Planter from pallets, no nail pull method

Step 10

Now just assemble the four peaces together. I just used long screws and some wood glue.

Ta-Da, a sturdy planter.

I do not have a bottom on mine, because I am filling it up with good dirt and letting the roots of the plants just work their way down. You can put a bottom on it easily enough, however.

This way is a lot easier than trying to get those impossible nails out of the pallets.

Comments

[aperkins01096]

Excellent instructable. Having no circular saw, I was glad to see the hammer and claw alternative to the remaining nails. I've been looking into an improvement for my container gardens - this is a great jumping-off point for a cold frame. Thanks again for sharing!

[pfred2]

How can you admit that in public? You need an improvement in your tool collection! Heck I could throw a circular saw at you if you got close enough. I mean really now! But seriously pallets are put together with these things called pneumatic twist nails that if the stringers are oak, and they can be often, are impossible to pull out with just a hammer. The heads have a habit of popping off and there is hardly enough nail shank to zig-zag them out even. I made some raised garden beds myself this year, and I'll have to admit I went down to my local big box store and just bought 2x6s to make them out of.

[aperkins01096]

Hee! Okay, I DO have a circular saw, just have an unhealthy "respect" for the wanton destruction they can cause if someone taps you on the shoulder at the wrong moment. There's a nice blade available for reciprocating saws that cut through the headless nails nicely, too. Construction sites often have piles of wood that they don't need and happily give them away. Sometimes their length's a challenge, but they can make decent raised beds.