One of a Kind Pallet Wood Project
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- I build a farmhouse style dining table out of 52 old pallets. This was my first time working with pallet wood. The end grain butcher block style top is 3" thick, 3' wide by 6' long and the trestle base is all mortise and tenon joinery. This was quite the project and at the end of the build, I share how long everything took and all the extra costs associated with working with "free" wood. I hope you enjoy, let me know your thoughts in the comments and please get yourself subscribed to the channel.
Ryan
P.S. At the very end, I say I'm going to show some final pics and then fail to include them in the video. Apologies! :)
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Time Stamps
0:00 Intro
1:42 Dismantle pallets
3:14 Prep wood for milling
5:02 Milling (joint, plane, tablesaw)
6:30 Assemble panels & glueup
9:12 Crosscut end grain strips
10:02 Tabletop glue up
11:04 Assemble base pieces
12:11 Flatten tabletop
14:13 Mill base pieces
15:12 Pallet wood biscuits
16:00 Mortise & tenons
18:00 Glue Up base
19:05 Applying Oil
20:00 Creating clips for attaching top to base & tusks
21:28 Final thoughts
22:13 How long everything took
23:30 Actual cost
24:06 Final stats - Zábava
This was perfect as a vanity desk for me. czcams.com/users/postUgkxMAlHv7-BBWMrPRm5-uEoD6rtdT7SG2Qr Especially the glossy finish. Easy to cleanI was looking for something that wasn't the traditional white and with more of a modern feel. This fit the bill beautifully. I put it together with no problems, by myself in under an hour.Make sure you double check where you place the drawer tracks before screwing down. I had one track that needed to be aligned with different holes than the rest.
That is by far the most labor intensive use of recycled pallets I have ever seen with the most epic and beautiful result, my art is off and I bow down to you sir, fantastic job
I LOOOOOVE your workshop! That's my dream space! The windows, natural light and huuuge space.
No cost to please the missus. A bit of time, passion and patience and you've made her day. Bravo 👏
Finally someone who is honest with how much time a build took, and how much money was spent. So many CZcams'rs make these incredible projects, and act like they were done in a weekend, and cost just a few bucks.
You totally earned the subscription. Not only did you produce a badass table, but the stats that you produced at the end of the video was the first for me after more than a decade of watching DIY videos. Cheers! 🥂
$10 per hour x 216 hours = $2,160. So the table is worth for your labor is priceless. A beautiful heirloom to pass down to your family for many generations. Ensure to sign your name and date under the table.🙂👍🙏
What an ordeal! As a cabinetmaker of 52 yrs I can appreciate the amount of work put into your project. Well done young man!
Thanks!
@@ryanhawkins Wow Ryan thats Respect from a Pro and Old Timer.
6000$ table
@@stunamim9574 More. $4300 in labour alone at $20/hr which most would value their time more.
I’m to old, to fat and to lazy for this
You are way too humble sir! I bow to the new master!!!
200+ hours of labor @ $50/hr + $1300 in materials = $12,000 table. Definitely a labor of love there!
All that mortise and tenon work was phenomenal. You just don't see such meticulous craftsmanship from young men today. If your father and grandfather aren't proud, they should be. Outstanding my young friend. I love watching you work.
Thanks so much for the kind words🙂
Am I one of the few people that prefers a commentary over a whole build video or what?
I guessed 200 hours. Close enough. You know, most tables are beautiful because the wood grain looks nice and speaks for itself. But sometimes, a piece is beautiful because it is a statement that says "someone went through all the hardship, pain, effort, and time to make something out of nothing". There are so many skills involved in making this. I can't even begin to imagine how stressful were the glue ups, how boring was the cutting and planing, or how your back and shoulders felt after sanding. Thank you for making this.
Just recently got into woodworking myself. As a total newbie who doesn’t know what he’s doing, I’m starting off on pallet wood. Not going to waste my money on lumber I know I’m going to destroy lol.
But it’s mind blowing what people like you can do with this stuff. Very inspiring 👌
Don’t ‘flood’ any project with oil lime he did.
There is a huge difference between drying and curing!
@@Andrew-is7rsmore details, please?
OMG! I had no idea a free table costed over $1200 and tied up your shop for half a year. Beautiful work!
LOL! He took all that time to separate and square the wood only to cut it all into small 2in pieces, and then only use around 20 long pieces for the legs.......what a waste of time....why not just use the cut saw and cut the 2in pieces, then lay them on a flat surface, glue them together, and then belt sand both sides? Same result and you get in done in one day......
if you add his time at a miserly $20/hr , that table cost well in excess of $5k !!
@@BuceGar well you're proof positive there's always going to be one armchair critic in the group that's miserable.
Hes got about $5300 worth of time alone in that table.
@@BuceGar yeah I would have skipped the jointer, planed both sides and ran rows of boards continuously and had a helper catch and stack them...... I just planed some pallet wood in no time both sides.
Yes, finally we have instruction on how to to turn treated and toxic wood into a furniture we can eat off of.
As a retired tool maker and shop owner of 44 years this is pure
Craftsmen ship !!!!
I seldom comment on what I watch on CZcams...You not only designed and built a beautiful piece of art, You taught so many trade skills and tips. Thank you, you are an artist, a creator and an inspiration to all who love wood.
Thank you for the kind words
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"All who love wood"? Speak for yourself hahahahaha
That actually turned out a lot nicer than I expected.
Well done 👍
200+ hours, expenses, and labor? That’s easily a $3,000 table. WOW!
$2000 just in raw cost of parts and material, with labor of a skilled furniture maker that table is close to $20,000
just the labour alone is about $ 16.000... Nobody would make this kind of table for $ 3.000
My bad guys. I actually meant to type $30,000.
assuming he wants to earn a living wage, that table could be anywhere from, at $20 and hour - $4,085 to, at $60 an hour - $12,685...after costs. Since 215 hours is 26 straight 8-hour days, I would think he is going to charge much more than $20 an hour to make it a real living.
여기 한국 인데... 정말 시간과 돈의 가치를 떠나서 당신의 꼼꼼한 기술이 정말 멋졌습니다. 처음 부터 끝까지 모두 보았고... 당신의 노고와 노력을 크게 칭찬 합니다.
I figured 220 hours at $40 USD per hour for Artisanal Skill, Craftsmanship, Brilliant Idea, etc. Obviously you love your wife tons to make her a table for the patio which is now worth (my figures plus yours: 1290 for stuff, $40 USD/hour for 220 hours = $8800 USD so her gift is worth over 10 grand. AND it was so amusing to watch you do all this in 25 minutes. Thank you again.
This isn’t your first time working with wood, is it! The part I found most intriguing and useful was the pallet break down. You used a variety of methods which I have never seen before. You should do a video on that alone. What a benefit to any who watch!
Hmmm, I just might🤔
I second this!!!!
But this time maybee use a stack of pellets or a table to get up from the floor when sawing them?
A question is also if it's not faster to make a standard typ of glue-up like homemade 2x4 and then make the different parts from those.
@@darodes g.
That’s a brilliant suggestion. As we have to research lots of different videos to find out the options. Yet I have found new ways of dismantling a pallet from your video. Thanks very much!
The amount of pure skill and patience this project took... incredible work man.
To je správná recyklace palec nahoru
I Agree
In Poland we say "CZAPKI Z GŁÓW!"
It means "Hats off" (when somebody shows You respect).
Great job. Respect!
How can you keep sane? You managed to put painstaking work and cash to turn what essentially was firewood into a unique one of a kind table. While I appreciate your commitment, doing all this would make ordinary people insane from all that extra work. In the end, I was not surprised at all when you listed the time and money that went into this. Once again, using "free" material can lead to the most expensive products. But unique too, no question.
I once had a friend (rip Joe) who was a woodworking hobbiest that built fine furniture from boards he made using only laminated pallets wood. One he made this way was a large classic style roll top desk. Much respect to these craftsmen.
You got 1.9 million views on this as of 2-22-23!! That tells us something. People love creativity. People admire the skill and workmanship. 🏆
People have a lot of pallets hanging around their houses? 🏡
Woodworking is something I have always wanted to get into when I retire and watching your video has just sparked a deeper interest in this. Great work!
Watching you denail all of that wood gave me trauma shivers. I hated doing that part. I decided to pull the trigger on a denailer gun (no pun intended), $50, turned a 2 hour process into a 10 minute process. That 1 session alone justified the cost, so worth it.
I made this exact table design with my wife for our first ever venture into craft woodwork. We did use pallet wood, but lumber from a lumber yard. For our first project, it came out beautiful and we are SO proud of it! If it never sells, no big deal. We will happily keep it (unless we have to move). But it was fun as heck, a great bonding experience, and lit the fuel under the fire for us to keep building! Love the video.
I always love seeing junk to treasure projects. They are some of the most unique pieces made, and it shows off your skills. Priceless works of art.
I'm a carpenter, and I was still surprised just how much work this really was.
15:14 You literally meant that it was all made from pallet wood. Unreal. Mad respect.
I'm tired of watching you. But you continued tirelessly. Congratulations. Greetings from Turkey.
Dude, this is epic! Incredible work.
Thanks Paul!
Great job Ryan. I have always wished to have a place and tools for working with woods. To me, woodworking is a sweet kind of art.
5 days, I watch him making all the small stock I'm thinking flooring.
You really love your wife . You're a good man, but you're a great woodworker. That was amazing to watch.. . FYI I did not come close to the numbers of hours you put into that build.
I have spent 40 plus years in Carpentry of all types and consider myself exceptionally OCD about quality. You Sir should be proud of this, not only the great work but the thought process of building it and making it work efficiently and keeping it straight . One thing I would have done differently, I would have had to use all the scrap to heat my shed, it’s really cold here in Canada. 😊Great work Sir and your critiques of the work I believe is unfounded, you did an amazing job!!!
Having recently built a kitchen table from pallets with my teens, I can attest to how challenging it can be to take them apart! I wish I’d seen your methods beforehand. However, given that it was done with only a hammer and handsaw, I’m pretty pleased with our result, and learned a lot from it (first woodworking project ever!).
I was talking to him earlier in the week and with Christmas just around the corner he was telling me he could use at least 6-700 more clamps for his woodworking shop if anyone wants to start a GoFundMe for him, you know what just make it an even 1000 new clamps!
There are no adjectives to describe your endless talent.
"Yeah, so, originally I'd intended to sell the piece. Had a buyer and everything. But when it came time to SHIP it.... nobody in town had anything I could strap it to."
I love the transparency in this video. I guess it really does show that free pallet wood is not "free". By my count you were up to 50hrs of work in collecting and disassembling etc, before you even started milling - which was another 45hrs before starting assembly. Looking forward to seeing more projects.
Glad you enjoyed it!
That's no less than $1,000 just to get the wood ready for milling ($20/hr). I personally wouldn't do it for less than $45/hr if it's a job and not my own project. So yea, not free at all.
@@rdot980 That's almost $10k in labour. Wonder if you could find a buyer at that price.
Wow, unbelievable work of turning someone's trash into treasure. Knowing woodwork I roughly guessed 500 hours.
As someone who does this exact type of thinking & working with pallets, breaking down pallets is no easy task in of itself. Bolt cutters & a nail punch work great for removing the nails.
Omg I can’t get enough of watching these pallet videos, I’m in awe binge watching, I love to be able to do what you do, such beautiful time consuming fabulous wood work, I’m 65 & have arthritis & bone degradation in my wrists fingers so I get a thrill watching what I would love to do. My heart nearly stopped when your table top dropped but at the same time it showed just how well you did your gluing, that table ain’t going nowhere anytime soon that’s for sure, CONGRATULATIONS 🥳 on a magnificent job & keep loving what you are doing, it certainly shows in your art form🥰
That’s the epitome of a labour of love right there. Started off a bit slow but picked up the pace nicely and some lovely editing. I appreciate the work you put in to the segments along with the audio. Well done and a new sub earned. 👏
Glad to have you on board!
Mesmerizing work my friend, I couldn't take my eyes off the video. I salute you
You are DEFINITELY an artist with wood.
That was an epic build, Well done! I wish I had the workshop space you do, I would be doing a heck of a lot more in there. Something to consider with your jointer and planer machines: consider replacing the cutting heads with helical cutter heads. The little square cutters all around the cutting head are carbide and last a very long time and when they do blunt then all you need to do is spend an hour or so going around all the carbide cutters with an allen key and rotate them all 90 degrees to get a 'fresh' set of cutting edges. You get 4 edges per square and that will probably last you many years.
I don't know if you have a fireplace or some sort of wood burner but you might be able to burn some of that waste pallet wood (depending on the type of pallet) and the saw dust you could put into your garden beds to compost away. That would save you a bit of money instead of having to pay for having to dump it at the local garbage dump.
Thanks! I am able to burn the scraps and I actually have a lot of the shavings away to someone who could use them as bedding for their chickens.
Freeze! Hold everything! Not all pallet boards come off that easy! For me, most don't. They use nails that are meant to NEVER come out. If they do come out, when they do, they are very bad to split and ruin your "free" lumber. Now, if can choose pallets that are easy to disassemble, that is an inside track....thanks for the video. Inspiring!
Watching you work makes me thankful for my shop crane.
Amazing table, when doing woodworking the general public truly does not understand how much time and money is invested in making a hand made piece of custom furniture. It’s tough because to make a decent profit on a piece like this you would have to sell it for around 4,000 dollars and I believe it’s worth it and more but the general public would think that it’s way to expensive. It truly makes custom woodworking a hard business to get into.
Absolutely love it!! I wouldn’t change a thing…very well done…A++ 😄
So many words to describe your work and the pride you put in it... It's simply amazing!
Thanks!
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So very much work, and a lot of expense, but that table is nothing short of magnificent. Picnic table???? NOOOOO I would love and treasure that and use it with pride in my home. That is a work of art really. You are a very, very talented young man. You should be extremely proud of what you made. That is a table that your grandchildren’s grandchildren will treasure. I hope you use it indoors as it totally deserves to be the center of attention in a lovely home. Beautifully done!
I admire your energy, commitment, whatever, to complete this build. It was great to see you accounted for the cost of consumables, blades, tools, etc. So many others do not make that number available. Your shop is large and well equipped, which helps a great deal. Thx for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is awesome. Anyone in the trades needs a video like this on their page - one that breaks down everything that it takes to do their job. Customers would have a greater appreciation for the craftsmanship that goes into projects, and it would help weed out those people who believe that things are created in some magical factory for next to nothing.
No matter what, it looks awesome! Great woodworking skills my friend
Супер Стар!Настоящий художник!
Ryan, you are one dedicated MADMAN! I never leave comments or subscribe just to subscribe, but you have shown skills, dedication, love, care, and overall mastery of a craft. I applaud you for the time, effort, and attention to detail you've put into making a "FREE" table. Your obsession with perfection is a pleasure to watch. Thank you for all your hard work and amazing videos! Subscribed, liked, shared, and watched all your videos! You are an inspiration. Keep up the good work and good things will happen!
This table is built far beyond perfection. Amazing job
never throw away wood plenty of people burn wood
The Master Craftsman demonstrated how much useful wood we throw away .
Я сначала поставлю лайк и потом начинаю смотреть. Я уверен,что я не ошибся.
this was such a great video! I am intrigued by all the work you put into making the pallets more uniform. I am just starting out on my woodworking journey, but am eager to learn more about it!
It’s an excellent journey to embark on!
Remember that he makes YT videos. All this work is for residual income. The video makes money forever. Its worth the extra effort.
Wow, that's awesome, I love the look of the endgrain top with the offset pattern. It's a lot lighter than I expected. I thought it would be over 300 lb total with how thick everything is.
Thanks!
Dude, I wish you had sold this table for a couple million, well deserved.
Wow. Those tops can make great kitchen countertops.
Amazing work. I would have been done at the breakdown and de-nailing process.
👍😂😅
I love taking pallet (and other 'garbage' wood and repurposing it... although nothing to this degree. I'm gratified you included the time it takes to plane it into workable wood. Too many videos skip (or at least minimize) the amount of time it takes. Thanks for keeping it real and keep up the great work.
Thanks!
Pallet mania at its finest!
Dude, you're my new hero!!! Wtf!!!! Awesome work!!!! You gotta a fan from Brazil now!!!
Thanks for sharing all the details. Never would have guessed it would cost that much. Amazing build.
Same, I was a little surprised when I added it all up
125 hrs wild guess
This is an epic build, I like what you have created there. Having collected and dismantled 21 pallets myself, I know how much work that alone is. I don't have the space you do so had to make do outside. I am using the blocks from the pallets to make a coffee table, that's a long job as well.
Very cool!
I watch a lot of video's and it is great to see someone do something that doesn't have $100,000 in shop tools!!!! Basis tools! It looks awesome!!!!!!!!! Great Job!
Awesome job there. TOH is always looking for Skilled designers Carpenters for their wood projects at their work sites around the country.
WOW!!! My friend, you really know your woodworking, my God, WHAT A PROCESS!!! But to me it really paid out great, the table looks SUPER spectacular. Very huge effort but it was all worth it. GREAT JOB!!!
Thanks so much!
That was amazing to watch. Loved it! You are one dedicated young man. Thank you. I thoroughly enjoyed watching your work.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Fantastic piece, hope your wife likes it.
Give me a break, you are amazingly good. I don’t care the time spend, final product was superb. Thanks for sharing.
I appreciate that!
Wow, one hell of a job! I think it came out great, love the look. Probably fair to say it’s a one of a kind. Doubt too many others will try to do it. As far as the joinery, it looked pretty good to me. Especially for the first time. I doubt it’s going to come apart. I admire your
persistence in following through with it.
Thanks!
The Master Craftsman demonstrated a great lesson in the Art of “ REUSABILITY “. Thanks
Thank you for the break down at the end because It made me realize even with free wood i can’t afford to build this 💀
Beautiful end result and such attention to detail. That table is going to last for many, many years.
Thanks, I hope so!
@@ryanhawkins you should make matching chairs that would be awesome
This was just an amazing project. I love the idea of reusing old wood as we all need to think a little more about reusing in our consumer world. That being said, i just love this table. Blemishes and all. I think that is what gives a project caracter. Well done!
Thank you!
you'd waste more energy and material doing it like this than if you just used clean raw material. Did you not see him talk about the materials he actually consumed and the gallons of gas he burned driving his car around gathering all that material? this is a net waste by far!
So when I go to the store to buy clamps and they are all out. I know who to blame! lol. Excellent work!
Stunning my friend, absolutely stunning, I broke down 12 pallets once for some free wood and promised myself I would never do that again, you are one patient man. I don`t know how much time per day you spent on it, but I guessed a month @ 8 hrs. per day, 240 hrs. I would bet somebody would gladly pay $3,000 for it, that is a work of art, well done sir. I love your shop, and those wine barrels. Somebody paid attention in shop class.
Impressive build. You have a real ability to dig in and get even the most tedious job done. Hard to make a profit, even with free wood, when there is so much up front prep work. Hope you and your wife have the perfect place in your home for this handsome piece of furniture.
We managed to find a spot🙂
From junk to pure family heirloom treasure . Absolutely beautiful work to be enjoyed for years to come .
There's nothing special or interesting about that table...........
my lord... that's some serious time. Still turned out cool for being made out of pallets and your joint work doesn't look that bad man.
Thanks!
Your a beast. Wow. All those hours. Holy Cow! Incredible.
I’m a retired engineer and a bit on the anal retentive side. When you began to list the number of hours, cost of goods, etc. I suddenly realized if I were to ever have a table made I would reach out to you. Anyone who tracks this kind of information and can easily convey it in the video like you did is the kind of person I’d want making my table. Great job!
Thanks Greg!
At that rate, he'd have to charge you $10,000 for your table, working @ $40/hour + expenses!
@@RO8s i was wondering this myself. With the cost of electricity & man hours put in...if he was going to sell the table (or have a business selling similar pieces), what would it have to be sold for? Would €10k be breaking even or would there even be profit there?
Beautiful work, absolutely love the table. Just wondering from a business prospective if this type of work is profitable? Dream job and all that😍
@@MellowMeadowsGrove Well, the "profit" is in your hourly rate. If you have an order, and you've quoted it correctly, then you have a living, until you need the next one. To make a living, in fact you are better to make high-margin, low-value products, but then you are churning out simple things all day, which isn't the dream job. I did look at it, but the prospect of making twenty loo-roll holders today, followed by thirty tea-light candle holders tomorrow sort of put me off! During lockdown (the first one) I made a sideboard (from pallets) and in the second a store-cupboard/kitchen drawer worktop to match, but I couldn't have sold them at a profit.
I do have a work table specifically for making that thick table-top, and if you had one "cooking" all the time while you got on with other things, then that might make sense, but it's a slog, unless you are quick and really talented. I looked at one of Paul Sellars videos, just making a simple three-legged stool. I made the same calculation and even at his speed you'd have to sell it for €75.
@@RO8s thanks for the info Robin, I appreciate the reply. I won't give up my day job just yet so! Lol 😄🙈
Just watching this in awe. What an incredible job you’ve done! As a 59 year old woman I built a portable workbench for my hubble ( courtesy of Steve Ramsay’s woodworking course), also from scrap material. I still have a long way to go before I’m up to your level and the power tools you have…
Thank you!
Pawn shops, yard sales, and online sale sites have been a huge friend to me over the years to accumulate many tools that I couldn't have obtained otherwise. Best of luck to you, ma'am!
Oh for a large spacious workshop with all the tools shown. It is a great use of space, with free wood. Unfortunately, we don't all have those luxury items. Great job, though! Well done!
I dont know whats more impressive - the resources in this wood shop, the video editing skills, or the build itself. My new fav video on the internet
Crazy project! I’ve reclaimed pallets and I guessed 200 hours as soon as I saw how many you were breaking down.
Towards the end I upped that guess to 250 hours…
Thanks for sharing. I know putting the video together adds a ton of extra work. I caught a couple extra techniques to try on my next wood project. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome! I love the breakdown of hours and cost for a "free wood" table. This will really help me come up pricing for my projects. Thanks!
Glad it helps!
Man 😮. I hope everyone that sits at this table will appreciate the time and effort it took. I like woodworking but if I told my wife I was going to take a week + to build a table she'd say nvm. The imperfections are the signature. Slow clap in appreciation to you sir! Thank you.
I'm worried about how nice my 16x16 inch end grain cutting board will turn out. This guy makes an end grain table. Out of pallets.