I made a rustic looking end table entirely made of pallet wood planks. Stained and weathered. Held together by dowels and glue.
Cut List:
- 3.5″ x 26″ (4x, legs)
- 2.875″ x 26″ (4x, legs)
- 4.5″ x 18.25″ (8x, table tops)
- 3.5″ x 17.5″ (8x table sides)
Prepare the wood – Chose nice planks that aren’t cracked and of similar thickness
Check for metal – Use a metal detector, worth every penny and will save your planer. Make sure no nails are left
Plane the wood – Plane the wood to an even thickness and a nice finish
Rip the wood to width – The cut list is posted above, rip all 3 widths
Slice the wood to length – Use a mitre saw to cut all the wood to length. Bundle the same length parts together.
Assembly of boxes – Use glue and a brad nailer to assemble the boxes
Assembly of legs – Add a glue line along the 3.5″ plank and attach to the more narrow plank with brad nailer.
Final Assembly – Attach the legs to the boxes. Make sure to add plenty of clamps.
Dowel Holes – Use a forstner bit to drill the 16 holes for the dowels.
Weathering – Weather with a jigsaw used in reverse. This will pop out as nice details when you’re staining.
Staining – I used a dark walnut color wood stain.
Add Dowels – Add glue to the dowels and hammer them in flush into the table.
Finish – Finish with several coats of polyurethane.
Done! – Enjoy your new end table! Please follow my youtube account for more content like this!
