Pallet board coffee table

This project started with the pallet coffee cart plan and morphed into what we called "a little blood adds to the flavor" as we did lose a little in those darn nails from the removal of the pallets....however my hubby lovingly slapped some duct tape on my wound and we continued on til we wound up with our version of the pallet cart table....total cost...$70.00 for those pesky all metal roller caster wheels...we did modify and using extra 1x2 as supports on the underside...just cause I think he likes to really mess with drills and such!! I did rust out some rosehead nails I had that we used to secure the woods together...kept with the antique theme.

I chose to bri-wax the table....which by the way I need to polish it up again...its been a year since its been completed and as you know here in Alaska you use summer to work and build and winter to clean and build....at least in my house...the end tables are almost completed...same type format...just need to make a few adjustments regarding those grooves and then I need to find that pesky bri-wax and burnishing brush I put away last year....and of course cant find....lol please ignore foil and tacky blue moving blanket...cats love to lay on microfiber chair and shed....sorry!

our next project...well it was a 10 foot grim reaper for halloween...which was a diy project from another site...will be placed on our front deck tonite/tomorrow probably for the haunters that never come...

future projects are: pallet board mini sofa/loveseat from ana trip to georgia for my living room to go with the tables and a pallet board ladder type stand for our optima projecter and all the wiring I wish to hide....think primitive stepladder with glass shelves and lots of discount leafy things to hide the wires....on to wood work and more blood to spill!! thanks for the originals I love that it only cost me 70 bucks vs 1000 that I saw in a spendy place back in the lower 48....

Estimated Cost
$70.00
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
sand with 60 grit, used drano/water solution to open up the wood...
sand with 120 grit, wipe with damp cloth, let dry...
I did not fill the old pallet board nail holes..nor did I fill any cracks or crevices I left the defects holes and all...thats what I like...
finished with bri-wax natural with burnishing brush...of course that means you have to wax more than you want!! but water stains go away!
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Comments

closetofcrud

Wed, 10/24/2012 - 22:21

would someone please take a look....LOL I fought with the computer for 2 hours to get this on here to brag!!! I am so at HD when Ana gets there....I in charge of getting a book for my daughter in Ohio who has completed three projects from this site and has many in progress!! Dont we all?? LOL