IKEA table made up with pallet wood

We had this cheap IKEA table and after seeing a few people on the internet make theirs more interesting to look at I thought I'd give it a go. Not much to lose as the tables are cheap and the pallet timber is free.

I cut the timber on my table saw.
Sanded it.
Glued it.
Took a couple back off after it didn't look right (a bit of a pain).
Glued and nailed an edge for finish, then stained and varnished.
I painted the legs with a grey Matt gloss paint then put the original shelf back.

Log Alpine Succulent Planter

This is a log that was intended to be firewood, I cut, sanded, and drilled a large hole using a large Forstner bit.

Then simply add compost, a touch of water and the plant.

Added bonus is every one is unique.

Its quite simple but very effective

Starbust mirror made from pallet wood wedges

I made a simple jig from old timber to cut  wedges on my table saw.
After cutting and cutting and cutting.
I eventually had lots of wedges that were nearly the same size as each other.
I arranged them and glued then together.
Then after finding a cheap mirror and taking it apart, I simply for it on after I stained the wedges.

Looks nice!

 

 

Making Retro Sunderland badge from old wood and pallet wood

I decided to make a 3D wooden Retro SAFC sign that has a rustic feel and look.

So.....I printed out the Sunderland football club badge for reference then started cutting using hand tools.
Each strip is an individual piece of wood that is painted first then glued together to get a clean finish for the colours.
The boat was built up with pieces of timber cut and glued.
The ball was cut then I painted it with the help of a kids letter stencil.

Finished the SAFC 3d sign!