Thread: Ideas for new challenge

Now I'm not suggesting using a pallet again,
just something generic, that is locally available to everyone,(saves any postage or handling )
you know, back in the old days wooden soft drink boxes were all the same,
is there anything like that still around?
any ideas or thoughts anyone?

a couple more pics,

Underfoot nice works
Just hope Chep never read this forum

although if we went around and collected all their pallets laying on the sides of the road we could build a house full of furniture or 10

Beautiful works Underfoot. Incredible to think of the source.

I just can't think of anything better for all concerned than the humble pallet.

Old telegraph poles and attachments come to mind, driftwood or "found" wood also, packing crates maybe. I have some old wooden fruit boxes awaiting transformation but you'll mostly find them in Antique stores now.

Railway sleepers could be a possibility, a bit harsh on tools though.

Fence posts? Surely they wouldn't notice one or two missing.

Wow, stunning work there!
I think the limits in a pallet would work better, because of the standard size/configuration.

Thanks for posting.

maybe Bunnies has one of their products delivered in a wood crate or on one of those small pine pallets?
they should be the same all over oz, and most people have access to bunnies,
maybe even some sponsorship..........maybe not

fantastic idea... Maybe the entry fee is 'finding' a pallet then

I get tons of pallets in at my work, they're used for delivering servers, photocopy paper, etc, but they're mostly softwood so that's not brilliant. Still, if you're desperate...

I wouldn't normally dream of entering a competition such as this, but what the heck, if it gets of the ground, count me in...

Cheers,
Dave

dam i had 3 palles here that i broke down and resawed to make my timber shelves but a great idea im sure i could find some more. council pickup at the moment maby able to get one on the road.

great idea mate.

I can help out with pallets in Melbourne, a few varieties to choose from, ya got ya been round a few too may times chep eucalyptus of the red kind, ya got ya this is not cheps' it's ours because we painted it black variety, ya got ya green eucalyptus over radiata, ya got ya radiata over radiata, ya got ya ply over radiata, ya got ya Indo rainforest over rainforest, ya got ya recomposed wood kind both in round and square bearer modes and an odd oregon number. All brandish a unique individuality whether laser printed, stamped or branded and also coming in range of natural or painted surface with lovely patinas.

How about a 2x4 comp like lumberjocks did... not many could say they cant get any 2x4's!(cheap too, just specify a lenght)
And to keep those pesky crapiarta pine haters happy allow for differing species.

All sounds very interesting, might even have a pallet or two out there.

donna

I am in.

Can't we find our own pallet as part of the deal?

I was just wondering, is "acquiring a pallet" actually stealing??
Not putting a damper on anything....just asking. (personally I love the idea, or Harry72's 2x4 idea)