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Recycled pallet trestle table with bench seats

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I can't go past these old pallets when they are out the back of Bunnings.

I have seen them used for ceramic pots, deviders in the building section and to stack timber on in the store.

They are a hard wood (I call them red wood? Lol) I give them a light sand as I don't want to take too much of the colour off, put painted slats in between the gaps. I give it a coat of wet look decking oil then a varnish to finish it off.

I am so in love with them. I have made a fence out of them aswell.

Legs are foldable trestle table legs for easy storage. Made from you guessed it, recycled pallets lol. Bench seats are the pallet cut in half and same process as the table.

Sounds simple and we'll yahhh it is and so worth it 😍

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MitchellMc

Another amazing pallet project @Jjoo6699!

I believe the timber in those pallets is actually Merbau, as we receive our decking on those skid pallets. It's obviously a seconds grade and not the premium decking quality. The lighter sections might be the sapwood and the reason why it's being used for pallets. I love the fact that you're using the entire pallet as opposed to deconstructing it into boards and building the table from them. That must be an efficient way of putting the table and benches together.

I've been using some of these Merbau pallets recently to make sun catchers. It's really wonderful to see what others use them for as well.

Many thanks for sharing, and I look forward to your next project.

Mitchell

Jjoo6699

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Oh wow @MitchellMc that looks great 😁

And thanks, less work the better.

I love the fact they would have been decking boards if they were not seconds. I am more than super excited I can reclaim them and give them a second Life ☺️🤗 and use decking oil on them.

MitchellMc

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Saving perfectly good timber from ending up in landfills is what really got me into reclaiming pallets @Jjoo6699. I was astounded when I found out that approximately 140,000 tonnes of pallets go straight into landfills in Sydney alone each year. Quite a few of my pallet projects were done in-store to inspire customers on what they could re-use our waste pallets for. It certainly worked, as now at my particular home store, they don't have to throw away any pallets as they are all re-used.

Mitchell

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Jason

Looks terrific. Well done @Jjoo6699.

Jason

KatieC

Hi @Jjoo6699

Really great job on your recycled pallet project! I really like how you used decking oil to give them that wet shine.

Katie

MitchellMc

Hi @Jjoo6699,

You've done a wonderful job with this project—what a great way to give those old pallets a second life! I’m a huge fan of repurposing pallets too, and it’s always so satisfying to turn something that might have been destined for scrap into something beautiful and functional.

I suspect the pallets you’ve used might actually be the skip pallets we receive merbau decking on. They’re usually seconds, which often have a mix of colours and lighter tones running through them—less ideal for decking where a uniform darker merbau finish is expected, but absolutely perfect for a unique furniture piece like yours. The natural variation in the timber looks fantastic, and you’ve really brought it to life with the slats and finish.

Love the creativity with the foldable trestle legs and matching bench seats too. Thanks for sharing—it’s inspiring stuff!

Mitchell

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