Pallet crafts
Pallet crafts are crafts and projects which use discarded wooden shipping pallets.
Wooden pallets are often used for shipping products, but when these get old, they are often thrown away. However, there are many ways to recycle old pallets.
Issue 14 of ReadyMade magazine issued out a MacGyver-like challenge to find some way to reuse shipping pallets. In the following two issues, plans and pictures for winning submissions were shown. Winning submissions included:[citation needed]
One can also find plans online for other craft projects using pallets, such as plans for:
- Compost bins[2]
- Birdhouses[3]
A wall shelf made from a wooden pallet (left) and a bookshelf made from wooden pallets (right)
Also, one can read about how people have made various things out of pallets, such as:
- Guitars, including American guitar maker, Taylor Guitars[4]
- Beds, sofas,[5] swings and garden furniture[6]
- Headboards to console tables[7]
Gallery
[edit]Insect hotels
[edit]Insect hotels made from wooden pallets
Planters made from wooden pallets
Seating and tables using wooden pallets
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Making raised garden beds out of pallet wood
- ↑ Composting bins
- ↑ Birdhouse
- ↑ "Guitars | Taylor Guitars". www.taylorguitars.com. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
- ↑ "Cheap'N'Chic Pallet Sofa". ScrapHacker. Scraphacker.com. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ↑ "5 Creative Uses For Old Pallets". Toolbox.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ↑ "17 Incredibly Creative Ways to Reuse Shipping Pallets". CountryLiving. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
External links
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