I have been writing to this blog for the past few weeks to share my endeavors with pallet woodworking, and over that time I have seen my blog grow exponentially. This is definitely an exciting time for me as I get to share all of these experiences with more and more of you, however, it has been received with some mixed reviews as well.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
Progress, Progress and more Progress!
Hello Readers!
This past weekend, a major trend took place, it rained constantly and unrelentlessly. That being said, I was able to utilize my carport this weekend to get things moving on the pallet entertainment center, and the recycled lumber crib mobile. So lets dive right into the action!
This past weekend, a major trend took place, it rained constantly and unrelentlessly. That being said, I was able to utilize my carport this weekend to get things moving on the pallet entertainment center, and the recycled lumber crib mobile. So lets dive right into the action!
Friday, July 27, 2012
Working with Pallets - The Difficulties.
Hello Readers!
Working with pallets can be fun, it can be gratifying, and it can keep you busy... These are all good things, but there is a dark side to the madness that is; Pallet Craft!
Working with pallets can be fun, it can be gratifying, and it can keep you busy... These are all good things, but there is a dark side to the madness that is; Pallet Craft!
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Blast from my not so distant past: Bread Box!
Hello all!
This was a gift that I made for my fiance the year before our wedding. This breadbox was my first wood working creation that I built with my own two hands, so please excuse the crudeness of the door! It is all purchased wood that I picked up from a hardware
This was a gift that I made for my fiance the year before our wedding. This breadbox was my first wood working creation that I built with my own two hands, so please excuse the crudeness of the door! It is all purchased wood that I picked up from a hardware
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Temptation Neutralized! Entertainment Center Update.
Hello Readers!
So yesterday evening was very productive indeed, although I did not get as far as I wanted, I was able to get a good leg up. Yesterday was also an incredibly tough trial of temptation.
So yesterday evening was very productive indeed, although I did not get as far as I wanted, I was able to get a good leg up. Yesterday was also an incredibly tough trial of temptation.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
The work ahead!
Hello Readers!
Today I have a goal set in mind for the entertainment center and mobile builds. I feel this will be important for me to set these goals to ensure I have all the different parts available as I need them. To see the plans for these builds that I put together please visit their respective links.
Entertainment Center: (http://blogspud.blogspot.com/2012/07/pallet-board-corner-entertainment.html)
Today I am focusing
Today I have a goal set in mind for the entertainment center and mobile builds. I feel this will be important for me to set these goals to ensure I have all the different parts available as I need them. To see the plans for these builds that I put together please visit their respective links.
Entertainment Center: (http://blogspud.blogspot.com/2012/07/pallet-board-corner-entertainment.html)
Today I am focusing
Monday, July 23, 2012
Why I Pallet Craft!
Hello All,
This is part of my series Pallet Craft on my blog. It is pooring out once again, and because I have nowhere else to work on my projects except for my mobile work station (outdoors), I decided to blog about why I do what I do.
Woodworking in general came to me as something foriegn that I had never really given a lot of thought of doing (I mean common, I was a tech student), I thought
Friday, July 20, 2012
Got the parts from the side of the road!...Seriously!
Hey all!
Today I have something cool to share! So we just got a bunk bed second hand for my daughter to have in her room.As we were building it we were saying to ourselves that we wanted to put her stuffed animals on the
Today I have something cool to share! So we just got a bunk bed second hand for my daughter to have in her room.As we were building it we were saying to ourselves that we wanted to put her stuffed animals on the
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Pallet Craft: Rainy day, perfect for brainstorming!
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Well today was kind of a bummer, a rain day interupted my plans to wood work, but my wife suggested a project that she would like me to do... a mobile for our daughter's crib. "BRILLIANT!" I thought to myself as I grabbed a pen and some
Well today was kind of a bummer, a rain day interupted my plans to wood work, but my wife suggested a project that she would like me to do... a mobile for our daughter's crib. "BRILLIANT!" I thought to myself as I grabbed a pen and some
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Sign Carpenter!
Hello Everyone!
So I have been blogging at my site: Pallet Craft and I realized I haven’t talked about my name sign in ASL. I am not deaf nor do I have any deaf children, but my wife wanted to
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Pallet Craft: Child's Patio Table set part 2.
Hey All,
Made some more progress tonight on the child's patio table piece. I was able to join the top with the bottom and legs. Unfortunately its
Made some more progress tonight on the child's patio table piece. I was able to join the top with the bottom and legs. Unfortunately its
Pallet Craft: Child's Patio Table Set!
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As always check out this, and other projects at my blog: http://blogspud.blogspot.com/
I am finishing up a project I started on
As always check out this, and other projects at my blog: http://blogspud.blogspot.com/
I am finishing up a project I started on
Monday, July 16, 2012
Blast from My not so Distant Past! Wedding Cake Table!
Hello All,
Well I did some inventory of my pallet stock and I need more pallets to begin my entertainment center project (http://blogspud.blogspot.com/2012/07/pallet-board-corner-entertainment.html). So I have to wait till I can re-assess my inventory after my next pallet pickup on Wednesday evening.
In the mean time however, I
Well I did some inventory of my pallet stock and I need more pallets to begin my entertainment center project (http://blogspud.blogspot.com/2012/07/pallet-board-corner-entertainment.html). So I have to wait till I can re-assess my inventory after my next pallet pickup on Wednesday evening.
In the mean time however, I
Pallet Craft: Never buy wood filler again!
Hello All,
OK so working with pallets is not always perfect, the wood is definitely not top grade by any means and I will not pretend it is. So occasionally you are going to want to use a wood filler at some point. Now Elmer's, as well as Varathane and Rustoleum sell wood filler that is pretty good, but the cost can add up significantly and this is especially so if you are an active wood worker. So here is my "not new but surprisingly overlooked" method.
Step 1: Collect
OK so working with pallets is not always perfect, the wood is definitely not top grade by any means and I will not pretend it is. So occasionally you are going to want to use a wood filler at some point. Now Elmer's, as well as Varathane and Rustoleum sell wood filler that is pretty good, but the cost can add up significantly and this is especially so if you are an active wood worker. So here is my "not new but surprisingly overlooked" method.
Step 1: Collect
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Pallet Board Corner Entertainment Center... Recycling Extremism!
This is part 1 of 2. See part 2 here.
Hey Everybody!
Okay, so after the completion of my last project with pallet wood, I have turned my attention to an issue, my current embarrassment of
Hey Everybody!
Okay, so after the completion of my last project with pallet wood, I have turned my attention to an issue, my current embarrassment of
Friday, July 13, 2012
Pulling Boards from a Pallet (without rendering them useless)
Hello all,
I have been working with pallets a lot lately and I thought to myself "what if folks want to do this too?"
So I decided to share what I found to be the best way to remove a board from the pallet without destroying the pieces.
Step 1: Cut the boards off of the top of the pallet.
From the edges as close to the brace boards as possible, cut the top boards (top because there are more boards on top usually) with a laser circular saw or hand saw if you have none.
Step 2: Pry the
I have been working with pallets a lot lately and I thought to myself "what if folks want to do this too?"
So I decided to share what I found to be the best way to remove a board from the pallet without destroying the pieces.
Step 1: Cut the boards off of the top of the pallet.
From the edges as close to the brace boards as possible, cut the top boards (top because there are more boards on top usually) with a laser circular saw or hand saw if you have none.
Step 2: Pry the
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Pallet Wood Patio Table... Recycling at its best!
This week I embarked on my latest creation adventure which I made out of pallet wood boards... a patio table with benches! I wanted this to
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