Got wood?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Another pallet wood project....

[robert.]

Recycled wood maybe. Pallets no

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Recycled wood maybe. Pallets no

Go argue with the builder, not me.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[MurphOnMillerAve]

That's really good looking. They must both be proud of such successful craftwork.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Pretty slick re-use and ingenuity in play.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Pretty slick re-use and ingenuity in play.

Agreed. I like every one of them you showed us, especially their handmade qualities. I can smell the attractive wood fragrance even at this distance.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Another.....

[HONDO74]

Sometimes hugging a tree is better.....

[chuck]

I can smell the attractive wood fragrance even at this distance.

Having had to "smell" pallets for something like 50 years I can recall only TWO that were constructed of quality wood and were still new enough to even think of repurposing for something like the projects being showcased. Most were stained/soaked with whatever awful stuff that leaked onto them during shipping and almost all of them were battered/beaten up by careless jack/fork lift operators that moved them around.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Interesting information to learn, Chuck, so I'll be extra-selective whenever I might find myself sniffing wooden pallets, closer-upper.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Sometimes hugging a tree is better.....

Personal preferences are what they are and to be respected.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I can smell the attractive wood fragrance even at this distance.

Having had to "smell" pallets for something like 50 years I can recall only TWO that were constructed of quality wood and were still new enough to even think of repurposing for something like the projects being showcased. Most were stained/soaked with whatever awful stuff that leaked onto them during shipping and almost all of them were battered/beaten up by careless jack/fork lift operators that moved them around.

The two out back of my house have stood the test of time now for 15+ years under my firewood pile; their 2 replacements have been resting against the holly tree for several years. Full inch oak boards; most good pallets that I have used over a few decades have been of oak or some other hardwood. Running them through a planner or surface sander might surprise you. Pallet mills don't care all that much other than whether the wood is of good enough dimensions. Lousy pallets were softwood or worse... The pallet mill down the road from my place in Pa makes nice ones. Just watch out for any that might be black locust; you'll never drive a nail though those boards.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

One last pallet....