Created some Halloween Jacko Lanterns using repurposed pallet wood. A family of 4 is really fun to have! Happy Halloween :)
Hardware Requirement
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For this project we need:
Pallet Wood
Protective equipment like:
Face mask
Glasses
Gloves
Sanding Tool
Hammer
Measuring Tape
Nails
Handsaw or Chop-saw
Knife
Pliers
Pencil
and Paint of your choice
Dismantling The Pallet
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Using 2 hammers I am dismantling the pallet. My aim is to reuse all the nails used in building this pallet so that, I can use them in building my project.
Sanding
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Lets start the project by sanding the pallet planks to give them a nice and smooth texture.
Wood Cutting
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Then using either a chop-saw or a hand-saw I am cutting all the pallet planks that I need for this project.
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It totally depends on you, how tall you want your Lanterns to be, so I am not providing any measurements here.
Assembly
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_3cdbe719c420437db2ee6b008544f068~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_551,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/a27d24_3cdbe719c420437db2ee6b008544f068~mv2.png)
Once all the sides were ready, its was time for me to join them all together.
Using wood glue I am join all the sides. My clamps are way too small, so I am using a paver to apply the pressure.
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So this is how it looks like.
Coloring
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I applied orange color to the body of the lantern and black color to the stems of the lantern.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_67beeadd9e9e4c6190f31fcb4e8e25bf~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_551,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/a27d24_67beeadd9e9e4c6190f31fcb4e8e25bf~mv2.png)
Now, its time for me to paint the scary faces on the lanterns, let me use my imagination and make them as scary as I can.
Boom, So this is how the final setup looks like.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_fa6bbfc2c7374dbcae7b600c0f31a2b7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_980,h_551,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/a27d24_fa6bbfc2c7374dbcae7b600c0f31a2b7~mv2.png)
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Thanks for sharing! Very nice