I Turned FREE Pallets Into PRICELESS* Reclaimed Wood Furniture
NOTE
I originally made this with the intention of listing it for sale locally.
While I would love to be able to share those results with you, My Grandmother loved it and I decided I would much rather give it to her instead.
This brought me so much more joy/value than I could have ever received monetarily. (Hence Priceless)
I hope you enjoyed the process and stick around for more videos coming soon! Thank you for watching!
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This project was challenging.
Not technically speaking, but mentally.
At every step, I would uncover more imperfections.
More reasons to become discouraged.
To want to consider it a failure.
To give up.
Sometimes it's about overcoming. Not perfection.
I needed this lesson again.
While there were many mistakes along the way, I am proud.
No music! The sounds of the tools cutting and sanding the wood is way better than any background song you can throw on.
Unless it’s AC/DC
The part where you removed the dried glue from the table top reminded me of the times when I used to cover the palm of my hand with Elmer’s glue, wait for it to dry, and then peel it off; that was very satisfying.
Thank you for sharing!!!! I hoped it would be satisfying to watch since it is quite fun to do haha
I remember doing that in around 6th grade in 75's time frame lol!!!!
No music. I like hearing the sounds of the tools.
Thank you for letting me know! Tool sounds will always be a part of my videos! I am just trying to determine if the people want more/something to break up the auditory monotony haha. Leaning towards revisiting older videos and adding voiceovers/music as i continue to grow here.
Pleeeeeease no voiceovers. As I said, keep it as it is. I love this video because there's no music and no talking. I know what you're doing and why you're doing it. Stay as you are,,,unless I'm outnumbered. :)
That "sigh" when you realized you had cut the wrong tab off the leg made me so much better about getting out and trying these projects on my own. Even someone as talented as you still makes some mistakes so it's going to be okay if I do as well.
YES EXACTLY!!!!! Get out there and make some dust! We all start somewhere and mistakes are nothing more than an opportunity to learn. 🫂 I don't feel like it does the audience any favors to hide my mistakes. Being a maker doesn't mean you are always perfect, in fact quite the opposite. Mistakes/issues happen all the time, and what differentiates the great from the rest is how they handle/overcome the mistakes when they happen. I don't personally feel as though I'm "great" just yet... but I certainly am working towards that goal and always aim to improve. ❤️
Definitely need some jams wen ur building brother helps the vibes n mood
Fabulous work! I love it!
Thank you so much!
I could watch videos like this all day, something so therapeutic about them :)
I am very glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
The trials we over come are experience we use in other areas. Slow and easy will pass the test every time. yes that piece is priceless I agree. If you think about it No project is bad no matter what is some one will treasure it. your talent show's with the end project well done
Thank you for the kind words Garry! I appreciate you very much!
Awesome vid brother!! A couole voiceovers to tell people what your doing and a lil jams bro amd ur golden!! Keep up the great work 💯💯
Thank you!!!! May just have to make each video into different versions to accommodate. Seems like both are wanted haha
Joli travail, bel effet, Même avec du bois de palettes! Bravo 👍👍👏! C'est ce même bois que j'emploie!
Thank you so much! Pallet wood is definitely tough to work with, but it can be lots of fun too. I would love to see some of your work!
i clicked on this video expecting to see all of those nice brand new pallets i see on most projects. these are the pallets they usually give away for free
Indeed! The pallets I had were certainly worse for wear when I got them. Haha
@@thazemakes every time I go get some for free I know they’re gonna look like hell. But many videos you see here they look like they were just put together
I honestly love the musicless approach! The sounds of the working environment are oddly soothing. Looks great my freind, keep it up!
Thank you so much! I'm having a ton of fun making these videos and I'm very glad they are being enjoyed!
amazing work and video. Perfect speed, no useless music, just perfect. Thanks for inspiration
Thank you for watching!
I loved the sigh after you cut the wrong side of the leg off. Great content.
At the very least, I hope to make it relatable/fun to watch. 😅 Thank you for sharing/being here! I appreciate it very much
NO MUSIC, the sound of work is the best sound
Nice job, brother. Great way to repurpose an otherwise piece of scrap 👍
Thank you for sharing!
This is one of the most pleasing videos ever... Including the sorting process before glue up. Well done!
I can't begin to explain how much your kind words mean to me. I am almost done with my next video! Just working on some final decisions/polish. I hope to see you around and appreciate that you took time out of your day to comment. Thank you so much!!!!!
Love the work man. Got a like comment and subscribe. Would love music or a voiceover as per your question in the video. Non the less phenomenal work keep up the grind!
Thank you for letting me know! I figured it would not hurt to ask haha I would like to do voice-overs, but for now I'll try to add some light music to help break up the "tool sounds". I appreciate you very much and am happy to have you here.
No music! We want to hear natural sounds of woodworking
Omg loved seeing the dexcom on your arm. T1D myself.
Aye!! We are out here and living our best lives! T1D as well man ❤️
new subscriber..nice work sir🏆
Thank you for supporting! So happy to see our little family is growing 🥰
Very nice!
Awesome video. I like the no music or talking ASMR type video. Did you wait before glue up or just do it right away? I ask because the wood can flex if you don't wait long enough. +1 subscriber. Cheers!
They were good and dry (maybe a bit too much lol) when I started, so they should be alright? The good news is that it is in the family and I can watch it age. So far, it still looks the same as the day I finished it. No gaps/cracks have appeared thus far.
Just found this. Excellent work. Love it. How many hours did you have in it and what would you typically ask for a piece like this?
Thank you! It is a bit hard to quantify the time spent because I broke down way more pallet wood than I needed and also recorded this video... I would venture to say it would have only been 10ish hours or so of active work without the other additions. Recording easily doubled the "working time". As far as pricing, it is highly dependent. Considering the fact that the lumber is not the highest quality and I did not make a custom base for it, my local market dictates the "fair value" somewhere in the 150-300ish range. Although I must admit the joy of giving it to my Grandmother far exceeded any potential monetary gain.
Nice very good
Thank you!
a question (from someone who doesn't do this): is it possible to just use epoxy pour on the whole surface to overcome those imperfections? ..pouring to the point where the epoxy actually produces a thin glass-like layer.. so the finishing will also be different, where you can sand down the epoxy surface and polish them for a glass finish? It could be a solution because the wood you've used don't look like they would last very long, meaning it could deteriorate over time due to its low quality to begin with..
Fantastic question! Thank you so much for asking! Yes, encapsulating the entire tabletop was an option (an is often used on bar countertops/settings where spills are common/to be expected), however this table should never encounter liquids where it lives. Two big reasons i decided against that course of action: 1. Epoxy was prohibitively expensive for this project. Probably would have doubled the overall cost of materials. 2. I am not a fan of "plasticy" feeling finishes. The linseed oil/ board conditioner combo I used feels nice and will protect the tabletop very well for its use case. (albeit with more maintenance than an epoxy finish would have required) Final notes! The lumber i started with was certainly more "undesirable", but the overall longevity of the final product should be just fine. All of the lumber was milled and glued very well, Any remaining cracks/voids in the tabletop were filled entirely/stabilized, and there was adequate room left around the fasteners to allow wood movement. TLDR; It should have a good long life in spite of the rough beginnings the materials had.
its called Applying a flood coat of epoxy. it is used to get the mirror finish you mentioned and its more durable
As the other 2 posters said, it is possible. It really depends on your budget, how it's going to be used, and the type of finish you want. Since pallet wood tends to be softer, I would think, if you were going to use this on a table that's going to get a lot of use, you'd probably want a flood coat (epoxy). But, if it's more like a hallway table (like this one), having an oil coat is totally fine (and looks GREAT).
Gained a new sub! Nice work, a little music here and there or just really low would be nice too
Thank you very much! I'm glad to see the family growing 🥰
This is awesome. Im not familiar with some of the tools. Could you list them by chance?
Certainly! (if i missed something let me know!) In no particular order: - Jointer - Planer (also called a thicknesser if across the pond) - table saw - Router (w/ Chamfer and Round Over Bits) - Drill/driver set - Angle Grinder w/Cut off Wheel
Get a cheap spice grinder for the charcoal coloring. Should make quick work next time or I’ve seen black hot glue sticks used too. Work easy for the same results. Great work I must say.
i am definitely looking into some of the black hot melt sticks for the future. Seems much easier for a very similar quality result w/ smaller voids. Thank you for taking the time to comment and share! I appreciate you!
@@thazemakes love the table. Keep it up
This is an amazing bit of joinery! I understand it's a traditional Japanese joint. What was it traditionally used for? Furniture or Framing house building? I'm just curious. Thank u for sharing! Your craftsmanship is inspiring.
I believe what you are referencing is called an edge joint! I believe it is most often used with furniture making (panel glue ups, desktops, etc..), however I will also admit I am unfamiliar with traditional japanese techniques and cannot speak on them in this context. Thank you for asking and taking the time to watch! I appreciate your kind words very much!
Dude....looking at the fast foward 26 seconds at start gave me back pain..... you should buy a orbital reciprocal saw.
What is your outfeed/assembly table make of? I like the top a lot
Thank you!!!! Honestly, it's mostly 2x4 construction with a 3/4in mdf top/lower shelf. About 4ft x 4ft square. I just put a round over on the top edges and then coated it with a few thick coats of poly. Helps prevent it from swelling up/becoming useless and also helps prevent wood glue from sticking to it. It is a cheap and very effective solution!
what glue did you use to glue the boards together and to seal the gaps?
Thank you for asking! I used titebond original for the majority of the glue up. To fill the voids, I used black CA glue and some activator spray.
Bravo bon travail 👍👍👍👍
Thank you!!
18:04 LoL jajajajjaja
I am very glad to have brought some joy your way! I don't hide my mistakes around here. We all make em and the best we can do is fix it/find humour in the situation.
Did U Check the moisture content?
There was no real need to do so with these. They sat in the 100+ degree heat/drought for a couple of months before I broke them down. They were DRY. 😅
What did you use to fill that? Epoxy resin and charcoal?
I tested using charcoal/resin, but I ended up using mostly black CA glue for the smaller voids/cracks. Thank you for asking!
@@thazemakes nice man really good work. I enjoyed this video alot.
Maybe if you lightly waxed the table the glue removal would be a little easier?
Oh it wasn't difficult to remove. I finished my work bench with poly so the glue pops off pretty easily. 😬 I did it this way on purpose to hit the "strangely satisfying" parts of the brain. Jury is out if I succeed or not I suppose. 😅
If you put freezer paper down, glue does not stick to it.
Indeed! I intentionally let the glue fall onto the table this time though A "strangely satisfying" attempt was made. 😬😂
Any way of do it without a planner?
Of course! There are almost always multiple ways to accomplish steps. If it were any wider, it would not have fit in my planer and I would have made a flattening sled for my router
With all your engins it's so easy making a table or a chair...
I've never had a deja vu moment quite like that sigh... 😂
At least I am not alone 🫡😬😂
Have you thought about putting the coal into a blender or ninja type device to turn it into dust rather than hammering it?
That definitely would work much better! I Ultimately decided that there were more effective ways to fill the voids but that experiment was not a failure. Will have to revisit again in the future haha
How to tell if those are treated wood? Using treated wood for a cutting board?
Typically there will be stamping/marks on the pallets that indicate treatment types. MB (Methyl bromide) along with other chemical treatments are not safe to work with/use for home furniture, however heat treatments don't have the same issues. Also, as an hallway/entryway table, it has not and will never ever be used as a cutting board. I only use all natural hardwoods and food safe finishes for all my butcher blocks/cutting boards. (I.e. never pallet wood/reclaimed materials)
should try using a blade they use for runs on a car paint nib file might work
I love those suggestions! Thank you!! I do use a blade as a scraper sometimes, but I'll have to look into a paint nib file as well.
May I know what’s the machine you used at 2:30?
Of course! That is a thickness planer. ❤️
@@thazemakes thank you!
what kind of price do you think you could have gotten for it?
The "best" answer is : "Whatever someone is willing to pay." But more accurately for my location/local economy, I was going to aim for around $2-300ish and would have accepted a decent offer. If all premium hardwood, it would be far more likely to command a bit higher price overall.
Nice job Why not just make the top wider to accept the legs without needing to cut,file and paint
Thank you!!!! Most of the decision was based on the design. I wanted to make a narrower entryway table. Therefore, it had to be narrow. If I want to make a table wider than my planer will accept, I would just have to make the top in ~12 in widths (but it can still be done)
Yes. Music.
Thank you for letting me know!
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Music would be nice, thank you.
Taking apart a pallet is always a pain in the Ass
It definitely was one of my least favorite parts of this project haha
Why did you use charcoal instead of sawdust.
I probably could have explained what i doing better 😅 I was testing out a few different materials to fill/color the voids in the slab. If finer, charcoal would work well but I couldn't get it to the right consistency. I ended up using black ca glue for the majority of the filling/stabilizing though. Tldr; contrast. 😬
That was the exact Question I was going to ask about the black powder filler,,,, I thought it was Charcoal !!!! Lol,,,, Just now learning the tricks of the trade.... Absolutely Amazing Videos Big Dawg!!!!
No music
Come out quite nice, din'en it?
Honestly, it came out far better than I expected. I was highly suspicious when evaluating the material at first, but it cleaned up nicely!! Finding medullary rays in the oak pieces was such a happy little surprise 😬
No music...much better
No music please. Your content stands on it's own easily.
Thank you Brent! I appreciate it very much!!
Are u sure is the same wood ? mmm
Quite sure. No funny business here. Just hard work 🫡
Priceless?
It became a gift for my Grandmother, so yes. Her joy is priceless and worth far more than any monitary exchange would have been.
No music please. When there is music i mute.
No music, we would prefer just to watch what you are doing with occasional commentary.
That definitely seems to be the general consensus! Thank you for letting me know!! I need to figure out a better way to record commentary/cobble together a space to do so, but it is on the horizon!
Looks good but you could have made this video like 10 minutes long. A lot of things you didn't have to repeatedly show over and over again and there are a lot of things that you could have gotten done faster like not having to scrape all that glue or alot of the fill in places, could have just run it threw the planer
Hey Chuck! Thank you not only for the kind words but the constructive criticism as well! I appreciate it very much!
This video is as helpful as bicycle is to a fish. You expect the average woodworker to have a jointer and a planer? If they have those tools, they would more than likely not be working with pallet wood.
I shared for entertainment. This was not framed to be educational nor did I have all of these tools when I started. Start with what you have and make what you can. 🫡
@@thazemakes - The point is you currently have these tools in your video. At least with Busted Knuckle Woodworks, he shows you how to make a better version of cauls with just a hack saw - something can be bought cheaply.
@@arcadion448go moan at someone else you miserable wet blanket.
Ah hah. There is something constructive I can work with. Thank you! Your first comment was simply not constructive whatsoever, but I am always happy to take constructive criticism to heart! When I have "tips and tricks" I include them, but I will try to do so a bit more moving forward. Thank you!
You are miserable
fallout music, please
That would certainly be a vibe 😅
That moment when you realize that pallets are treated with all kinds of chemicals to keep the from rotting it being infested by bugs…….😳
Methyl Bromide treatments are definitely a concern, and those pallets should be avoided for sure! There is always a chance, but I searched for "MB" stamping. I'm reasonably sure these pallets were heat treated. However, even with regular old hardwood sawdust, respiratory health is always a concern. I would like to do this a long time, so while PPE / dust collection are not necessarily "fun" they are very important 🤝
Lot of stage make in a strange way or in an unlogical manner. Spend to much time with your unkown black fluid ! ( by the way with a lack of explanation). Thanks to share but really not convert at your works style 😮....
That is fair. I did quite a few things differently because i was working with less than ideal salvaged materials. The "unknown black fluid" is just CA glue, but the purpose was to stabilize the cracks/voids in the top. A thin Epoxy would have worked as well
@@thazemakes thanks for this fair answer. You know how to work cause maybe I v been seeing a lot of pro video. So nececceraly and unfortuanatly I compare. Thanks to show, thanks to improve !
no music is cool
You're picture is crooked
Why are you wasting time scraping when all that will come off in the planer
Great question! Two reasons really: 1. I enjoy that part quite a bit 2. It helps to keep the planer knives sharper over time if I remove most of the extra glue first.
@@thazemakes gotcha
Music... Hell no, but voice over a must, sign language seems puerile!
Almost everyone seems against background music (thankfully), and having a voice-over seems to be pretty split in either direction. I may try to release two versions in the future. (One w/ voice-over and one without) I'll have to figure out the best way to go about it but I appreciate you sharing your thoughts! It's a huge to help know what y'all prefer and want to see more/less of. Thank you!!!
@@thazemakes True that some voice over are bad, you want a great exemple, look up Mike Farrington, he's awesome!
NO for the music.
This seems to be what most want. Thank you for your input!
Please where a mask until you paint or seal wood. It is rife with preservative chemicals that cause you grif when airborne.
Great call out! It is very important to be safe while working and ill do my best to add these kinds of notes to future videos. Thank you!! I specifically selected pallets without "MB" (Methyl Bromide) stamping to make sure there wouldn't be exposure to harmful chemicals! I'm fairly sure these were all heat treated, but I do wear my safety equipment. Even just airborne sawdust can cause respiratory issues and I would like to be able to do this a very long time.
@@thazemakes good to hear, I'm glad you took my note in the spirit it was sent. A long life to you, and your wooden endeavors!
music ? - no thanks
There are so many worrying things in this video. You could only do this with a fully stocked workshop.! Maybe in America this may be the case. Elsewhere you have very few electric devices. You rely on hand tools and old fashioned methods to use palletwood and or old wood.! Do this with a hand planer and sandpaper hand blocks if you want bragging rights. Also no fancy long wood clamps or huge flat glue tables or mitre saws.! In short if you have such an expensive workshop why use cheap palletwood?
Hey thank you for commenting! Let me break this down and see where we end up? (Coming from a place of love. I understand your pov all too well 🫂) 1. I never framed this video as "bragging rights", so I'm not quite sure where you got that vibe from. All I'm doing is sharing what I make/how I make it. Being proud of my work =/= bragging. 🤔 2. I used pallet wood because of the personal challenge it entailed. It's much easier to take nice hardwoods and turn them into something beautiful, and I wanted to try out something that wouldn't be too expensive if it ultimately was a failure. 3. I am very blessed to have the space/tools I do have, but I have not always had them. I spent the first 12+ months starting this business with a circular saw, a drill, and very little space on my back porch. I built planters and sold them locally that summer to get my first table saw. I worked very hard to get where I am and will continue to do so. Final thoughts. Electric tools make things far more efficient, but they are not absolutely necessary. It would take much longer, but similar results could certainly be achieved with hand tools. (Albeit, by someone far more skilled In their use than I.) Thank you again for watching and taking the time to comment. I appreciate you!
@@thazemakes I have mostly festool tools, and can certainly afford to use whatever exotics I want.... BUT, it's great to see videos like this, using free or cheap wood. Most woodworkers have a endless supply of scraps. It's great to see videos like this, to get ideas on how to use them, so we aren't just throwing them away.... Great job on this, it looks beautiful!
@@joshuabray37 One day ill have to opportunity to get my hands on some Festool tools, but today is not that day haha. I agree entirely though and appreciate you sharing/your kind words! Sometimes the real question isn't why, but why not? 🫂
What are the diamensions of this table? It looks quiet long.
It is about 12in wide and 36in long! Thank you for watching/taking the time to ask. I appreciate you very much!
@@thazemakesbrilliant work.
You actually spent way more time than needed...just buy the boards from a local lumber yard. It looks like garbage
Thank you for sharing your opinion. Have a good one 🫡
I honestly love the musicless approach! The sounds of the working environment are oddly soothing. Looks great my freind, keep it up!
Thank you!!!
No music
Priceless?
Indeed! (At least from my perspective) I ended up giving it away as a gift, and I can't put a price on how that feels/what It means to me.