What to do with pallets?
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wrote on 30 Mar 2023, 12:09 last edited by
If you have a neighborhood forum (facebook group, whatever) you could post to see if anyone else wants them? That's what I did and someone scooped it up immediately. Plus ours had nails that were difficult, so removing, burning, etc... not fun.
My wife is a "we could use this somehow, someday" person whereas I'm a "get rid of it immediately, we can buy one in the future if we really need something" person.
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@Doctor-Phibes I’ll bet that horse is in the lead…
wrote on 30 Mar 2023, 12:12 last edited by@jon-nyc said in What to do with pallets?:
@Doctor-Phibes I’ll bet that horse is in the lead…
Oh yes… I love my wife, but she is a pack rat. She refuses to let anything go if it may be useful or “perfectly good”… We have a sofa in our basement that I don’t like, she doesn’t like, it really doesn’t work for us, but friends were moving and they were just going to throw it away and it’s only a year old and we need some type of seating…
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wrote on 30 Mar 2023, 12:54 last edited by
Speaking of sofas, was it you who posted about the pink-striped sofa that you were wanting to replace? Were you ever able to find something?
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@jon-nyc said in What to do with pallets?:
@Doctor-Phibes I’ll bet that horse is in the lead…
Oh yes… I love my wife, but she is a pack rat. She refuses to let anything go if it may be useful or “perfectly good”… We have a sofa in our basement that I don’t like, she doesn’t like, it really doesn’t work for us, but friends were moving and they were just going to throw it away and it’s only a year old and we need some type of seating…
wrote on 30 Mar 2023, 13:00 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in What to do with pallets?:
@jon-nyc said in What to do with pallets?:
@Doctor-Phibes I’ll bet that horse is in the lead…
Oh yes… I love my wife, but she is a pack rat. She refuses to let anything go if it may be useful or “perfectly good”… We have a sofa in our basement that I don’t like, she doesn’t like, it really doesn’t work for us, but friends were moving and they were just going to throw it away and it’s only a year old and we need some type of seating…
Slipcover.
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wrote on 30 Mar 2023, 13:43 last edited by
Wear it out, use it up, make do.
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wrote on 30 Mar 2023, 13:47 last edited by
If you can get a few more...
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wrote on 30 Mar 2023, 13:49 last edited by
One if the easiest to do...
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wrote on 30 Mar 2023, 13:52 last edited by
Build a guitar!
Taylor Gallery Series PALLET Guitar 2000 Natural https://reverb.com/item/11715897-taylor-gallery-series-pallet-guitar-2000-natural?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=11715897
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@jon-nyc said in What to do with pallets?:
@Doctor-Phibes I’ll bet that horse is in the lead…
Oh yes… I love my wife, but she is a pack rat. She refuses to let anything go if it may be useful or “perfectly good”… We have a sofa in our basement that I don’t like, she doesn’t like, it really doesn’t work for us, but friends were moving and they were just going to throw it away and it’s only a year old and we need some type of seating…
wrote on 30 Mar 2023, 13:56 last edited byShow this to Luke:
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Show this to Luke:
wrote on 30 Mar 2023, 13:57 last edited by@jon-nyc LOL
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wrote on 30 Mar 2023, 13:59 last edited by
@Jolly said in What to do with pallets?:
One if the easiest to do...
Actually, that’s not a horrible idea. I’m trying to figure out some outdoor storage options…
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wrote on 30 Mar 2023, 14:48 last edited by
You're trying to force a use. Just get rid of them.
If not, I agree there are creative ways to use it, but again... I have such a visceral reaction to keeping stuff for the sake of keeping it. Maybe because my dad (and my wife too) do this far too often.
Although, funny story, the other day I asked my dad if he had any extra staple gun cartridges and he gave me some. The box was from the 1970s! LOL
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wrote on 30 Mar 2023, 14:51 last edited by
I've seen woodworking channels on youtube create beautiful furniture out of old pallets.
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wrote on 30 Mar 2023, 14:59 last edited by
Gotta have the tools...
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wrote on 30 Mar 2023, 16:38 last edited by
@Jolly said in What to do with pallets?:
Gotta have the tools...
And the time, and the desire… Hmmm, spend hours deconstructing a pallet, sanding the wood, and turning into an end table that I don’t like, or take Finley to the park… or smoke a rack of ribs, or go to the fishing pond…