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What are the materials and tools you will need for our pallet shelf type A?
This is a bit of demanding project, since you need to cut the angles that we use as support in quite a precise way.
You will need:
Some other materials that are not mandatory but highly recommended for safety reasons are:
To finish the shelf (is not mandatory) you will need:
Here you have a view of the pallet we are using for this furniture along with an exploded view of the pallet itself. That way you can locate each one of the parts used for the model. Note that some parts might not be used for this specific model.
The first step is to dismantle the pallet we are going to use to build this model.
As you can see by the colors:
To build the angles you can use any piece of wooden strips you have with the pallet in reality, so we leave that to your choice.
After dismantling the pallet we need to cut all the pieces. You will need a measure tape, a ruler and we recommend an electric saw (jig saw or table saw, whatever you have).
You can also do it with a manual saw, but will be less precise and more time consuming.
The next step after cutting all the pieces is to build the main frame of the shelf.
To do so place the sides along with 4 angles and the first 2 levels of the shelf.
As you can see in the step, that’s how the main structure looks like when is finished. Optionally you could also leave some space in the bottom so the first level is not directly touching the ground, up to your taste! 🙂
In this step it is time to add the middle shelf.
To do so just measure the distance between the top and bottom of the shelf, divide by two and that’s where you have to place the middle shelf to make it even.
Attach the angles to the shelf itself and then to the side structure.
Remember that the angles for the different shelves should be placed in under each shelf.
The last step before the finished model is to place the two remaining shelves.
To do so in a very easy way, like we did in the last step, you can use the measure tape. Measure the distance between the middle shelf you placed in the previous step and the bottom shelf: divide the distance by 2 and that’s exactly the middle. The same applies for the top middle shelf.
This a rendered image of how the shelf will look like as a finished model.
From here, check that the shelf has structural strength (you may have to add a horizontal wooden strip in the back in case you load it with a lot of weight) and sand all the surfaces.
As an optional finish touch, you can oil it with natural lineseed oil (will give it a nice natural wood color, highlighting the grain) or paint it. Enjoy your new shelf! 🙂
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