Farmhouse Dining Table Made Entirely from Pallets

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Published 2022-08-12
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

All Comments (21)
  • 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
  • @MMWoodworking
    Finally someone who is honest with how much time a build took, and how much money was spent. So many YouTube'rs make these incredible projects, and act like they were done in a weekend, and cost just a few bucks.
  • @signalsoldier
    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! 🥂
  • @carlc9338
    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.
  • @dt9913
    What an ordeal! As a cabinetmaker of 52 yrs I can appreciate the amount of work put into your project. Well done young man!
  • The table you built for your wife it’s really awesome and I enjoyed watching your video while you dance with your dog have a blessed one
  • @HeliRy
    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 👌
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • @kaiturefalls
    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!
  • @mvenusaur01
    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.
  • @mattstewart7337
    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.
  • @laurenthallez
    No cost to please the missus. A bit of time, passion and patience and you've made her day. Bravo 👏
  • 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!).
  • 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🥰
  • 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.
  • OMG! I had no idea a free table costed over $1200 and tied up your shop for half a year. Beautiful work!