This idea was taken from a project posted on Instructables; http://www.instructables.com/id/Scrap-Table/

I’ve been eyeing this project for a while now and finally dove into it. I love the idea and the simplicity of it by using reclaimed wood. I found some free pallets on craigslist and hauled them back to the garage. The first step in my attempt was the most time consuming… pulling out hundreds upon hundreds of nails! After disassembling all the pallets and removing all the nails, I had an awesome selection of several different kinds of wood; Cedar, Pine, Red Oak and Yellow Poplar. Like most of the folks that have attempted this project, I too, had a little problem with the table warping a little. I think it has to do with the size of the long bolts that thread the table, lining up the drill holes, and also how tight you crank down the bolts. Since mine table was only 5ft long, I was able to loosen the bolts a little and bend into shape a little. It’s not perfect but definitely better than what it looked like after I removed the “tie-down-straps”. Also, I wanted to leave the natural look of the wood and not add any shellac or poly, just natural butcher block oil. I point this out because I also copied the idea of using the white wall spackle to fill the holes and gaps, and though it turned out nice, I don’t think the spackle and the butcher bloc oil work well together, (just FYI for anyone that heads down the same path). All in all, the table turned out great and now resides in our kitchen ripe and ready for some pancakes & syrup, Newspaper, and coffee!

More pictures can be found here…> https://plus.google.com/photos/102074343661266122615/albums/5839252574828603905?authkey=CPrpoJmQnIOHlAE

-Brian

http://www.instructables.com/id/Scrap-Table/

My attempt at creating a Log Cabin bird house, which ominously led to a war with squirrels.

The gray stuff between the “logs” is liquid nail. Figured it would give it a more realistic look. The roofing was made from strips of bark off of a large vine I found growing in the woods. Might have poison ivy, luckily I must have been immune.

This is my first attempt at trying to make a log chair. I had very limited tools available to help in this project, hence some of the cuts you’ll notice. The only power tool used was a dremel, hammer and a hand saw. I must say it turned out better than expected. Next time I will certainly do some things a little different but for my go, not bad. Wood: the frame is red oak and I believe the seat is from a pignut hickory tree. Total cost…$25 (sand paper and wood oil.)