My venture to create greener furniture, while trying to reduce the amount of pallets that go into the landfills every year. by rigaronib

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My venture to create greener furniture, while trying to reduce the amount of pallets that go into the landfills every year.

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<center><h1>Since moving to Chile, we have searched for what could be a viable source of income..</h1>
<p>We have not been able to turn it into that viable source just yet, (especially since finding out about Steemit!) but we're trying. Maybe soon we will be busy with custom orders from all over Chile, who knows what life has in store for us!</p></center>
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<p>According to <a href="http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/the-problem-with-pallets/">this site</a>:</p>
<blockquote>&nbsp;The number of pallets out there is truly staggering. Nearly 2 billion wooden pallets are currently in circulation in the US alone, with a majority of them replaced each year. This consumes an estimated 50 percent of the country’s annual hardwood harvest. This in turn represents a very significant market for the lumber industry ($6 billion in annual sales if you can believe it), especially when one considers that roughly half of these pallets are intended to be used only once and then discarded. And since the pallets tend to be full of difficult-to-remove nails, a percentage of these single-use pallets often end up in landfills.<br>
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<center><p>I don't know about you but, I was taught as early as grade school that trees use CO2 (carbon dioxide which is what we breathe out) to grow and in return release &nbsp;‎O2 &nbsp;(oxygen) that we breathe in....And we are cutting these trees down? We are making them into billions of pallets that eventually get thrown into a landfill to rot? The hope is that at some point when the landfill is full, someone will come along and plant thousands of trees on top of it to replace what was lost..But let's get real, that rarely, <em>if ever</em>, happens.</p>
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<p><img src="https://s9.postimg.org/qxkpytff3/20160704_150628.jpg" width="1066" height="800"/></p>
<p>This is our recent coffee table made from pallet wood and a lot of love.</p>
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<h2>So let's change this!</h2>
<p>I mean, obviously we can't stop them from being made, as the timber companies (much like the oil companies destroying our earth) are much too large and numerous, and have immense lobbying power. BUT! We <em>can</em> catch them before they make it to a landfill and repurpose them into furniture and many other things.</p>
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<p><img src="https://s15.postimg.org/inushq1p7/Untitled_1.jpg" width="1066" height="800"/></p>
<p>This is the same table, but a different view.</p>
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<h2>Safety:</h2>
<p>Granted, there are some pallets that are treated with chemicals prior to shipping out, which is unfortunate, but all you have to do is read the stamp on the pallets you are collecting; there are many website such as <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/how-to-tell-if-your-pallet-is-safe-to-reuse-pallet-safety-info.html">this one</a> that tells how to watch out for those things.</p>
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<p><img src="https://s9.postimg.org/5colz0vwf/20160704_150508.jpg" width="1066" height="800"/></p>
<p>And one more of the same table</p>
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<p>We have made everything from side tables, to sofa tables, &nbsp;to benches, to kitchen cabinets, to hanging bookshelves out of pallet wood. The end result is always rewarding, as pallet wood isn't the easiest to work with, unless you are going for the <em>super</em> rustic look.</p>
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<p><img src="https://s11.postimg.org/671s1gyz7/3681151.jpg" width="400" height="300"/></p>
<p>This was our very first piece we made.</p>
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<p><img src="https://s10.postimg.org/b94vd2ort/Dining1.jpg" width="533" height="800"/></p>
<p>This is a recent dining table we made..Huge difference from then to now, huh?</p>
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<p><img src="https://s10.postimg.org/gpzss5gcp/Sign1.jpg" width="1200" height="800"/></p>
<p>And just for fun, here is a sign we made for our friends' property. In much of Latin America, people name their properties, and they decided to name theirs after their home state. (Not from pallet wood, just a freebie.)</p>
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<h1>Thanks for reading, guys! If you like what you see, please upvote and follow! If you have questions or advice, leave me a comment and I will reply asap!</h1>
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<h2>Check out my recent "Re" introduction <a href="https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@rigaronib/my-more-informative-and-steemit-appropriate-introduceyourself-post-want-to-know-who-i-really-am-here-you-go">here</a> so that you will be up to date as to why I am in Chile.</h2>
<h2>Also, feel free to check out my other work, like<a href="https://steemit.com/art/@rigaronib/the-suspense-is-terrible-i-hope-it-lasts-a-mixed-media-memorial-to-gene-wilder"> this one.</a></h2></center>
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@anns · Sep 4 '16

Repurposed is the way to go

👍 rigaronib

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@rigaronib · Sep 4 '16

Agreed, @anns! Repurposed all the way!

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@dylanhobalart · Sep 4 '16

Very nice work you do, love the finish!

👍 rigaronib

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@rigaronib · Sep 4 '16

Thanks a million, @dylanhobalart!

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@phoenixmaid · Sep 4 '16

These are stunning pieces of work, I wish you lots of luck in this venture.
I have seen so many beautiful things made out of pallets. I'd love to learn some basic carpentry to be able to do this to make things for my home.

👍 rigaronib

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@rigaronib · Sep 4 '16

Thanks sooo much @pheonixmaid!
If I can do it, you can do it! I had zero experience in woodworking. I started watching some of the more popular woodworkers on Youtube, found some tools and started learning through hands-on. Each piece becomes better than the last as you learn what you like and don't like, and what can be improved. It's veeery rewarding to have a finished piece sitting in front of you!

👍 phoenixmaid, rigaronib

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@phoenixmaid · Sep 4 '16

hmmm I may just have to give it a try, you have to promise not to laugh if my first few attempts are awful.

👍 rigaronib

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