Introduction: Wooden Pallet Bench
This a bench that is made from rubbish wood that would otherwise been thrown out
Step 1: Materials and Tools
2 wooden pallets
Wood Glue
50mm treated pine screws
75mm nails
Hammer
Pry bar
Mitre saw or hand saw
Clamps
Cheap paint brush
Circular saw
Note some of the tools and materials aren't in the photo
Step 2: Dismantling the Wooden Pallets
Take one of the pallets and start knocking the timer out. Once there's a gap between the two timbers take the pry bar and lift it up to prevent spitting the wood
Step 3: Removing the Nails From the Timber
Once you have taken all the timber off the pallet then you need to remove the nails from the timber by taking the hammer and pry bar and pulling the out
Handy tip is to keep the straight nails and use them later
Step 4: Soughting Size and Shape
Take all the thin boards and line them up on edge.
Then take the four boards and sit them aside for later
Now you can Sought them the way you want them to look once your done than take a pencil and draw two big lines from one corner to the middle and the other corne to the middle
Step 5: Glue Up
Now place the boards face down and start to glue the up. Spread a lot of glue on them to make it nice and strong and also keep the layer of glue even as you do this
Step 6: Clamping
Now place the boards back on edge and line them up as.best you can on the ends and clamp them. Use as many clamps you have to do this then tighten them all evenly
Step 7: Cleaning Up Squeeze Out
Take a paint brush and a rag and clean the glue that squeezed out while clamping.itsbest to do this while the glue is still wet.
Step 8: Legs
Take the big 90*35 or if it is 70*35 peices of timber and cut four of them to 500mm
And cut two at 190mm
Step 9: Trimming the Top to Size
Once it's all dry Trim the ends so that there all flush
Then trim the width of the boards with a circular saw at 265mm
Step 10: Cutting a Chanel for the Legend to Sit in
Mark the width and how far the legs will stick in and cut out using a hand saw than place the legs in and screw them in on all four sides
Step 11: Trim for the Out Side
Now take one of the boards we left out and nail it on the outside to hide the edge and screws that hold the legs on
Nail it on with the old rusty nails we pulled out of the pallet and do the same on the other side
Now on the short sides cut one of the boards to size to cove the end and the other trim end do this on both ends and nail them on the same as before
Step 12: Final Leg Support
Get the leg support that we cut at 190mm and measure 100mm from the bottom of the legs attached on all four legs a nail the supports in the middle of them
Step 13: Clear Coat
Opitional clear coat if it's going to be outside and you want it to last longer than just apply the clear coat with a brush and leave to dry
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