Some Jerk's Junk..

looks good. I like the color. Nice use of materials. To bad there isn’t a jerk dumping usable material by my house. LOL. I’d call him a saint if he did. Thanks for sharing

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Fine bit of recycling – nice color and design…It has a close resemblance to mission style perhaps?

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That, sir, is absolutely perfect!

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Great use of that wood.

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very nicely done. trash to treasure. very good proportions. i agree with your better half, the color is perfect.

-- david roberts, houston area, "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but that has never been a problem for me."

that is very nice..Looks alot like Pottery Barn furniture..very nice..my wife makes me go in that store every week..LOL

-- Dan Hux,,,,Raleigh, North Carolina

Great re-use of someone else’s traash. My BIL got some old pallets and has done some great things…kinda makes me wish I had a jerk!

-- Chris N, Westford, MA - "If you won't eat something from your fridge that turned green...why would you eat something that started out that way?"

Bravo on the recycling job.

Nice design.

-- A bad craftsmen blames his cheap #$%ing tools

That’s what I call a true woodworking project. A lot of times we think it’s hard to build something beautiful from beautiful wood, but you saw a beautiful piece of furniture in a pile of junk wood. Great build and I agree, the color choice is perfect. Thanks for sharing.

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

excellent -

-- rob

Beautiful. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. I love the look you achieved. Very unique. You are right about the finish. I wouldn’t have thought it would look as good as it does, but it is perfect for this project. Cudos to the wife.
Vic

Very nice work! Nice design.

-- Z Rockwall, TX

Rob,

Thanks for being among the early LumberJocks that helped get this site off the ground and your many informative submissions.

Love the proportions, quality presentation, and especially the color of that tart cranberry.

We should all rethink the usual and comfortable traditional colors/stains—let’s think outside the box and “push the envelope.”

Rob, you mentioned you took about half of the “jerks” dump. What of the remaining?

As a “fan of recycling/repurposing and an enemy of littering…” Did you report it?

In our town, Ringwood, NJ, illegal dumping is among the most serious of crimes.

A fantastic job with recycled materials. Beautiful.

You should be very proud of your creation.

What did you do with the rest of the pallets?

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

You rock! I love things made from recycled/found wood! It’s great to see that you can make something beautiful from “junk”.

-- -Brady, Austin, Texas, Y'all

I don’t see anything wrong with it. That looks great.

Those look like great pallets you canme accross .What a find, over here the pallets from what I can see are all just poor quality softwood.Thats anice project well done pallets or not you did a great job.Alistair

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WOW, that looks fantastic! I will have to mill through some of the pallets here at our shop. I know they are mostly hardwood (oak) so they could be used for something…...hum…

-- It seem's I just make scrap wood and saw dust most of the time !

Awesome Awesome recycling effort on your part, and you made one pretty piece of furniture to boot.

Boy, do I admire that! I had no idea there was such beautiful wood available in pallets. Thanks for the lesson!

Man you really out did yourself! That is fantastic. I really like the color and design. The paneled sides, drawer cuts instead of pulls, and proportion all work well together. It looks like you tapered the last 3 inches or so of the legs. That really looks great.
What a great story of turning a bad deed into something beautiful.

Guys like you remind me of just what a rookie I am at this.
“I’m not Worthy, I’m not worthy”.
Thanks for posting. Roz.

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Wow what a great job unbelievable use of found wood

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Hello Rob;
....what a great piece of designed furniture you have assembled together here using as you say; ’’found wood’’. This work is most excellent in style and good carry through on execution of technique as to the working of the wood. One thing that amazes me most about this piece, is your willingness to step outside the comfort zone of you box and, explore into the realm of using colors to bring forth a TV stand for your house, that is both functional and beauti-full as an example of ‘wood art’.

I applaud your wife’s decision to let you’ take a stab’ at desiging this and also the use of the Cranberry Red. And by the way it sounds as if you and your wife are truly a great team and thanks for sharing this wood project with us here at LJ.

Once again ‘found wood’ has ‘found a home’ and….;

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank

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Hey Rob. Nothing like taking “trash” and turning it into treasure! Nicely done. That color is just amazing! This must have been an incredibly satisfying project on multiple levels!

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hi rob, great post and project. i’ve done quite a few projects for the shop with old pallet wood i get from work. its mostly oak and hard maple. tell your wife the finish she picked was awsome. Ron

-- Ron, Michigan

Wow! Thanks for all the praise and comments. It is an honor to hear such things from fellow LJ’s. My wife also appreciates all the confirmations on her color choice.

Reggie and Dan – Mission? Pottery Barn? I think we may have browsed through their catalog before hand and I took ideas from here and there so who knows what style it really is…

PITA and Karson – Yes the other pallets are still there, a little harder to see with the summer’s tall grass and I obviously was a little selective when taking the pallets I used, thus what remains is even less desireable for a wood worker, but there still may be some diamonds there..

Roz – Still consider myself in the minor leagues too, don’t sell yourself short, you are worthy….and yes, you have a good eye, the legs are tapered for the final few inches…

Frank – All-ways an honor to have your input and yes, I agree, my wife and me have been a team for a while now and are always working together to reach our goals…

Marc – I know, its a far cry from black but I appreciate your input and I watched one of your staining videos twice. Thanks again.

And thanks again to all, keep an eye out for reclaiming and recycling opportunities of your own.

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

bravo!! And it is stunning.

“wish he could see it now”—reminds me of that show on tv where two guys pick up something from someone’s trash and turn it into something amazing (and then take it back to the house, drop it off at their door, and leave before anyone sees them.)

Of course the “jerk” wouldn’t get this back now. Well done.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Rob, well done !!!

-- If we learn from our mistakes, I'm getting a fantastic education.

The best projects are the ones where the end result is worth more than the materials you put into it. Nice entertainment center.

-- Tim, Plant City FL

Absolutely fantastic looking piece of furniture. And great use of recycling. NOW….....tell that jerk he can dump some in the field next to my house and I won’t turn him in…..................LOL

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Now that’s what I call recycling. Great piece.

-- KCkevin