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Making stuff from pallets
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Here is something I made from pallet wood and an old bicycle. its an Asian handtruck and it works brilliantly. I can effortlessly carry 8 x 20 litres of veg oil in it 150kg over rough ground . its glued and screwed together and the only metal fittings I needed to make were 4 small brackets to mount the wheels.
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I got myself some pallets on the cheap a few weeks back, and each weekend i've made a little progress. My plan was to make a trunk for the bottom of the bed, for storage.
First, dismantling. There's so many nails, but in fairness, the pallets came apart handily enough.
Here's about half the nails from one pallet.
After dismantling I set about sanding them back to a somewhat refined state, but I did want to retain some of their rough qualities.
All sanded and ready for paint:
I wanted to get a weathered grey look while retaining grain of the wood. Unfortunately I couldnt find a shop that sold a grey wood stain, so I ended up getting a grey satin wood paint and watering it down. I found a 1:1 mix of water to paint gave me the penetration, colour and transparency I was after.
Drying in the sun:
The (almost) finished product! I even reused a load of the nails I salvaged from the palet originally, to keep with its old weathered look.
I need to finish it off by making a hinge (I want to use thick cotton rope) and a handle to open it using the same.0 -
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That's amazing work fair play!!
Good idea for that silvery grey look is mixing some white vinegar and 000 grade steel wool. Let it sit for a day or so then paint it on. Only thing is it does different things with different types of wood it can go dark brown or even blue depending on the wood but it's fun experimenting cos you don't know what you're gonna get!
Love your chest tho great work!
Cool. I'll give it a go. Eventually ive plans to make a desk top or something out of pallets. We've all seen them on pinterest, pallet wood on its side, each lat being a different shade or colour. Eventually... when I get my own place to put all this into.
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My son Ruairi has decided to run with the pallet theme, partly because he as no money left to furnish his man cave but mostly because of the cool look . This is his entertainment / hifi unit. The top is pallet wood, the main body is plywood with a wooden edging and I helped him out with bending and welding the hairpin legs which Im told are very fashionable at the moment.
He's now working on a desk and a bar to match.
He is having great fun but pallet wood is hard on planer blades. He has gone through 2 sets of makita blades so far, ouch!0 -
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He has been working solidly to complete his desk and here it is. Continuing the theme of pallet wood top , white painted plywood cabinet and hairpin legs made from scrap rebar. This time , after planing, he scorched the palletwood with a blow torch and then two coats of gloss varnish. this really highlights the grain.
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