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Pallet Wood Penny Boards

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100% reclaimed pallet wood Penny Boards! Another thing that the world has never asked for, it’s kind of my specialty. These custom Penny Board style skateboard decks are made entirely from laminated reclaimed pallet wood. Each board is unique just by the virtue of the materials being used! Every board is a random mirrored lamination of different species of hardwood, …

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Reclaimed Wood Wall Map

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Ohh maps, I could literally sit around all day and explore google maps and not even miss dinner. I have many flaws and this might be one… Anyway, ever since moving to DC I’ve been wanting to do some sort of a project incorporating the streets of the city. The layout of the streets and even the shape of the …

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“Live Edge” Pallet Wood and Maple Burl Cookie Wall Art

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This piece is a table top or bench top idea that has been kicking around in my head for years and it evolved into what you saw me build in this video. I decided to go larger scale for a wall hanging piece for the Carolina Shoe offices. There are 2 materials joining together in the center at the Carolina …

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Pallet Wood Pipe Clamp Workbench Vise

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I built a pair of matching workbenches in my shop a couple of years ago entirely out of pallet wood and they have been a staple of my shop ever sense. Now, ever sense I built them I had the intention of adding a moxon style vise to one of them to help hold work pieces and today is finally …

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Secret Compartment Shoebox with Patchwork Pallet Wood

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This box was create to keep my valuable Carolina Boots safe. The main frame of the box is constructed from 3/4″ plywood and then the outside of the box is covered in a large variety of pallet wood and a few pieces of walnut scrap. The left side of the box holds a sliding puzzle mechanism that locks the lid …

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Pallet Wood End Grain Coasters

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100% reclaimed wood coasters made from the finest of hardwood pallet wood! Each coaster holds a random pattern of spanish cedar, white oak, ask, red oak, pine, alder, elm, poplar, maple, and birch. The end grain orientation of the coasters shows off the amazing beauty of the grain in all the different species of wood. Created with a painstaking process …

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100 Pallet Wood Shot Glasses

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These shot glasses are 100% reclaimed and 100% pallet wood! They were made for Carolina Shoe to use as giveaway items (keep an eye on their socials to see how you can get one). It’s so awesome to know that my work will be traveling out to so many peoples hands. It took roughly 9 pallets to get the lumber …

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Reclaimed Oak (Pallet Wood) Flag Box

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This flag box was built from reclaimed oak that came from a few super thick (1″) pallet slats I had been saving away for a rainy day. The backer panel is made from hardboard and the front is a 1/8″ thick acrylic sheet. I built this as a gift for my grandmother for my grandfather’s World War II veterans flag. …

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Vertical Garden Headboard Piece with Mirrors

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The final piece for the Rhode Island Home Show display! This is a living wall/vertical garden/green wall piece that I made oversized to fit over the head of the bed. Made 100% from reclaimed materials like I love to do. It was tricky to figure out a way to mount the round mirrors floating in the center but I ended …

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Pallet Wood Wall Clock

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I made a clock from pallets, would you expect any less? The clock is made from reclaimed pallet wood with a 3/4″ plywood backer panel. In the center is a walnut veneer inlay in the shape of the state of Rhode Island because this was a featured piece in the Rhode Island Home Show. The letters were custom cut from …

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Pallet Wood Slat Bench

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This 100% reclaimed bench is a piece made for Carolina Shoe who is planning on using this for all sorts of different display purposes. They tell me this bench is going to be more well traveled then me. So this was constructed from a total of about 8 pallets (Red Oak, White Oak, Pine, Poplar, Aspen, Mahogany, Cherry, and Maple) …

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How To Disassemble A Pallet

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A little something different for you guys, plus some foreshadowing for tomorrows video ;). I often get questions about my pallet disassembly technique so I figured I’d make a video about that talking about my process. I think I’m going to try to put more videos like this together where I can dive a bit deeper into certain subjects along …