Ulma Doctor

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My son came to me yesterday and asked me if i could build him a recycle bin for cans and bottles.
I told him, i'll make the best one i can, using the wood i got here!
apparently he is learning about recycling at school .
i couldn't resist the opportunity to make something useful and recycling at the same time :grin:
i sat down for a few minutes and came up with a loose game plan...
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then went to town....
i made a base first,
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then i made the top. the mitered wood is resawn pallet stringer ripped to 1" thick.
the top was supposed to be 10" x 14-1/2" but i messed up and made it a square 14-1/2":bang head:
i attached the top to the rear by a couple pieces of pallet wood so i could get the height correct.
then custom mitered each slat , utilizing broken pallet pieces to my advantage for the sides and rear
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for aesthetics, the front boards were resawn pallet slats, no broken boards were used in the front
i used pallet oak for the front boards. 5 of the boards are straight ripped, 1 board (center right) is tapered to fit
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this side was challenging and fun because i used broken pieces for this side and to make the other side too!:D
i even went as far as to attach broken wedges resawn and shaped to fill gaps in the natural cracks
from breaks suffered during discombobulation of the pallets earlier.
you'll see 2 examples of oak wedges about 6" long on top and bottom of the pine slat.
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here's the rear. the 2 outer slats are pallet pine- the inner slats are pallet oak
2 of the oak slats were naturally broken, so i was able to join them fairly closely without more than a couple shaves with a plane
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the inside...
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and my mark ....

there are 2- 5/8" runners under the bottom added to keep it off the floor, hence the 23-5/8" total height.
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as always thank you for reading and commenting. :grin:

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Many moons ago I had a joiner friend in Robin Hoods Bay (UK) who showed me his fabulous fitted kitchen in solid hardwoods. All made from old pallets!
 
Love it that you signed your work. Is it tapered or is that just a wide angle lens effect?

CHuck the grumpy old guy
 
Many moons ago I had a joiner friend in Robin Hoods Bay (UK) who showed me his fabulous fitted kitchen in solid hardwoods. All made from old pallets!
i have seen pictures on the web of very interesting and beautiful creations, all from the humble pallet.
as my skill grows, i'm sure to use more pallets!:D

Love it that you signed your work. Is it tapered or is that just a wide angle lens effect?
CHuck the grumpy old guy
Thank You Chuck!
Yes Sir, the base is smaller than the top!

Very good. I hope that you used an old recycled saw, hammer and tape measure.
Thanks Fabrickator!
as a matter of fact, the hammer was vintage, square was antique, hand planes vintage & antique :grin:
but, the stanley 1" wide x 25' tape measure and table saw were old stock, but pristine, from a swap meet find a week before.
i found a ryobi 10" table saw that had a couple minor imperfections- never used, but got if for $50- i fixed it up and used it on the project! :chunky:
the tape was $10 -old stock, but brand new in the vintage packaging!
does that count???
 
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