Epic UpCycling

Pallet wood is used in this video to make the fluted columns for an elegant four poster bed, also made of pallet wood. If you want to see more of this type of woodwork, check out the Narnia-inspired wardrobe I built out of nothing but pallet wood. It uses many of the techniques used to complete the four poster bed in this video

A steampunk inspired apothecary chest made out of recycled pallets. The whole build used 6 pallets of various sizes , 1 copper hot water cylinder, and 1110 copper rivets.

A steampunk-inspired bookcase made from pallets and junk. I wanted a bookcase with a Victorian industrial engineering look to keep loads of different things on, not just books. Made from pine and oak pallet wood, other scrap wood, copper from a hot water cylinder, and scrap brass.

A colourfully painted apothecary cabinet made from recycled materials. In this video I use the wood from some very large pallets, and some floor joist off-cuts found in a skip on a building site.

Restoring a tired old garden bench using pallet wood. This bench has been slowly rotting away in our garden for years, and I thought it was about time to bring it back to life.

A medieval-style drinks storage cabinet made from recycled pallets and other scrap.

A medieval-style drinks storage cabinet made from recycled pallets and other scrap. Part 2. Staining and metalwork

A coffee table made from pallet wood and other scrap wood. No glue, no screws, just simple, traditional joints and a whole load of old pallet nails.

How I made a carved joiners mallet out of a piece of scrap oak pallet wood. I've wanted a heavier wooden mallet for a while now, and this project was a great way to practice some carving.. I thought the endless Celtic knot was rather fitting for a piece of recycling.

An old fashioned steamer trunk treasure chest made out of scrap pallet wood. Even the pallet nails get used. This was a lot of fun to build. Just got to decide what to put in it now

A large, cantilever sewing box made out of scrap pallet wood. I wanted to build my wife a sewing box, but with a lot of extra storage. It's all made from recycled pallet wood. It would also make a great box for modelmaking and art supplies. Now I need to make another one to put all my own stuff in.

Giant scrap wood reindeer. Time for something festive. I made one of these last year out of pallet wood. This year I wanted to make it out of several different types of wood. I used oak and pine pallet, two types of mahogany window frames and scrap beech.

This box is made from all the scrap material left over from the Reindeer build I did last week. There was a lot of it, and it was too good to waste. It's a mix of scrap oak and pine pallet, beech, and mahogany from an old window frame.