That pallet wood is better than construction 2x4's here in the USA!

I’ve never seen pallets like that before! That’s a super nice first crack at building a bench!

Fabulous job. Nice video style too!

Hello mate, I also have built some pallet furniture for myself, ohh I am from UK, you and Mark are inspiring my to start to sale as well Thank you

Would have liked to see how you fitted the piece into the frame! Also a frame with glass would be nice :) +1 for the framing jig when you get time, I am using my aftermarket mitre gauge for this but it can be a bit tricky

Bloody awesome result mate.

great video, thanks mate. Hi from Canberra :-)

In the words of the late, great Ritchie Benaud, "Marvellous effort, that!!!" We'll done on finding a profitable side hustle complementary with something you love doing

Thanks David, I am totally going to make some myself ;) Was going to buy a tin, but the shipping to NZ is a tad steep. I'll shout you a coffee instead. Keep up the good work!

Absolutely stunning, congrats! Though I would take issue with the wood being 'free' if you have to buy a pneumatic nail puller, air compressor and thicknesser 😂

Use a car jack to pry the boards.

Mineral oil never actually cures (dries) and there are concerns it might pass into/onto the food on a cutting board as some part of it always seems to stay liquid. I think I have the same 5 litre container of mineral oil! :) Tung oil, Walnut oil and Flaxseed/Linseed oil are all drying oils. They "dry" in the sense that they polymerise in the presence of oxygen. The Mahoney's finishes for example are walnut oil based but the species of walnut they use has a very different linoleic oil content compared to normal food grade walnuts used in walnut oil. Tung oil seems to pair very well with Limonene (a turpene, itself related to white spirits/mineral turps), the solvent helps the oil penetrate and cure a bit faster. I have used that mix as a bowl finish before, smells great. Have also seen that used along with wax to make wood butter or paste wax. For simplicity I switched to walnut oil and beeswax (although you can substitute soy wax if you have vegan customers). Just like with linseed oil, heating the oil up can help kick start the polymerisation. I have a few dedicated pots but have been eyeing a wax melter for a while. Do not go too hot or you get auto-ignition and a very bad day. I think industrially they do the oil heating in an oxygen free environment to avoid flash over. I use the walnut oil based paste wax/butter for chopsticks, cutting boards and cooking spoons. Repeated applications builds up the polymerised layers. I make batches and put them in small amber glass jars (that you can also get from candle maker/supplies places), a jar goes with every chopstick set or cutting board etc. I also have a few larger jars so I can pre-finish the same items and bits of the jar start to skin over forming a plastic skin so the polymerisation really seems to happen. With walnut oil based paste wax you can claim completely natural and food safe, assuming no one is allergic (switch to linseed oil if so). :) Either way keep up the great videos!

Pallets must be better in the UK!

That giddy feeling we all get when everything lines up and falls perfectly into place.

why not add some 4 screws into each side face of the mallet to support reinforce the glue joints ? recess them and mask with dowel or glued sawdust ? ? ?

Fix your voice!

Good to see the Indo safety boots at work

was it Balls? hahah

Best of luck mate, getting the hobby to be cashflow neutral is a great feeling... and gives you the perfect excuse to buy more tools so the tax man doesnt get any of the profits 😂😂

excellent

I use an old electric frying pan. Dump in the oil and then the wax and turn it on. Once the wax is about 70 percent melted i turn if off and keep stsirring till the rest of the wax is melted. Then i let it cool till i can scrap it up and put into my plastic containers as i'm not selling it. Don't buy this stuff just make your own if you use it at all. I find it kind of funny that you wonder why people buy it and then make yours to sell and want people to buy it lol

Next time, use actual pallets with real pallet wood for a good challenge, not some high quality professionally made pallets that you made beforehand lol

wonderful video

Wish we had pallets of that quality in the Uk. Splintery softwoods 😞

I buy it because I don't want to sell it. I get through 2 tins a year at most so your production run would almost see me to my grave. Sure I could save 60% but just the urn thing is 20 tins at retail before buying the wax and oil. Really good content though.

I was so stressed seeing you run that table saw in thongs 😮

That turned out to be a beautiful piece of art Very well done🥰

You must have been reading my mind! I have been thinking about this very subject. I've begun gathering the raw materials and just ordered the wax melting urn/pot thing (using the link or course). Anyway, keep up the good work mate. All the best. Oh, I hope you sell out of butter in quick time. 👍

Another great Video David. It’s amazing how far you have come in a year from working on your garage floor to having your own products. Hope the butter flys off the shelves in the coming weeks.!!!

Thanks for the video! Getting my gears going...

Great content, if we had more people with this attitude in the world, we’d be in a better position I reckon. Thanks.

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Beautiful! Ive searched high and low for those containers, can never find a fair priced lot

Great product mate. Keep up the good work✌

I've noticed the maker community in general is super generous when it come to sharing ideas, lifting each other up, and helping others with ways to get their side hustle (or even main hustle!) on. 💪

Great Video David! Wood Butter has been my go to finish for most things for years now - and the recipe is no secret, so i wouldn't bother about showing people how to make it. Well Done!

Hi mate. Been watching for a while now and loving your channel. I have one constructive comment for the label of your wood butter, I would delete the 100% Natural claim. Mineral oil is a petroleum product derived as a byproduct of the refinement process; I believe. So, if anyone challenged you about it, you would lose but if you swapped in "Food Safe" instead, not only would you be safe from those challenges, but it also implies a more natural product at the same time. Good luck.

keep the videos coming man!! love this will be buying some

Congrats on getting your wood butter to the marketplace. Every little helps that's for sure and what's a better way to do that than putting your own finish on the market for all to purchase. As for giving away trade secrets for making your wood butter honestly I don't think it will affect your business as it's way easier to hit the buy it now button than it is to outlay the money and buy all the equipment you need to make it. Goodluck, I hope that this Melbourne Wood Butter fly's off the shelf faster than it took you to make it!!! As always buddy 💯% 👍 🇬🇧.

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I just found this channel and bloody enjoyed your video, phenomenal job on the bench mate 👏 you've inspired me to give pallet wood projects a go! What was the air tool you used to get the nails out? Keep up the great work mate 👍

Good job, love your workbench👍👍👍

Love the Workcover approved work boots 😂