Pallet wood can be used for so many things!!! And in this video, i will be sharing with you a nice and simple way to craete some crate boxes for your home.
Here they have been created in order to place some wood below a chimney.
Below, I am sharing one of the final pictures with you but if you would like to see more... Check out the full youtube video Tutorial!
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Tools Used:
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One of the first steps will be to find some good pallets to start this project:
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Then when you have them all, it's time to dismantle them all in order to keep the wooden slat.
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After removing each slats, you should end up with something looking pretty much like that
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_3fcf8bf421dd4ef58dcea53be51d4dae~mv2_d_5184_2920_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_552,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/a27d24_3fcf8bf421dd4ef58dcea53be51d4dae~mv2_d_5184_2920_s_4_2.jpg)
And remove the nails...
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Then now it's time for us to clean each side of slat with a thickness planer.
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When cone with the cleaning, I am moving to my miter saw to cut each slat with the appropriate measurement.
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After cutting them all here is the result:
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So basically here are the number of slats you will need to create one crate boxe (12 for the frame and 4 for the bottom part).
And to round up a little bit the edges, I have decided to use my router.
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After the router, I've moved to my disc sander to smooth down the surface...
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Note that the corners will be held using some scrap wood I have in my workshop and then cut them in half using a table saw.
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Then when they are all ready, it's time to assemble then all
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To attach the slats to each other, I am using here a nail gun
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Here I am done with the main frame...
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Then adding 4 slats for the bottom side...
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And here we are...
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_b91570e743e84c6697acbcf525fda042~mv2_d_5184_2920_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_552,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/a27d24_b91570e743e84c6697acbcf525fda042~mv2_d_5184_2920_s_4_2.jpg)
5 crate boxes, easily made and giving some extra storage space in the living room
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Here is a quick preview video of the build:
Let me know below what you think about this build and idea!!!
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Well done mate