet deck board to snugly wedge PVC at both the now lower bottom deck board cross piece and the now center bottom deck board cross piece.
Truck Bed Cargo Cross Piece Storage
My Silverado has socket pockets at floor level so that 2 inch boards (2x4 / 2x6 / etc.) can be places on edge across the bed to reduce cargo shifting and sliding.
There are also socket pockets up higher on the side wall that can be used with 2x6 across the bed so that a 4x8 plywood,
which will not fit between the wheel wells, can be carried.
When not in use I neatly store my specially Cut-To-Fit Cargo Cross Pieces on end in another upright pallet against the wall.
Keeps them neat, easily located, and avoids accidental use or misplacement.
Bekeart
Note I will use board identification from the web page .
pallet board names - Google Search
Free Pallets / Free PVC scrap pieces from out back of a plumbing shop.
Yard & Garden Tool Holder
Stand pallet on end with the cross piece filled top deck boards against a wall.
Fill the formerly empty center space between top deck boards and bottom deck board pieces with PVC DVW.
3 inch DWV was a snug fit in my pallets.
Cut the PVC to a length that will be held secure by both the now lower bottom deck board cross piece and the now center bottom deck board cross piece.
Typically about 24 inches.
Fill the horizontal chamber spaces completely with pieces of the PVC. (5 pieces of 3 inch DWV PVC fit nicely into each side of my pallets ) DWV = Drain Waste Vent
If the last piece of PVC will not fit - try filling the remaining gap with a board.
This will help avoid tool flop/wiggle.
Rakes, hoes, brooms, etc. now store neatly, each handle in its individual PVC tube, and will not flop around.
Depending on ceiling height (overhead clearance) the now upper bottom deck board cross piece may be left installed for additional tool control or removed for easier access.
I did an up-grade for neighbor. Mounted an additional longer piece of 2 inch PVC vertical on the outside stringer with a coupe of screws.
She now using that PVC piece to store her yardstick.
I have also used 2 inch PVC - seven pieces across and a piece of pallet deck board fill the horizontal chamber.
Since the 2 inch has LOTS of CLEARANCE front to back, I use two pieces of pallet deck board to snugly wedge PVC at both the now lower bottom deck board cross piece and the now center bottom deck board cross piece.
Truck Bed Cargo Cross Piece Storage
My Silverado has socket pockets at floor level so that 2 inch boards (2x4 / 2x6 / etc.) can be places on edge across the bed to reduce cargo shifting and sliding.
There are also socket pockets up higher on the side wall that can be used with 2x6 across the bed so that a 4x8 plywood,
which will not fit between the wheel wells, can be carried.
When not in use I neatly store my specially Cut-To-Fit Cargo Cross Pieces on end in another upright pallet against the wall.
Keeps them neat, easily located, and avoids accidental use or misplacement.
Bekeart
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Myself I use to have a wood burning stove. I probably burnt a lot of nice project oak in it.
WTN1271
Member
Here's a link to some info on pallet markings which may help some in selecting pallets for home projects.
Ultimate Guide To Pallet Markings - Universal Pallets
What Do The Stamps on Wooden Pallets Mean? - JB Pallet
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Ultimate Guide To Pallet Markings - Universal Pallets
What Do The Stamps on Wooden Pallets Mean? - JB Pallet
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Internet/google search for "pallet wood projects" you will be swamped with them some look pretty interesting.
Steve W
Steve W
If used two pallets leaned against each other with dried xmas tree between on 4of July. Makes for a glorious fire!
