I finally bot my hands on....

[walkin jack]

....a couple of Pallets. I took them apart and got all the nails out and I have a fair stack "project wood now. I plan on making a couple of planter boxes but what can y'all think of that would be a good use for Pallet wood.

I look forward to your ideas. Thanks!

 

[raljr1]

My wife had me get a load of pallet wood to use for shiplap on the walls of a house we were renovating for resale...ended up in the dumpster, however, you could use it for that.

Robert

 

[cherrypointmarine]

We were at our towns craft fair yesterday . A guy was set up and selling carving boards and cheese and cracker boards , we ended up buying one of each . We got to talking to him , he does beautiful work , and guess what he makes them out of ? Pallets , he takes them apart , gets the nails out , and planes them . Something for you to think about .

 

[Rustyt1953]

In 1995 I got to play this Taylor Pallet guitar at the trade show in Anaheim. To prove that craftsmanship could conquer exotic tone woods Bob Taylor built this out of oak shipping pallets and scrap Formica. It included aluminum nail heads and staple marks. It played and sounded great.

He only made a handful of them but the last one I saw recently sold for north of $16K.

 

[sureshotbob]

A good friend makes all kind of yard ornaments out of pallet wood.
He also made a owl puzzle and another owl and horse that he gave me that we have on a shelf that takes up a wall in my living room.

He also made side boards for my special needs grandson's American flyer wagon. He also has made bird and bat houses.
He gets the plan's off the internet.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

Rusty, our State Attorney General used to play a Taylor in a duet (in OSU campus area bars) during his college days. His guitar looked a heck of a lot nicer, but I'm sure Mr. Taylor upped the ugly to help prove his point.

Ivan

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

I saw at a yard sale three summers ago, vertical planters on wheels made from pallets.

On a 4 crossmember pallet, cut inside the center 2 crossmembers, this leaves to ladder looking things. Add bottoms to the slats, Those can then hot small pots or be filled with planting soil. Putting them on wheels allowed them to be rolled into the garage on frost nights!

Ivan

 

[sureshotbob]

My wife had me get a load of pallet wood to use for shiplap on the walls of a house we were renovating for resale...ended up in the dumpster, however, you could use it for that.

Robert

Many years ago I worked at a spring shop and got a lot of 12' crates that rods for screw machines came in. We used the boards to shiplap the front of my brother inlaws Mom's house then stained them it came out really nice.

 

[arjay]

I'm pretty sure that's white oak. Lots of possibilities with the right tools and some patience.

 

[Peak53]

Wow! Oak pallets are still a thing? I just built a new garage and all the material came on very crappy whitewood masquerading as pine that just barely made it off the truck. I still have a few, like three, actual pallets from the original cabin construction in 1980. I use them as pallets. Still going strong!

 

[hittman77]

..…. Pallet wood.

I look forward to your ideas. Thanks!

Kindling for the fire pit.

 

[M1Garandy]

We were at our towns craft fair yesterday . A guy was set up and selling carving boards and cheese and cracker boards , we ended up buying one of each . We got to talking to him , he does beautiful work , and guess what he makes them out of ? Pallets , he takes them apart , gets the nails out , and planes them . Something for you to think about .

Considering what I see carried on and leaking all over pallets on a daily basis, I don't believe I'd ever eat off something made from one.

 

[djohns6]

I used to stop by a pallet factory and load my pickup with " cut offs " from the scrap pile . It was all Oak wood . Burned it in my fireplace for several years until they put in an incinerator because they couldn't get rid of it quick enough .

 

[Old Arkansawyer]

I use 4 pallets to enclose my compost piles. Also if not stained with some
chemical the oak ones make good charcoal.

 

[raisedin99]

We were at our towns craft fair yesterday . A guy was set up and selling carving boards and cheese and cracker boards , we ended up buying one of each . We got to talking to him , he does beautiful work , and guess what he makes them out of ? Pallets , he takes them apart , gets the nails out , and planes them . Something for you to think about .

Let's think about this for a while,,,cutting cheese and meat on a board who's previous life was for the purpose
of hauling numerous 55 gallon drums that were leaking unknown chemicals (to us and the builder) in all
sorts of environments.

Are you sure you really want do that?

terry

 

[Rudi]

They make good kindling and starter.

 

[M1Garandy]

The oak blocks from cut up pallets also make good blocks for a barrel vise.

I think I used some pallet wood to make wedges when I put new handles on my wheelbarrow as well.

 

[bigwheelzip]

SIL makes outdoor Christmas decorations from pallets.

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[sigp220.45]

My best use for pallets:

I was at a SAC base not to be named. Midnight shift, B-52 alert area. They call for an elephant walk, which is when the alert crews respond like its the end of the world and fire up those beauties and then drive them down the taxiways and the active runway and then park them back in their spots. I was a lowly Security Police shift commander, but I had a ticket to the show and I never missed one.

So the Buffs were driving around and there was a big CLUNK and everything stopped and a bunch of maintenance guys and Colonels showed up. They wheeled all of the birds back to their assigned spots except one.

They opened the bomb bay doors and the big rotary launcher full of Short Range Attack Missiles (SRAMs) had come loose and dropped down and hit the closed doors and now the bottom one was hanging by its tail with all of it nuclear goodness pointing toward the ground.

The plan was to put a big inflatable bag under the dangler, inflate the bag, and when it was pushed into place some poor guy would put a pin back where it belonged and all was good.

Except the bag filled and filled and then exploded.

I leapt nimbly behind a portable light-all unit because it would protect me from a thermo-nuclear blast 20 feet away.

When we all un-pooped ourselves they had me send my boys to the commissary to get (here it comes) pallets. It was 3am but there were a bunch stacked out back. We hauled some back, they put them under the big bomb, put a new bag on top, inflated it, and it worked. Nuclear disaster averted.

 

[Mule Packer]

Planter boxes??!! C'mon, Jack! A creative guy like you has gotta set his sights higher than that! Build a cabin!!

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[Chuck24]

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.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Chip, that cabin build is a mesmerizing video. It makes me long for a simpler way of life, too.

 

[Model 19 6"]

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.

 

[Old 44 Guy]

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]

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.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Ruthie was none too happy about this one:

 

[Bekeart]

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

 

[Model 19 6"]

Myself I use to have a wood burning stove. I probably burnt a lot of nice project oak in it.

 

[WTN1271]

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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[Stevens]

Internet/google search for "pallet wood projects" you will be swamped with them some look pretty interesting.
Steve W