Double Pallirondack Settee
My wife asked if I could make a coffee table. I said I could and I was forced to start looking for plans. I found some that used recycled pallets. I drive a lot for work, so I see pallets along side...
View ArticlePatio Bench
Before I made my first ‘Pallirondack’ chair, I complied with my wife’s wishes and made a bench for the back deck overlooking the canal. I did not use a plan. I just considered what I wanted and started...
View ArticleThe first Pallirondack Chair
So this is where the name “pallirondack” comes from. I made my first Adirondack-style chair—and everything else I’ve made so far—from 100% recycled pallets. I found a design/plan online (thank you...
View ArticleTiki Island Oasis
The Ultimate Poolside Tiki Island Refreshment Table Oasis was a great day of woodworking, refreshment sampling, swimming and cookout. When i started working with wooden pallets, building ‘Pallirondack”...
View ArticleStuffed Animal Zoo
Well, I finished my first zoo. A stuff animal zoo, that is. Its roughly 24” square and just over 60” tall. I added “windows” on the side and the top is open for older sibling help (shooting baskets)...
View ArticleLaundry Basket Dresser
By no stretch of the imagination is this fine furniture, but this laundry basket dresser will help my wife keep the laundry room organized. At least that’s what she told me. Who am I to argue? Overall,...
View ArticlePallirondack Chaise Lounge Chair
Another project made with 100% recycled wooden pallet lumber. This is based on a design I found on the Ana White website. I added a third set of legs in the center, as that is where the bulk of the...
View ArticleRecovered Wood Bookcase
My first complete project using pocket-hole joinery. All but the backing and the four light colored boards that make up the frame of the case are recovered lumber. The wide boards were recovered from...
View ArticleBar Materials
My buddy has, essentially, a fully-functioning bar in his home. His storage area behind the bad was getting cluttered, using an ill-fitting stairstep rack for all of the liquor bottles. He asked for...
View ArticleBench Reborn
An old bench had been left to die a slow death, but I rescued it. My son and I removed all the old wood, he polished the brass bolts, we cut oak slats from a recycled pallet to match the size and...
View ArticleRaised Garden Beds
Raised garden beds made from upcycled wooden pallets. My son and I made these three beds in an afternoon. Each is lined with cardboard to help smother the grass and weeds from growing up inside. Lining...
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