What's this :
You're wrong ! ... It's fuel for your log burners, kindling to light them, materials for box building, a dining table top, bathroom storage, outdoor furniture, kitchen unit materials, etc. etc. etc.
Where do you buy this fantastic resource: You don't !
Where do you get them then: Pretty much anywhere you drive to or walk to, you'll see these little beauties lying everywhere ! Some say they're a blot on the landscape. Some say they're ugly, unsightly rubbish laying by roadsides and in skips !
You couldn't be more wrong !
This isn't a pallet .... oh no ! ... it's a valuable, recycled timber resource for making many many things. AND IT'S FREE !!
I particularly like the creative thinker who made the recycling bin, by recycling a pallet to put their recycling in ! That appeals to my sense of humour and performs a useful function.
All you need in many instances are, a saw, a hammer and some nails to turn this roadside wastrel into a thing of beauty, purpose and function !
I know there are many websites and books on the subject available but here in the UK this a still a largely ignored, free resource. Thousands of trees have died to make pallets, let's not allow them to die in vain.
Many books you see advertised and woodworking projects you see on the internet are based in the US, these guys are way ahead of us Brits in a lot of ways related to making stuff from wood. Let's follow their lead and get cracking with a bit more recycled woodwork.
Who knows, shown the way and taking them on at their own game, if we could create enough wonderful things from pallets, inspired by the Americans, we could ..... maybe..... I only said, maybe, we could eventually forgive them for inflicting McDonalds & KFC on us ???
Pallet: Beauty or Beast ? You decide ?
You could even build your shed to work on your pallets in from ....... Yep ! , ... PALLETS
So, all you sheddists out there ... let's get recycling !!
Jules.
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