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3rd April 2011, 09:12 PM #1
Results now available - Entries for the 2011 Pallet Challenge Mk II!
Here are the entries for the 2011 Pallet Challenge Mk II.
I hope you enjoy browsing the entries. Don't forget to vote for your Favourite. Voting will close on Sunday, 6pm (AEST) 17 April 2011. The winner will be announced soon after.
A big thank you to the Entrants for their fine work.
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3rd April 2011, 09:13 PM #2
Entrant 1
2nd Place - springwater
It's a painting of an Egyptian rioter with bread wrapped around his head in
what I assume was an attempt to protect himself from stones. I tried to make
him look like graffiti painted on an ancient wall.
Material used:
Crapiola Pine, PVA glue, various coloured tints of Earls Powder Putty,
various coloured Acrylic paint, coloured Textas, pencil and chalk. I'll
eventually seal it with spray-on varnish.Last edited by RufflyRustic; 17th April 2011 at 07:29 PM.
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3rd April 2011, 09:14 PM #3
Entrant 2
3rd Place - Ruddy
It is a toy train and is 100% made from the pallet. There are no screws or nails and every
part is made from the pallet. The glue is Titebond 2 and the finish is Cabots Poly satin.
The rosewood stain is a Feast Watson product.Last edited by RufflyRustic; 17th April 2011 at 07:28 PM.
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3rd April 2011, 09:14 PM #4
Entrant 3
christos
A CD stand, holding 22 CDs. I cut the groves using a sled on the table saw.
Sanded to 320 grit and finished with Danish oil. The wood, I think, is pine.Last edited by RufflyRustic; 17th April 2011 at 07:27 PM.
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3rd April 2011, 09:15 PM #5
Entrant 4
kiwi007
A while ago a school custodian called me up to offer me some timber they had from some classrooms that they were renovating. So when I went to look at the wood they were throwing away, I noticed a few old classroom foot operated piano organs that were also heading for the tip. When I asked about them they said I could have them. Now, one is in my workshop in a state of ‘renovation’. When this competition came up and I decided to take part, I originally wanted to build a table – I need one for the ‘Tea House’ I am building. But when that wasn’t on I came up with the idea of making a piano set – a small piano stool, a small cupboard for my wife’s old school piano music and a hanging lamp. Well, I am submitting the first two. The lamp isn’t finished – came across a few technical hitches, and ran out of time. I have used only wood from the pallet. And what a mixed bag it ended up being. Some was as soft as Balsa, and other was as hard as ‘the hobs of hell’. So I tried to build using the different types of wood as features in themselves. The only other material I used was some white glue and spray can clear lacquer. The hinges of the cupboard were made with the nails from the pallet. As was the door catch. The hanging lamp was to have a chain made with the nails in the pallet. Maybe I will post a pic of it when I finish it later this week.
So my entry stands at a set of two things: a piano stool and a music book cupboard. Thank you.
Last edited by RufflyRustic; 17th April 2011 at 07:26 PM.
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3rd April 2011, 09:15 PM #6
Entrant 5
1st Place - waveink
This little side table is mostly made from pine. It stands 500mm tall, and measures
500mm from corner to corner across the 'knees'. The curved aprons are from tapered
laminates cut out of the slats on the top of the pallet, the legs are cut from the
main pine cross braces, the inlay details and top are from some unidentified
hardwood fence palings that someone had used to replace a couple of the slats on the
bottom side.
The legs also needed a veneer on one side (cut from the top slats) -
the nail holes went so far into the legs that they shows on the outside. The mitre
joints are dominoed, and each join where the aprons meet has two dowels. The top is
not fixed in, due to possible expansion issues, so its just sitting in the opening
with a 1 mm gap all around - its sitting on three short pegs drilled into the inside
of the aprons. I finished it all with three coats of wiping varnish, then wax rubbed
it with 0000 steel wool.Last edited by RufflyRustic; 17th April 2011 at 07:29 PM.
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3rd April 2011, 09:22 PM #7
Entrant 6
jdreburn
I am building a new model of a a fresh air machine that was invented by NASA some
25 years ago. It consists of a plant growing in a thin bed of dirt over a layer of
activated charcoal. There is an air fan or blower that pushes air through the
charcoal where any dirt or toxic gases get absorbed into the charcoal. The roots of
the plant grow into the charcoal and eat the nasty stuff that is trapped there. The
charcoal cleans the air and the plants cleans the charcoal as well as producing
oxygen for people to breath.
The jpg "torn down pallet" shows the pallet after I took it apart. The jpg "box side shows the resawn pieces glued up and made into a side panel.The jpg "door' is the panel that will be the front to the box. The box is 16" on a side. That 405mm in real world numbers.Last edited by RufflyRustic; 17th April 2011 at 07:24 PM.
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3rd April 2011, 09:22 PM #8
Entrant 7
spencer 411
Woven seat Bench
The finish is wipe on poly, 2 coats sanded back to 240 in between coats, then rubbed over with some cabinet makers wax with some 0000 steel wool.
I recently bought Sam Maloofs Woodworker and found a picture of him working on a
nice weaved bench and thought I'd give it a go. I've learnt heaps from doing this
project, which I'm really greatful for. There was a hell of a lot of sanding,
filing, sanding and a whole lot more filing. As for the finish on this little
doozie, I used wipe on poly, 2 coats sanded back to 240 in between coats, then I
gave it a rub over with some cabinet makers wax with some 0000 steel wool. It's the
first time I've used either of these finishes and I'm really pleased with the
outcome, it's still got a really nice natural feel to it. It was also the first time
I've ever attempted to weave and it was wicked. I'm pretty chuffed with the pattern
and am trying to think up how I'm going to use the rest of the thonging.
All in all I'm really stoked with the little seat and had a great time building it.
Last edited by RufflyRustic; 17th April 2011 at 07:22 PM.
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3rd April 2011, 09:23 PM #9
Entrant 8
Claw Hama
It's in there somewhere!!Last edited by RufflyRustic; 17th April 2011 at 07:25 PM.
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12th April 2011, 12:18 PM #10
Impressive
Good luck to all.Hugh
Enough is enough, more than enough is too much.
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12th April 2011, 10:11 PM #11
great projects good luck to all
Regards Michaelenjoy life we are only here a short time not a long time
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13th April 2011, 08:40 PM #12
All good stuff
Great work to all that entered, even #8 (not sure how much work was done). Well done to all and good luck.
Success is getting what you want.
Happiness is wanting what you get. Dale Carnegie
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14th April 2011, 08:48 PM #13Old Fart (my step daughters named me)
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Congrats to all. All are very good, so must look at what can be used best. Sorry fellows but I go for 5.
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14th April 2011, 09:32 PM #14Member
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Great stuff people! Wish I could vote a runner up too. Gotta agree on no5 but love no1 also. Good Luck all
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15th April 2011, 12:09 PM #15
Number 5 for me please
The gracefull lines and the two tone laminated grain effects
But not to take anything away from the other entrants.
To be able to see one article and let the grey cells imagine and then execute it into some thing completely different never fails to amaze me.
Good luck to allJust do it!
Kind regards Rod