A long outdoor table built out of recycled pallet timber and mounted on four castor wheels so it is easy to move.
The project
It started off as just a long 3.7m pallet. No ends. No sides. And it it was horribly warped. It was part of a display from a secondhand furniture shop that was closing down - and it was supported by two galvanised drums. They were using it as a display counter and offering it for sale as a bar table. Much to my wife's disgust, I brought it home.
Steps
Step 1
The first step was to unbuckle the pallet with strategic clamping and screw a face around it with 25 x 150mm wood. Then I routed curved edges, sanded and lacquered.
Step 2
I then constructed the frame ends. Initially I was thinking of using steel, but went with wood. Then I added the wheels.
At this stage, the wood was only partially constructed as I wasn't sure about the height. That was a good thing, as it was initially too high. So I unscrewed the frames and shortened the vertical members.
Step 3
The new height was perfect. I strengthened the end frames and then added wood sheeting to create two end platforms - what for, I don't know. Then I painted it.
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