Well another year is upon us & so it time for our family tradition of making our tree. This tradition started when our boys were young. At that time we used to make everything that went on the tree, but as the boys got older (and more into building things) it shifted into making our tree. we change the theme every year & this year is no exception. I hope you enjoy.
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So this year, after working out a number of different designs, we decided to make our tree out of Pallets.
The two shops behind mine always have old pallets laying around so I got mine for free from them. I brought them home & washed them off.
I had an old 3x4 in the basement (for the main trunk of the tree).
As for tools this year we only needed a few things.
-Drill
-Sawzall
-Skillsaw (or chopsaw)
-Speed Square (or any Square)
-Chalk Line
-TapeMasure
As a side note I love using corded drills to drive screws. I know that we live in the world of 87volt cordless tools (ok maybe a slight exaggeration), & don't get me wrong I have them. but if I can get a corded version of a tool to where I'm working, I do.
The two shops behind mine always have old pallets laying around so I got mine for free from them. I brought them home & washed them off.
I had an old 3x4 in the basement (for the main trunk of the tree).
As for tools this year we only needed a few things.
-Drill
-Sawzall
-Skillsaw (or chopsaw)
-Speed Square (or any Square)
-Chalk Line
-TapeMasure
As a side note I love using corded drills to drive screws. I know that we live in the world of 87volt cordless tools (ok maybe a slight exaggeration), & don't get me wrong I have them. but if I can get a corded version of a tool to where I'm working, I do.
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Heres our Tree from last year (also my first Instructable)
http://www.instructables.com/id/Alternative-Christmas-Tree/