recycle pallet wood into turned art

Step 3: The finished item

once happy with the finished surface on the lathe, i take the piece off, usually oil it or finish it some other way depending on its intended use(s), and burn my signature and the year in the bottom with a soldering iron pyrography point.

i like this piece because it retained some nail holes from its previous life as a pallet as well as the added artsy-fartsy-ness, and challenge, of turning a knot hole.  hope you like it; if not, such is life - all i'm out is a little time and a chunk of pallet wood  :)

Comments

[Packmule]

I turn A lot and this is very cool...no offense my brother, but you gotta get a NEW phone! (-: But really, great Job. I love the recycled wood idea.

[montana mindsmith]

as soon as my contract's up, man, i'm all about the phones with the woodworking apps... there's an app for that ya know?!?