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47223 heads an up freight past the camping coaches at Dawlish Warren on 16 June 1986. Separated by a few OCAs the train consisted of ten UKF pallet vans (PWAs).
Found this little scene whist out last weekend. I am not entirely sure where it was, but there were a stack of old cars and vehicles there besides this truck. I think it was somewhere near Centreville
Wendy and I spent the day working on our pallet chair. It is really
more like a small bench. The project was quite easy. I think we did
the whole thing from beginning to end in less than four hours with
really no plan in place. The only thing we used besides a fancy pallet
was six bolts (+nuts and washers), a few feet of 1x4 to fill in some
gaps and a bunch of 3" screws.
There where many pallets stacked throughout this abandonment, This toppled over stack was sitting in the far east corner!
15 seconds of exposure.
Another shot to the same pallet of this shot; this time I kept the camera still to capture the movement of the pallet...
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MK 01, indoor / outdoor chair. Materials: Pallet + galvanized steel sleepers.
MK 01, fauteuil indoor / outdoor. Matériaux: traverses de palettes + acier galvanisé
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usati come decorazioni in un bar a Madrid
Lo sapevate che ...
L'idea del pallet nel campo civile nacque prendendo spunto dall'operato dei militari americani durante la seconda guerra mondiale. Essi scoprirono che l'appoggiare le merci da trasportare in Europa su piattaforme di legno le rendeva più facilmente movimentabili con attrezzature meccaniche; da qui si è passati, anche nell'uso civile, ad utilizzare delle piattaforme d'appoggio, sopraelevate mediante dei piedini alla base e fornite di apposite feritoie per poter essere sollevate con i carrelli elevatori.
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furniture made from reclaimed pallet wood
Upcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or a higher environmental value.
The first recorded use of the term upcycling was by Reiner Pilz of Pilz GmbH in an interview by Thornton Kay of Salvo in 1994.[1]
We talked about the impending EU Demolition Waste Streams directive. "Recycling," he said, "I call it downcycling. They smash bricks, they smash everything. What we need is upcycling where old products are given more value not less." He despairs of the German situation and recalls the supply of a large quantity of reclaimed woodblock from an English supplier for a contract in Nuremberg while just down the road a load of similar blocks was scrapped. In the road outside his premises, was the result of the Germans' demolition waste recycling. It was a pinky looking aggregate with pieces of handmade brick, old tiles and discernible parts of useful old items mixed with crushed concrete. Is this the future for Europe?
Discarded plastic supermarket delivery pallet found propped against a graffiti-decorated wall underneath Park Street Bridge, Bristol.
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We continue our series of interview, this time with Joan Stricker from the blog Scavenger Chic, she is also one of our best contributors on 1001Pallets and she's making very original creations out of repurposed wooden pallets. If you think you deserve to be featured in the next interview, please, drop us an email.
Tell us a little more about you? Who you are? Where are you from?
My name is Joan Stricker and I live in Maryland. Happily married to my husband of 31 years. I'm the mother of three boys, 2 of whom are married and the third in high school. Twice a week you can find me blogging at Scavenger Chic with any kind of project that happens to catch my eye.
Why do you craft?
I don't remember a time when I didn't craft. I watched my mom as a kid do her projects, sewing, quilting, gardening... she could do it all. My dad started his own business, but he loved woodworking. When he wanted a ping pong table, he built one, when he wanted a chair to match one he had bought, he built one. With this influence, it just seemed like the thing to do, and I get so much pleasure out of it. I guess it's in my blood!!
When I first began to make my own home, my mom and I went to auctions and thrift stores and refinished and reupholstered to fill my home with furniture at a fraction of the price you could buy new furniture. If anyone had thought about using pallets then, I'm sure my home would be filled with pallet furniture. I wish I had known then that chippy painted furniture was going to come into style, it would have saved me a lot of paint stripping.
How did you learn?
Like I said, my parents were both huge do it yourselfers. I remember as a teenager, if I needed to saw a piece of wood, I would just go downstairs and fire up the table saw. I can proudly say, I still have all my fingers. Aside from that, I also minored in art in college. Working with a lot of mediums led me to believe there was nothing I couldn't try. One of my classes even used the arc welder, though I haven't used it since, that would be fantastic to combine iron with pallets...
Since when are you working with pallets?
I've been working with pallets since 2012, when I finished my first pallet wall. I haven't shared that one with 1001 pallets yet, you'll just have to wait. To date, I've probably used over 100 pallets that were destined for the trash.
What are your can’t-live-without essentials?
In terms of electric tools, I absolutely have to have a drill, palm sander and circular saw. But don't try to take away my miter saw. nail gun or jigsaw or someone might get hurt.
How would you describe your style? Are there any crafters/artists/designers that you particularly look up to?
I would have to describe my style as rustic or shabby chic. That is why pallets are perfect for me, they already have built in character. If you need perfect wood, then pallets are not for you. I love other crafters that are into upcycling and recycling, such as Donna at Funky Junk Interiors or Becky at Beyond the Picket Fence and Angie at Knick of Time. I'm sure there are hundreds more, but these ladies are always using something old, that's rusty and crusty and making it into something new and unique.
How is your workspace, how do you make it inspiring?
I have a great workshop in the corner of my basement which I don't mind getting dirty. In January I gave my workshop a makeover, cleaning, organizing, and painting. You can see a bit of it here. It doesn't have a window though, so if I'm going to be painting or need extra light, I'll bring the project up into the kitchen. What is nice about having a dedicated work space is that I can usually shut the door to prevent the rest of the house from gathering a layer of dust.
What sorts of things are inspiring you right now? Where do you look for inspiration?
Right now I've been on a "vintage" sign kick. Pallet wood is the perfect backdrop to get that vintage feel without using actual old wood. I just completed a telephone sign painted on pallet wood last week.
While Pinterest is a great place to be inspired, I'll usually be inspired by an object...what can I make out of this? That was the case with the pallet wood and bedsprings light...it all started with the bedsprings. Or I'll be inspired by a specific need, such as when my daughter-in-law asked me to make centerpieces for her wedding or the rolling storage bin...I had a whole lot of bits and pieces and nowhere to put them.
We live in such a mass-produced, buy-it-now society. Why should people continue to make things by hand?
Besides being able to say, I built that. There are so many reasons to be a do it yourself-er. It can save a ton of money, especially if you're using free pallet wood. The pallet wood bench, free, the valentine's heart, free, the sign post, free. Things made by hand can also be personalized and they are usually made better than their store bought counterparts.
What is your favorite medium to work in?
Pallet wood has got to be my favorite but I love finding old rusty iron pieces and recreating them into something useful.
What are your tips for people who'd like to start crafting?
Start small and get comfortable with one tool at a time. Don't be scared of tools, they are there to make your life easier. Start with what you feel comfortable with. If you enjoy painting, pick up a paintbrush, if you enjoy sewing start there...but incorporate something new into your project that's a stretch.
What is your guilty pleasure?
Other than chocolate, can I say my nail gun. The reason that it is my guilty pleasure is that it is not really mine, I gave it to my husband for his birthday one year. Nobody gets more pleasure out of using it than me.
What is your favorite thing to do (other than crafting)?
I love a nice hike in the woods, I love genealogy, gardening, travel and spending time with my family.
What do you recommend that most people do in terms of cleaning pallets and prepping them to become something else?
I always tear my pallets apart so I have a pile of pallet wood waiting for my next project. I've found the easiest way to do this, for me anyway, is to take a circular saw down alongside both side rails on both sides of the pallet. Immediately you've reduced the number of nails by two thirds. If the pallet comes apart easily, then I'll just take a crowbar and hammer to it. If it puts up a good fight, like most pallets, then the reciprocating saw comes out to chop off the remaining nails.
To finish, we've seen that you have an active blog. Since how many times are you blogging? Is that a full time job or just a hobby to share your personal creations?
I do have an active blog with only about a quarter of my projects using pallet wood or other reclaimed wood. I wouldn't mind my blog becoming a full time job but since it doesn't produce much income, we'll just call it a hobby right now. I love to inspire other people with easy to follow tutorials, because if I can do it, I'm sure you can too.
The Fruit Market, Yau Ma Tei
Canon EOS-1, EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, Kodak Portra 160
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Various color pallets that have been made and also mixed and matched to make more pallet choices. Most of the colors had the concept of natural colors that you may see in a garden in mind when being chosen, the brighter colors resembling either the flora or sky while the darker colors resemble stones, dirt, or possible planters.
inspired by Knock-OffWood!
link to my blog post:
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Uploaded by : Scott Murphy
2007 international 9900i in western Maine loaded with Pallet grade Logs for
Isaacson Lumber Livermore Falls, Maine.
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Rocking boat for children made with a drum and reclaimed pallet wood. The boat can accommodate two kids. Children can manage and manipulate different things. The main bar is used to direct the rudder located at the rear. The bar located in the back of the boat can sail up and down the nose of the vessel and the flag. The bar located at the front of the boat to mount and descend the anchor of the ship.
For the rocker, I realized two feet which operate with a cylinder. To make the different functions of the ship, I used a bike plate, a pinion, chain and several pulleys. For all the bars (flying), I used the wooden pallet and the structure of the boat, I used a drum. For this achievement, I took three months. Design, testing, creation, realization.
Bateau à bascule pour enfant réalisé avec un touret et du bois de récupération. Le bateau peut accueillir 2 enfants. Les enfants peuvent gérer et manipuler différentes choses. La Bar principal permet de diriger le gouvernail qui se trouve à l'arrière. La bar qui se trouve à l'arrière du bateau peut monter et descendre la voile, le nez du bateau et le drapeau. La bar qui se trouve à l'avant du bateau permet de monter et descendre l'ancre du bateau.
Pour la bascule, j'ai réalisé deux pieds qui fonctionne avec un vérin. Pour faire les différentes fonctions du bateau, j'ai utilisé un plateau de vélo, un pignon ainsi que la chaine et plusieurs poulies. Pour l'ensemble des bars (volants), j'ai utilisé du bois de palette et pour la structure du bateau, j'ai utilisé un touret. Pour cette réalisation, j'ai mis 3 mois. Dessin, essais, création, réalisation.
Background of colorful wooden cargo pallets
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A cool headboard made from recycled pallets and with integrated lights!
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Today, we had the chance to ask some questions to Thomas Dambo, Artist & Designer from Denmark who specializes in making art pieces, sculptures, furniture and anything you can imagine out of trash, also known as recycled materials. Thomas also gives a lot of speeches about upcycling and arranges workshops for schools, companies, etc... teaching people how to build stuff from trash. If you think you deserve to be featured in the next interview, please, drop us an email.
Tell us a little more about you? Who you are? Where are you from?
My name is Thomas Dambo, I'm an artist and designer from Denmark working entirely with trash.
Why do you craft?
I want to show the world that there is so much good stuff in our trash, I do this by making big and beautifull projects of trash all around the world. And then, I just love to make my ideas come to life with my hands, it's just the best feeling.
How did you learn and how did you become an upcycled artist?
I can't walk by a container without looking into it, and I always bring some stuff back to my workshop, just to see what I can do with them. After doing this for many many years I guess I just got good at it. Now I have a big workshop filled with all different stuff I scavanged around my home town of copenhagen.
Since when are you working with junk materials and in upcycling in general? You are making a lot of installations with recycled pallets, why do you choose to work with wooden pallets?
Pallets are just so easy to get, they are all over the world and, in many places people will give them to you for free. At my last trip to Australia, a guy even offered to drive 100 miles and give me around 300 pallets just to get rid of them.
Your installations are big ones and look very complexes, how long does it take to create one?
My wooden sculptures takes me and my team of 5 guys between 4-10 days to create, but it really depends on what the basic idea is and then of cause how many beers we drink in the evening.
What are your can’t-live-without essentials?
That's my bicycle no doubt.
How would you describe your style? Are there any crafters/artists/designers that you particularly look up to?
I believe what I'm really good at, is to make it happen, I get an idea and jump right into it. I like to make big stuff, I like to do it in the streets, my art is for everybody, it's interactive, it's fun, it's easy to understand and of cause it's recycled.
How is your workspace, how do you make it inspiring?
It's bacically a big hardware store, but instead of new stuff on the shelves, I have old stuff, everything is needly organized and cateforized and I can pretty much make everything without having to buy anything.
What sorts of things are inspiring you right now? Where do you look for inspiration?
I let the things I find inspire what I make, recently a whole lot of small shopping cart wheels. Earlier, I found a lot of plywood. Then, I was thinking what can I make with this - and in this way I got the idea to make a rolling alphabet, so these days I'm building all the letters of the alphabet on separately and in 3-dimentional with wheels, in this way people will be able to push them around and write what ever they will like, it will be something like an interactive personal Hollywood sign.
When do you feel the most creative?
When there is a problem I have to solve, often a good idea comes to me when I'm under pressure. Then, I'm able to choose the best option faster, without thinking too much about it.
We live in such a mass-produced, buy-it-now society. Why should people continue to make things by hand?
If you cant create anything yourself, you will have to buy everything. If you don't create things you don't learn how things work, and you won't be able to repair your things, but will be forced to throw them away and buy new things all the time.
What is your favorite medium to work in (other than pallets)?
I really like to work with all wood, there is so much scrap wood, all over the world, and with some screws you can make the most amazing big and strong structures.
What are your tips for people who'd like to start crafting?
Look at what kind of trash you have access to, maybe your mom works in a factory where they throw out tons of small glass pieces, then go get some of those glass pieces and start a brain storm on what you can do with this glass. The world is sadly but truly filled to the top with trash - you should choose some trash just around the corner, not something you are having a hard time to find.
What is your guilty pleasure?
Instant chocklatemilk, ultimate fighting and new tools.
What is your favorite thing to do (other than crafting)?
Bicycling.
What do you recommend that most people do regarding cleaning pallets and prepping them to become something else?
My number one pallet rule is - only use trash pallets / throw away pallets, if you use pallets in a refund system like the Euro-pallet, its not recycling!! It is mass consumption and destruction of a perfectly good recycling system.
You are very productive regarding artistic installations, are you able to live from your art?
Yes I have been able to live from artistic work pretty much the last 12 years, besides from recycle art, I have made 10 hip-hop albums and played hundreds of concerts, I made several music video, worked as a grafic designer, made some recycle TV programs and even toured for some years with a human beatbox show.
Anything else you would like to tell to pallet community?
Yes, go check out my www.youtube.com/user/ThomasDambo channel, and if anybody have a tip how to get some more subscribers on it, please let me know, I really think I have some good videos, but nobody goes to see them.
Cheers pallet peoples, Thomas Dambo
Thanks Thomas for this interview :)
To find more on Thomas: website, Facebook, Linkedin, Youtube & Instagram.
Bonus: a funny video by Thomas!
www.1001pallets.com/2014/01/pallets-headboard/
A cool headboard made from recycled pallets and with integrated lights!
Like an artist pallet . My tree just started turning colors. So many great colors and textures. Kim's preset Praire, font Sarah. Its a great Friday Find!
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For our second interview of 2016, we had the chance to ask some questions to Alan Wood, founder of Rat and Pallet, a furniture design workshop in Brighton UK that bring innovative and creative solutions to everyday interior design briefs using industrial and reclaimed materials in unusual and unique ways. If you think you deserve to be featured in the next interview, please, drop us an email.
Tell us a little more about you? Who you are? Where are you from?
I'm Woody and I run 'Rat and Pallet', an industrial style, furniture workshop near Brighton on the South Coast of England.
Why do you craft?
My misses wanted to Ebay my tools to make more room in the garage - and as we all know, the love between a man and his power tools is a love that dare not speak it's name. I needed an excuse to keep them, so I started making furniture for the house and also rebuilt our kitchen. Once I'd exhausted that avenue I started selling furniture online. As long as I can keep making money from crafting, I get to keep my tools and workshop - that's the deal.
How did you learn?
My Dad was a builder so I grew up around cement mixers and half built houses. I went on to study architectural interior design at university. My careers path took me full circle via interior design, computer games, yacht skippering, teaching, and finally back to furniture design and interiors - so I picked up a fair amount of practical and creative skills along the way.
Since when are you working with pallets? Why do you choose to work with wooden pallets?
I started working with scaffolding and railway sleepers originally, but every builders' merchant I visited had hundreds of pallets destined for landfill. I hate seeing waste, and being a bit of an environmentalist, I began picking up a few pallets and started making things with them. It's free material and the offcuts go on my wood burner - no waste. Whats not to like about that?
What are your can’t-live-without essentials?
Yorkshire tea, BBC radio 4 and my pallet breaker.
How would you describe your style? Are there any crafters/artists/designers that you particularly look up to?
My style - Industrial Style with a Steam Punk twist! I'm more influenced by industrial landscapes and buildings than other designers - factories, electrical exchanges, hospitals, railways, boat yards etc. Having said that, seeing Ron Arrads 'Rover Chair' for the first time when I was younger was definitely an epiphanic moment.
How is your workspace, how do you make it inspiring?
Messy and busy. I converted my garage to a workshop last year and have very recently introduced Wi-fi, so I can stream radio podcasts while I work - although I still have no heating in there yet!
What sorts of things are inspiring you right now? Where do you look for inspiration?
I'm lucky enough to have a broad customer base, and I'm constantly being challenged. My current commission is for a Gin Festival. The customer wanted 16 industrial style pop-up mini-bars and 20 tables made from scaffold and pallet wood that could also be folded flat and easily transported (!) They commissioned several prototypes before settling on the final designs. I look for inspiration all over, but online I'd certainly recommend Pinterest.
When do you feel the most creative?
Funnily enough the best lightbulb moments come when I'm doing other things like running, writing or playing with my kids. I don't own a TV either, which helps prevents the brain going soggy!
We live in such a mass-produced, buy-it-now society. Why should people continue to make things by hand?
Because it's about so much more than the end product. Western society is slowly, slowly waking up to the delights of making rather than consuming. The environmental and mental health benefits merely scratch the surface of the beneficial effects and at the end of the day, no matter how crap your creation, you get to say - 'I made that!'
What is your favorite medium to work in (other than pallets)?
Scaffolding is probably my favourite medium after pallets, although recently I've been messing around with galvansied conduit and electrical fixtures and fittings.
What are your tips for people who'd like to start crafting?
Throw out your TV, dive in and go crazy.
What is your guilty pleasure?
Apart from cake I'll occasionally splash out on a totally overpriced power tool.. then wonder how I ever managed without it.
What is your favorite thing to do (other than crafting)?
I love writing. I self published a book recently under a pseudonym, satirising political correctness - 'Kill all Men' It got me banned from Facebook for a while and Amazon wouldn't let me promote it because it was.. well, politically incorrect :/.. so I guess I'll have to stick with crafting for now.
What do you recommend that most people do regarding cleaning pallets and prepping them to become something else?
Even though some pallets - particular Euro pallets - are a b*tch to break apart, it's worth doing in the long run as they can be properly dried, cleaned, sanded and prep'd. Once that's done, you can put them back together in any way you choose and make anything with them. Admittedly, you do end up with a lot of split wood, but throw it on the wood pile and nothing goes to waste!
We found you through Facebook where you are very active and through ETSY where you sell your pallet creations. Is that a full-time job and are you able to earn a decent living out of your recycled pallet works?
Absolutely, it's my full time job now and I'm making a comfortable living. I announced my plans at my local pub over a year ago, much to the amusement of my drinking buddies. Two of them occasionally work for me now and one is talking seriously about giving up his day job to go full time.
If someone want to start its own job in the pallet world, do you have any advice for him?
Don't do what I did and madly collect every free pallet going, because once you start looking, you'll find them everywhere and fill up your back yard very quickly! Plan your project and collect the appropriate amount (and type) of pallet. There's bit of a knack to breaking pallets apart properly but it's a very cathartic exercise.. particularly if you've just had a bad day at work!
Anything else you would like to tell to pallet community?
Until I started building pallet furniture, I didn't realise there even was a 'community', let alone how massive it was. Pallets are the end of line cast offs from the global haulage business - a ubiquitous free resource. Learn to swing a crow bar and a hammer in the right way and you have free, cool environmentally friendly furniture for the rest of your happy days!
Thanks Alan for this interview :)
www.1001pallets.com/2016/07/private-pallet-garden/
You can build your own Private Pallet Garden with some free time, some free pallets, and a bit of creativity. New neighbors moved in, and we no longer had privacy! We needed a semi-permanent, private garden, but we couldn't have any posts or cement. We also didn't want to plant directly in the ground. We're in our 60's, and eventually plan to downsize in a few years. This means that everything we add must be removed for the sale of the home.
How we built our own Private Pallet Garden:
We started by adding brightly painted pallets attached to the edge of the existing veranda using metal plates screwed on to secure them in place. We chose several cheerful colors as the backdrop for potted plants and some of my art pieces (like plants in chairs, decorated pavers, and river stones).
Then came the exciting bit! We made a temporary floor by leveling the ground and then leveling the pallets on top. I made picket fences from pallets, sanded them and varnished to seal. My husband helped me realized my garden project by acting as my engineer. For some added whimsy, I drilled holes into the pickets and inserted blue glass pebbles to catch the sun. Our neighbors gave us a set of 100-year-old gates from their old sugar farm, and they add a beautiful rustic touch.
I fashioned a shelf from more pallet wood. I used two fascia boards to hide the pallet straps and the wood holding up the fence. I covered the area below the shelf with more pallet wood for a finished look. I varnished it all to protect it from the weather. I'm not done yet; I have more ideas and this is a work in progress, but we're very happy with our new Private Pallet Garden.