This could seem like a funny time to do a post about gardening, or at least about building a raised bed, but this may be the kind of thing you will need to keep your eyes out for: a pallet. This is so you have time to find one before spring and the planting season in your area. This project is from a fun little book called Build It! With Pallets which is packed full of great projects like this:
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Joe Jacobs
Often found abandoned at the back of factories, at dumps or even in skips, the humble pallet, for many practically minded people, represents a huge source of inspiration as well as a challenge. When skillfully broken down into timber and smartened up, they can be refashioned into chairs, tables, fences, gates, chicken arks, planters, sheds, decking, cladding and many other functional items.
Joe Jacobs shows you what kind of pallet to look for and provides over 20 plans for tables, fences, chairs, planters and other items of indoor and outdoor furniture. Build It! With Pallets is the ideal companion for anyone looking for inspiration and an economical source of wood, making them the ultimate recycling solution.
norm abrams from "this old house" found a few pallets made of oak. i forget what he made, but all of his stuff turns out quite nicely. hopefully, this book tells how to find the best wood.
Posted by: f lynn rush | December 30, 2009 at 09:16 PM
Much of the wood from pallets made in the third world is likely to be of interesting wood.
We've used pallets for years for both garden and barn storage. Keep your eyes open for both odd ones on a building site or industrial premises which may have a stash around the back. A crow or prizebar and hammer are tools worthwhile carrying in the car on the "just in case".
Posted by: Suella | December 30, 2009 at 10:32 PM
Great post! We made our compost piles out of pallets I was able to get from a local pallet business for free!
Posted by: Lynda | December 31, 2009 at 05:55 AM
Jaramillo has been with KFOX since 2006, when she returned to El Paso to host the morning show after a three-year stint at KTVU, the Fox affiliate in San Francisco. Of course, she was KFOX's first-ever anchor in 2011 ore that she was a reporter at KVIA here in El Paso and for TV stations in Roswell, N.M.
Happy new year by joy.
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