Okay I love the design that you made out of pallets. I don't love the fact that you're leading people to believe that it's safe to do what you just showed. Pallets are marked ht for heat-treated. Any pallets that are painted or painted with a methylbromide base paint with when you sanded or cut it releases toxic chemicals into the air which is dangerous for humans
+1 to that. Pallets & packaging boxes are NOT safe. I used to work in the same building as a chemical import/export company. The workers would get rashes, itchy skin, watery eyes from simply handling some of the (unbroken) boxes. Sometimes they'd get shipments with broken boxes, leaking drums, etc and those boxes+pallets would go straight to waste disposal. Basically they'd be thrown in a pile/hole where no one would care. Frequently someone or the other would come along and do away with some of the wood. I can't imagine what would have happened to the folks who ended up with furniture made out of this crap! Worse still, imagine if they burnt the wood indoors! Apparently, One persons toxic trash is another persons suicidal home project!!
Since we reclaimed the lumber from pallets, the measurements are not exactly what you’d find at your local hardware store. That being said, 4x4 is probably the closest to matching what we actually used. That means the width is 4 inches and the thickness is 4 inches. The length is about 18 inches. Hope this helps!
We’re glad you like it! For us, it cost man hours. A LOT of them! We had access to all the supplies and tools we used, but if you didn’t and were looking to do this project yourself, we’re not really sure what the price tag would be.
We’re glad you liked it! We actually got both the coffee table and headboard done in one weekend. It was a very long weekend, but we were happy with how they turned out! :)
I learned that the Blue pallets are some of the worst to take a part and leave them where I find them. Usedd every method and the wood recovered is not worth the work put into them.
Yeah, they are, most of the time with Methyl Bromide, highly toxic. And, the red and blue painted pallets are deposit pallets, meaning the company that used them put a deposit down with the distributer that delivered the products on them to be returned and reused. So, these pallets were either owned by the video's creator already, or they were stolen.
Love this table! I have a ton of pallets in the garage, so I might have a go at this. I do like the look of the nails being left in vs hammering them out. Thanks for the share!
"A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one", raramente as pessoas dizem o ditado completo, parabens pelo video.
We used Minwax Early American for the stain, and we did not use the pallet wood for the top base. We actually used 1x4 boards for the edge so it would be uniform, but you could absolutely use pallets if you wanted. :)
The table turned out really well and looks good. But why wouldn’t you have sanded the blue paint off of the boards? It just doesn’t go with the rest of the table. Good job though. Was a good project.
We’re glad you liked the project! To answer your question, we decided we liked the distressed paint underneath the stain because we felt it added character and history to the table. The paint could have been removed, like you said, we just liked how it looked intact.
We’re glad you liked it! We actually sized the table specifically to fit with our couch, so we matched the height to the seats and the length and width came from what room we had. The dimensions depend on where you want the table :)
Good eye! They were not 2x4s. Since we reclaimed the lumber from pallets, the measurements were not exactly what you’d find at your local hardware store. That being said, 4x4 is probably the closest to matching what we actually used. Ours are a little smaller than that, but fairly close.
Love the rustic look, so many woodworkers drown it in epoxy resin, which is ok, but I think it takes away from the natural beauty of the piece! Looks like a family project? Great job!
We thought about it, but in the end we decided aesthetic was more important to us. If we had sanded it down, we would have lost the texture, but more importantly we would have lost the unique colors and stains left over from when the pallets were in use. We liked the story those markings told, and decided preserving them was more important to us than a completely smooth top. If you watched our desk video, you’ll see us take the time to really get a nice surface on the top because we didn’t have any markings to lose.
Triple D Crazy S Fabrication I couldn’t agree more with leaving the aesthetics and texture I did the same. So used to thinking about sanding it down bc of my work.
