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True Dough

(17,314 posts) Sun Mar 3, 2024, 01:35 PM Mar 3

Not the world's most accomplished handyman, but I managed this...

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Not the world's most accomplished handyman, but I managed this... (Original Post) True Dough Mar 3 OP

Lol. Good one! KPN Mar 3 #1

Haha! Classic! /nt Alpeduez21 Mar 3 #2

Nice work! underpants Mar 3 #3

We call those "Arkansas Patio Pavers". ret5hd Mar 3 #4

Nice! You could make a coffee table out of that! calimary Mar 3 #5

I was gonna say bucolic_frolic Mar 3 #7

Me, too, but thought I might be missing a joke. UTUSN Mar 3 #13

you are uniquely talented, True Dough NJCher Mar 3 #6

Thank you True Dough. debm55 Mar 3 #8

Sort of like my sense of humor True Dough Mar 3 #9

This is without question the most well constructed and potentially most beautiful pallet I have ever seen nevergiveup Mar 3 #10

That is high praise, nevergiveup! True Dough Mar 3 #21

HAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAH. debm55 Mar 3 #25

... Dem2theMax Mar 4 #31

Lol Lunabell Mar 3 #11

Funny! rubbersole Mar 3 #12

This thread is highly recommended Auggie Mar 3 #14

Sure is. We need something to laugh about. StarryNite Mar 3 #15

I built a nice cable spool from an old coffee table back in college. sop Mar 3 #16

I'm stumped. Niagara Mar 3 #17

A chair? True Dough Mar 3 #22

Sappy! Niagara Mar 3 #24

Forklift pallets were the stuff of life in the late 60s and early 70s Warpy Mar 3 #18

Nice job. Did you use a Tennessee Torque Wrench? Botany Mar 3 #19

I will remember this name for this tool, a good name! SWBTATTReg Mar 3 #26

I am jealous. I could never do that. Sneederbunk Mar 3 #20

With today's modern mattresses richdj25 Mar 3 #23

That is... GiqueCee Mar 3 #27

The cover photo for his carpentry book: The Well Constructed Pallet electric_blue68 Mar 3 #28

Lol Faux pas Mar 3 #29

meh. i took leftover crate wood to make a tape shelf + added shelfs to an old ironing board holder from my grandparents pansypoo53219 Mar 4 #30

KPN

(15,647 posts)

1. Lol. Good one!

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Sun Mar 3, 2024, 01:37 PM

Mar 3

Alpeduez21

(1,754 posts)

2. Haha! Classic! /nt

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Sun Mar 3, 2024, 01:37 PM

Mar 3

underpants

(182,861 posts)

3. Nice work!

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Sun Mar 3, 2024, 01:38 PM

Mar 3

ret5hd

(20,509 posts)

4. We call those "Arkansas Patio Pavers".

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Sun Mar 3, 2024, 01:40 PM

Mar 3

calimary

(81,418 posts)

5. Nice! You could make a coffee table out of that!

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Sun Mar 3, 2024, 01:42 PM

Mar 3

bucolic_frolic

(43,249 posts)

7. I was gonna say

Reply to calimary (Reply #5)

Sun Mar 3, 2024, 01:49 PM

Mar 3

Most people want to make coffee tables out of pallets, not the other way around.

UTUSN

(70,725 posts)

13. Me, too, but thought I might be missing a joke.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #7)

Sun Mar 3, 2024, 02:45 PM

Mar 3

Reminds me of when I stopped at a precious furniture boutique for directions (the only place to stop) and the salesperson was snooty and barely responsive, and on my way out I couldn't resist sniping as I gestured to a coffee table, "We guys could make that out of 2 by 4s."

She didn't miss a beat, said, "And we women have to PRETEND to like them!"

NJCher

(35,707 posts)

6. you are uniquely talented, True Dough

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Mar 3, 2024, 01:47 PM

Mar 3

Not everyone could do that!

debm55

(25,253 posts)

8. Thank you True Dough.

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Sun Mar 3, 2024, 02:00 PM

Mar 3

True Dough

(17,314 posts)

9. Sort of like my sense of humor

Reply to debm55 (Reply #8)

Sun Mar 3, 2024, 02:01 PM

Mar 3

rather wooden.

nevergiveup

(4,763 posts)

10. This is without question the most well constructed and potentially most beautiful pallet I have ever seen

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Sun Mar 3, 2024, 02:21 PM

Mar 3

and I will be 80 in a couple of months and have seen a multitude of pallets in my day. I would love to see it maybe painted in rainbow colors or maybe stained with a nice light pine or oak stain.

True Dough

(17,314 posts)

21. That is high praise, nevergiveup!

Reply to nevergiveup (Reply #10)

Sun Mar 3, 2024, 03:50 PM

Mar 3

However, my stain collection is mostly limited to my underwear.

debm55

(25,253 posts)

25. HAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAH.

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Sun Mar 3, 2024, 04:04 PM

Mar 3

Dem2theMax

(9,653 posts)

31. ...

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Mon Mar 4, 2024, 02:50 AM

Mar 4

Lunabell

(6,105 posts)

11. Lol

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Sun Mar 3, 2024, 02:22 PM

Mar 3

Nicely done, too!

rubbersole

(6,719 posts)

12. Funny!

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Sun Mar 3, 2024, 02:29 PM

Mar 3

Auggie

(31,177 posts)

14. This thread is highly recommended

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Sun Mar 3, 2024, 02:50 PM

Mar 3

StarryNite

(9,458 posts)

15. Sure is. We need something to laugh about.

Reply to Auggie (Reply #14)

Sun Mar 3, 2024, 02:54 PM

Mar 3

sop

(10,226 posts)

16. I built a nice cable spool from an old coffee table back in college.

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Sun Mar 3, 2024, 03:03 PM

Mar 3

Niagara

(7,646 posts)

17. I'm stumped.

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Sun Mar 3, 2024, 03:05 PM

Mar 3

You told me that you were going to branch out and make a chair.

True Dough

(17,314 posts)

22. A chair?

Reply to Niagara (Reply #17)

Sun Mar 3, 2024, 03:51 PM

Mar 3

And rest on my laurels? Never!

Niagara

(7,646 posts)

24. Sappy!

Reply to True Dough (Reply #22)

Sun Mar 3, 2024, 04:02 PM

Mar 3

I like it.

Warpy

(111,318 posts)

18. Forklift pallets were the stuff of life in the late 60s and early 70s

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Mar 3, 2024, 03:28 PM

Mar 3

I made one creditable garden tence out of them and once it got a coat of dark green paint, it wasn't even ugly. Can't say the same about friends' furniture made out of them. Cable spools made better furniture.

Yes, we were poor.

Botany

(70,552 posts)

19. Nice job. Did you use a Tennessee Torque Wrench?

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Sun Mar 3, 2024, 03:28 PM

Mar 3

SWBTATTReg

(22,156 posts)

26. I will remember this name for this tool, a good name!

Reply to Botany (Reply #19)

Sun Mar 3, 2024, 04:13 PM

Mar 3

Sneederbunk

(14,297 posts)

20. I am jealous. I could never do that.

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Sun Mar 3, 2024, 03:41 PM

Mar 3

richdj25

(163 posts)

23. With today's modern mattresses

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Sun Mar 3, 2024, 03:55 PM

Mar 3

It can be used as a foundation, depending on the size of course.

GiqueCee

(634 posts)

27. That is...

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Mar 3, 2024, 04:28 PM

Mar 3

... one fine looking pallet! The joinery is exquisite!

electric_blue68

(14,923 posts)

28. The cover photo for his carpentry book: The Well Constructed Pallet

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Mar 3, 2024, 05:20 PM

Mar 3

🔨😁 👍
It really looks nice!

We had a sculpture in Art College using wood, so I got to use a few of the saws, and sanders. 👍

My sister has the little, (stained) black, rectangular stool my dad made in his HS woodwork shop!
Since he probably made it around 15 yrs old, he died at 90, 13 yrs ago:
it's around 88 yrs old.
Family heirloom! 😄🧡

Faux pas

(14,687 posts)

29. Lol

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Sun Mar 3, 2024, 08:04 PM

Mar 3

pansypoo53219

(20,987 posts)

30. meh. i took leftover crate wood to make a tape shelf + added shelfs to an old ironing board holder from my grandparents