Rustic Reclaimed Wood Projects

[JHands]

Stumbled across this guy selling a nifty table on Craigslist for an outrageous dollar amount of 300 bucks. It's made out of recycled pallets. Anyone have any experience in this? Is it tricky? I might drop the 100 bucks on a sander and circular saw and make my own table and perhaps a matching console to put under a wall mounted tv.

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[liger930]

Ive tried my hand at Reclaimed palette planters. stood them up vertically, cut & nailed some base supports. Actually required some work cutting, mounting, leveling, squaring etc. Came out nice, plants died... hahaha

Your challenge may lie in sourcing sound and uniform pieces from the pallets to be used to complete the table. Otherwise skill level req'd is minimal.

[JHands]

I'm a surgical rep. I bring my tools into the hospital via loading dock and see paletts sitting outside all the time. Don't think that will be an issue at all.

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[Stanislaw]

This a big trend in the hipster market along with organic beard shampoo and milking your cat.... I mean, yes, I've seen this sort of thing....

Seriously though, I've wanted to build a headboard for a bed with reclaimed barn wood and a guy named Kelly makes telecaster guitars out of old planks and wood from NYC buildings.... I love the stuff and think it's very cool, will definitely do something like it in the future.... Humidor?

[JHands]

So what kind of tools should I pick up to tackle something like this aside from saw/sander

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[paulF]

sandpaper, nails or screws depending on what you want to use... i'd go with screws (might want to invest in a good drill too), a brush, some lacquer.

I like this sort of projects and even better to my mind are driftwood projects. Can end up with absolutely brilliant results...

[OkieJoe]

Sandpaper and stain goes a long way and you it doesn't have to be perfect to get the "rustic" look lol

[Fuzz AI]

Before you go and use reclaimed pallets, check to see if they have been fumigated. If they have, you will need take care during sanding, as the dust will be toxic.

edit: any pallets with a HT (heat treated) stamp should be safe, but if they have MB (methyl bromide), do not use them.

[JHands]

Thanks fuzz will do

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