Wood Pallet DIY Projects: 20 Building Projects to Enrich Your Home, Your Heart & Your Community

Description

Discover the potential of rediscovered wood as you upcycle salvaged pallets to create beautiful one-of-a-kind projects. This book shows how to make useful products for the home and garden out of reclaimed wood from shipping pallets. Twenty step-by-step projects include raised garden beds; herb and rail planters; wine, spice and coat racks; book shelves; benches; water barrel stands; small compost bins; and more. With practical advice on where to find pallets, how to process them into usable lumber, fasteners, sanding and finishing, it also includes important tips on how to make sure that your pallets are safe and not sprayed with harmful chemicals.

Steve Fitzberger is the founder of Abba Woodworks, an inner city Baltimore organization dedicated to reclaiming wood and reclaiming lives. Abba Woodworks' mission is to create great local jobs and create opportunity for those who may struggle to find one. Steve and his associates make one-of-a-kind beautiful, useful products for the home & garden out of reclaimed wood from shipping pallets, all from local businesses. This is his first book.

Stemming from the success of an altruistic project that taught Baltimore schoolchildren how to plant gardens with wood pallets, the Fitzbergers have developed an entire book full of ideas for repurposing this unloved wood. This focus on reuse will inspire homeowners and builders alike to find ways to enrich their homes with used materials and avoid the landfill. --Builder and Developer Magazine