Alright,

Did a bit of upcycling today – you know… creating something new out of a redundant / wasted object.

Started off with this bad boy.

It’s my first project so I decided to go for something quite simple. Something practical that I could use in my garage. Some sort of unit.

Firstly I rip the pallet to bits. Hammer, jigsaw and brute strength.

The wood is really strong, I sand it back a bit to get rid of some of the dirt and to bring it back to life a bit. I also smooth the corners.

I picked some boards that had interesting patterns / deformities and set to work.

I’m a messy worker….

Almost finished, have you guessed what it is yet?

Yes, a beer bottle rack. Made from all recycled wood. Pallet wood is very strong and has proven brilliant to work with. It’s full of character and really sturdy. The only annoying part was removing all the old nails.

All this achieved in under 2 hours, with just a hammer, jigsaw, drill and an old wooden pallet.

Wessyman has already put in an order for one of these. He can pay me with beer. Only the good stuff though.

Did you notice that the rack had a beer missing from the middle of it?

Well, I had to have something to help me tidy up.

// Irlsey