Pallet Stool

Super simple project that can be made using a Jigsaw and a nail gun. It also took me one afternoon to put four together. These are going to be used as an outdoor dining set, will post a separate Instructable for the table.

I wont go into how to dismantle pallets as there is plenty of information on this already. I personally use a pry bar and hammer, whilst being careful to keep as much of the pallet boards intact as possible.

Legs x 8 - 400mm

Supports x 8 - 360mm

Top x 4 - 450mm.

Once all of your pieces are cut, the next step is to join the eight legs together to make four 90 degree L shapes. This is made much quicker by using 30mm brad nails and a nail gun. I would defiantly recommend this as I used screws for the first one and this proved very time consuming and split a few boards.

A quick tip is to also apply wood glue along the joint first as this will help to strengthen and protect from the weather.

I started by fitting four of the supports along the top to strengthen the seat. I Fitted these one at a time in a clockwise rotation so that each one is interlocked by the next. Each board is then glued and nailed in place.

I then repeated this process for the base supports, leaving 100mm from the edge of the legs.

In order to fit the top boards I simply laid them out centrally and nailed them into place, making sure that the nails go into the supports.

Sand, Finish and Enjoy.

After sanding to remove any lose edges as I wanted to keep the rustic look. I applied three coats of outdoor Pine timbercare stain. which I already had and cost me a total of £10.

Overall I am really pleased with this project as it required a total of eight pallets and £10 for some stain, which compared to what a dinning set would cost, makes for a great saving.

Would love to see any examples you have, I would also appreciate any feedback or comments you might have.

Thanks.

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