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It's ridiculous what you can find in those old pallet boards if you look hard enough…
The finished piece is my variation on the upper cabinet to a King George Bureau from around 1765.
It is solid oak throughout.
It involved a lot of nail & staple pulling, milling, tons of glue ups and hours of sanding and shaping, plus lathe work and so on.
But it's a labor of love and I think it came out ok.
The finished dimensions are approximately 10"D X 13 1/2"H X 28 1/2"W
The finish includes Minwax Honey stain, Shellac, Polyurethane and finishing wax.

I've added some process shots below.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Cleaning the stock











Finally some usable stock…lol


Pallet wood involves TONS of glue-ups




The neighborhood gang passed through one day and visited a while.

Case ready for glue up.




Getting there.


Drawer parts made.



Drawers fitted.

Tongue & groove back boards milled and fitted.




Another rather large shop visitor.
He didn't move much so I let him stay.

Center compartment column turned & split for sentinel feature.



Compartment built and prepared for fitting.


Naturally, you can't have a compartment unless you include a secret space.
Completely hidden and accessed by hidden release.
There is another as well; not shown.
(I'm trusting you, my Lumberjock pals to keep it secret…lol)


Thanks again.

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Eric, that is a really good looking piece from "scrap" wood. I wonder what kind of releases are there for these secret compartments? I ve read about the one with a magnet and also a spring loaded dowel lever. Thanks Pat
 

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Wow… from nothing to beauty.
Nice work. That is beautiful and the cost is right.
You are a true craftsman… and scavenger!
Ellen
 

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beautiful piece eric

you should be proud

even old george would be

good thing you are retired
(and the king is buried)
249 years is along time to wait
probably would have taken twice as long
if you were still pounding a beat
up in chitown
 

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Old pallet wood is like finding diamonds the rough if you know what to do with it. And you put it to good use for sure! Your cabinet is super fine! I Love the way the box joints look on it. Nice work Eric!
 

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Beautiful!! I think it was well worth all the time to salvage the wood and make this piece! Love it!
 

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People who work with Pallets. I never know if I should applaud them or feel sorry for them.
The end result can look nice as you have demonstrated but I certainly lack the patience it would take to get there…..................
 

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I love it.

OK, is it going to become a haven for small parts in the shop, small parts in the office…......or just small parts?............(-:

Working too hard, playing too little, where is vacation when I need it, and I have way to many small parts to my life, even for your bureau….......

Have a good one Eric, day off here after being on call for the weekend.
 

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Looks fantastic, I love taking rough/pallet wood and turning it into something else. It's a great feeling to know that you're out only your labor to get the lumber vs. buying it.
 

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Amazing work, and way to be friendly with the animals.
 

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Your skill and the design are excellent, but the colors and finish really make it stand out.
 

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You really can make a silk purse out of a sow's ear!!

Beautiful!!
 

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Nice work, really an amazing transformation from junk to treasure.
 

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That is some one ridiculous looking box .and to think it all came from pallets. Nice work Eric. Superb… ED
 

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wow, that is so beautiful, amazing what can be made from simple pallet wood. Great work
 

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Eric, I know that your satisfaction with this project was in the entire process and it shows. Great build, thanks for sharing.
 

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wow, that is amazing work. You dont mess around. I dig it! Nice work….
 

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You scavenger you. Great work and it looks good too.
 

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That turned out just super!

And I thought I liked to do things the hard way!
 
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