transcendental
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Post by transcendental on Nov 11, 2014 10:05:38 GMT -5
A while back i mentioned i was making a reading nook in the awkward upstairs closet out of pallet wood. Slowly I've been chipping away at my stock pile of wood, between the weather (rain rain and more rain) and the other projects its been slow going but ive finally gotten about half the wood paneling done. Hopefully i can get the other half cut, sanded, stained and varnished before it starts snowing. I had to put this half up, i was running out of work space in the garage. Amazing the difference in the wood compared to when it was still in pallet form in the stock room where i work. Everyone thought i was crazy lol. I knew it had potential, its yellow pine - thats good quality wood although i had to sand it down quite a bit to get rid of really choppy saw marks. My dad brought me some really nice oak pallets from where he works, those are going to become the bench seat and bookshelves. Hoping for a mild winter. How they started  Stained and varnished  On the wall. I need to notch out a cpuple to fit around the doir frames moulding and im going to blacken the brass screws so they arent so shiny  |
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Post by snowmom on Nov 17, 2014 9:46:23 GMT -5
very cool, I have seen pallets used as paneling before, looks great with the stain on it. I love your creativity!
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 17, 2014 10:02:05 GMT -5
That's gonna be nice when finished.
I once made a coffee table out of pallet wood. I darkened the wood with a cutting torch before sanding and varnishing.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Nov 17, 2014 10:26:05 GMT -5
A lot of work,but well worth it............I have used pallet wood for many projects..
Can't wait to see the finished project..
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transcendental
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Post by transcendental on Nov 17, 2014 17:37:56 GMT -5
My first attempt with refurbashing pallets. The stain really makes the wood feel warm and inviting. Makes the ring pattern pop too. Jakesocks do you have a pic of the coffee table? Id love to see what you did and how the darkening turned out. I added another row at the bottom so extends down another 3 1/2 inches. I need to put up 4 more pannels and the wall will be done. Its like playing tetris at this point. Needed 2 pieces 4 inches wide, another 4 7/8 and the last 4 3/8. All i had left in the garage were 5 1/4 and 6 inch wide slats, which is fine, I'll use it on the seating but i dont want to have to cut it thinner to make it fit. Truck came today where i work so i stopped by with a tape measurer and 2 2x4's (best tools to disasemble a pallet without power tools) and luckilly found 1 pallet with all the measurements i needed on it. If its not raining out tomorrow... crosses fingers... hopefully i can finish it up and get started on the seating. Thanks for looking  ill update once things move along bit more |
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Post by Fossilman on Nov 18, 2014 11:11:17 GMT -5
Living on the west coast here in Oregon,we get a lot of wood from overseas,pallets made from it..........I have,or (had) some wood from Japan that was hard as steel!!!!
I'm sure I stuck it away for future woodworking....( I usual don't give up my wood-LOL)
If you find pallets that came from overseas,grab it up,there are some unusual woods to be seen............
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 18, 2014 12:16:01 GMT -5
"Jakesocks do you have a pic of the coffee table? Id love to see what you did and how the darkening turned out".
Unfortunately, when I split up with my last wife all of my photo albums conveniently disappeared. The pics of the coffee table, my first hot rod and early drag racing days and rock hounding trips are forever gone.
The process is really quite simple. You just make passes over the wood with a flame. It darkens the softer bands of wood. Then you lightly sand the piece. The harder bands will be lightened and slightly raised, giving the wood a weathered, rustic look. If you have a torch of any sort, try it on scrap wood first to get a feel for it.
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Post by Fossilman on Nov 18, 2014 16:02:10 GMT -5
My father in law was a woodburner too,got quite good at it............
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transcendental
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Post by transcendental on Nov 18, 2014 22:28:22 GMT -5
i have a steady supply of pine pallets, but i did tell my dad to keep an eye out for oak ones where he works. If its heavy its not pine, and he will bring em over.
Sad to hear about loosing those photos, ive lost a lot from when i was growing up and moved around and even tho its all just stuff it still sucks. My sympathies.
I dont have a torch but sounds like fun, miss playing with fire. This sounds like a good excuse to get my pyro on lol
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 18, 2014 23:08:04 GMT -5
My father in law was a woodburner too,got quite good at it............ Mike, I once saw a set of very heavy oak doors on a mansion in Beverly Hills that had been torched. With the heavy antique forged iron hinges and other hardware, they were a piece of art. They looked like they belonged on the Munsters mansion. Transcedental, the secret is to just brush the flame over the wood until you reach the desired degree of darkness. If the wood starts to smoke & glow, you're moving the flame too slowly. |
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ill update once things move along bit more
