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[00:00:01.01] - One pallet.
[00:00:02.05] One worn out old carpenter.
[00:00:05.01] One aim.
[00:00:06.08] To transform this gnarly old pallet
[00:00:09.06] to something similar to this serving tray.
[00:00:14.07] Similar, not exact, it'll
be close, pretty close.
[00:00:18.07] Sort of.
[00:00:19.05] Now the inspiration for the serving tray
[00:00:21.06] came about a couple of days ago
[00:00:23.08] when we bought this
magnificent old outdoor table.
[00:00:27.06] I love it, and I thought
a serving tray made
[00:00:31.03] from pallet wood would complement
it absolutely beautifully.
[00:00:35.07] Because unfortunately the old
blue plastic chopping board
[00:00:40.01] doesn't really cut it.
[00:00:42.02] (glass breaking)
[00:00:43.02] Oh!
[00:00:45.08] G'day folks, my name's Uncle Knackers
[00:00:48.06] and you're watching
D.I.Y.
for Knuckleheads.
[00:00:53.08] Let's do this.
[00:00:55.01] Now the first thing we need to do for
[00:00:56.07] this serving tray project, is
to dismantle this old pallet.
[00:01:01.01] But before we do that,
I've got a competition.
[00:01:04.05] Yep, my first ever YouTube competition.
[00:01:08.01] If you can guess how many
times I say the word pallet
[00:01:12.03] throughout this entire video,
[00:01:14.04] and leave your answer in the
description box down below,
[00:01:17.07] I'll limit the guesses to the first 20,
[00:01:20.09] you'll go in the draw to
win one of these exclusive,
[00:01:24.08] and I mean Faberge egg rare, exclusive,
[00:01:29.08] D.I.Y.
for Knuckleheads sticker.
[00:01:32.06] I'll even sign it.
[00:01:34.06] And to sweeten the
deal, I'll even throw in
[00:01:38.05] another sticker.
[00:01:40.04] Now you can't get much
better than that, can you?
[00:01:43.03] All righty, good luck with those guesses.
[00:01:47.01] Let's pull our tools out,
[00:01:52.03] and start dismantling this old pallet.
[00:01:55.00] (smooth, jazzy music)
[00:02:18.08] Now that didn't take too
long, and we're finished up
[00:02:21.09] with a nice, usable stack of pallet wood.
[00:02:26.02] I can definitely see a serving
tray coming out of that lot.
[00:02:30.03] All right, let's clean this up,
[00:02:32.07] and start cutting the wood to size.
[00:02:35.07] (smooth, jazzy music)
[00:02:43.04] (saw whining)
[00:02:54.06] All right, that went really well,
[00:02:57.00] and the pallet boards are
all nice and straight.
[00:03:00.01] So it's now time to start
assembling this serving tray.
[00:03:04.04] Now whenever you are
joining boards together,
[00:03:06.07] it's good to number them, and I'm
[00:03:08.01] doing that here, one, two, and three.
[00:03:12.00] That way you don't get it all mixed up
[00:03:14.03] when you're putting things together.
[00:03:17.04] As per usual, whenever I
join pallet boards together,
[00:03:20.06] I use my trusty old biscuit joiner.
[00:03:23.01] What I'm doing here is just marking
[00:03:24.08] the position for those biscuits.
[00:03:26.05] You might also notice how the
[00:03:27.07] pallet boards have been offset.
[00:03:30.03] That's so that when the
serving tray is assembled,
[00:03:32.08] you'll actually see those
rusty old nail holes.
[00:03:36.03] We'll cut the whole thing
to size a bit later on.
[00:03:39.07] The biscuit joiner is a
very easy tool to use,
[00:03:43.04] and it makes joinery for the beginner
[00:03:45.06] an absolute piece of cake.
[00:03:47.08] They're fairly cheap to buy,
and I use mine all the time.
[00:03:51.09] So if you haven't got
one, I'd possible consider
[00:03:55.04] going out and getting
one, you won't regret it.
[00:03:58.09] (upbeat, energetic music)
[00:04:02.04] With the slots for those biscuits now cut,
[00:04:04.08] it's simply a matter of lining
those boards up together.
[00:04:08.03] Now put some glue into the biscuit slots,
[00:04:11.07] insert the biscuits, and then
just line those boards up.
[00:04:16.05] Once they're lined up, you can place it
[00:04:18.06] into a couple of clamps,
tighten those clamps off,
[00:04:23.03] and wipe off the excess
glue with a wet rag.
[00:04:26.03] Then to keep the serving
tray base nice and flat,
[00:04:28.09] you can weight it down
with something heavy.
[00:04:32.01] Beauty!
[00:04:34.03] Too easy.
[00:04:36.04] Okay, it's 24 hours later,
and the serving tray base
[00:04:40.02] should now be dry.
[00:04:42.02] So all we need to do, is to
first of all remove this weight.
[00:04:47.00] Oh, cor blimey.
[00:04:51.00] Getting all weak in my old age.
[00:04:53.02] Now loosen up the clamps,
and we'll check it out.
[00:05:00.00] All right, that looks pretty good.
[00:05:06.00] I'm happy with that.
[00:05:07.03] Now all we need to do is to cut
[00:05:08.09] this serving tray base to size.
[00:05:13.08] All you really need to
do is square up one end,
[00:05:17.03] cut that nice and straight
with a circular saw,
[00:05:20.05] measure to length, and then cut to size.
[00:05:24.00] All I'm doing here now
is cutting the sides
[00:05:27.00] for the serving tray base.
[00:05:30.02] Give it a quick sand,
[00:05:33.06] then add some glue,
[00:05:36.00] then just simply nail the sides together.
[00:05:39.09] There you go, and absolute piece of cake.
[00:05:43.03] Anybody can do this stuff, seriously.
[00:05:46.09] Now with that piece we just cut,
[00:05:50.05] I just want to glue this in place.
[00:05:54.05] 'Kay, bit of glue.
[00:05:58.00] Now slot him in right here, like that.
[00:06:05.09] Looks good.
[00:06:07.09] Just wanna get it nice
and flush with the top.
[00:06:11.07] And nail that in place.
[00:06:15.05] (upbeat, happy music)
[00:06:20.05] All right, perfect.
[00:06:25.04] (upbeat, happy music)
[00:06:35.05] Now those image transfers
didn't turn out too bad.
[00:06:39.00] A little light, perhaps,
but I think once a coat
[00:06:41.07] of polyurethane's applied,
those colours should pop.
[00:06:46.00] Now what's the point of having
[00:06:47.00] this piece of pallet wood here?
[00:06:48.07] I'm glad you asked.
[00:06:51.08] Drink anyone?
[00:06:53.00] The reason is, is that
I'd like to be able to
[00:06:55.02] place a bottle of wine in the
top, or on the top like that,
[00:06:59.05] then cut a slot along
here, so we can slide in
[00:07:03.03] a couple of wine glasses.
[00:07:05.06] Now I reckon that would look pretty good.
[00:07:08.04] But just be aware when
cutting a hole in the top
[00:07:11.02] for the wine bottle, to not only allow
[00:07:13.06] just for the smaller rose
or white wine bottles,
[00:07:17.04] but also for the larger red wine bottles.
[00:07:21.01] I've used an 88 millimetre hole saw,
[00:07:23.07] and that red wine bottle
just fits in there.
[00:07:27.07] A little snug, but it should do the job.
[00:07:31.05] All right, let's get some gear out,
[00:07:34.04] get this show on the road.
[00:07:37.00] Just get yourself a hole saw,
cut a hole for the bottle.
[00:07:42.01] Ah, look at that, lovely!
[00:07:45.02] And then, grab your jigsaw,
[00:07:48.03] and cut that slot for the glasses.
[00:07:52.08] Oh, that looks pretty good.
[00:07:57.09] Now that didn't turn out too bad.
[00:08:05.03] I like it.
[00:08:06.05] All righty, now it is time
for maybe some handles,
[00:08:10.00] and potentially something down the side.
[00:08:12.08] All right, looking good.
[00:08:16.02] For the handles, I found these ones
[00:08:18.06] off an old Esky in the second hand shop,
[00:08:21.02] and they look really good
on this serving tray.
[00:08:23.06] Make it look nice and rustic.
[00:08:25.03] And then all I need to do is give it
[00:08:26.05] a quick sand, ready for the varnish.
[00:08:31.04] To complete the job, I'm
going to finish it off
[00:08:34.00] with a couple of coats, with
this clear satin varnish.
[00:08:40.00] Too easy.
[00:08:43.08] Now here's a nifty little
trick that I always do
[00:08:46.06] when I'm painting or varnishing a project.
[00:08:49.05] I'll put it up on those little blocks
[00:08:51.02] that have a nail or screw
sticking out of them,
[00:08:53.06] and that just keep the
project up off the bench
[00:08:56.00] which makes going the
axis around the project
[00:08:59.00] really easy when applying
paint or varnish.
[00:09:02.08] (smooth, upbeat music)
[00:09:08.01] (screen door sliding)
[00:09:10.06] And there it is, folks.
[00:09:12.02] All done and dusted.
[00:09:16.05] I'm pretty happy with that.
[00:09:19.05] Lovely.
[00:09:23.05] Well I hope you guys enjoyed that video
[00:09:25.05] on how to build a pallet
wood serving tray.
[00:09:28.06] I had a great time making it,
[00:09:30.04] and I think it looks absolutely fantastic.
[00:09:33.04] And guess what, I've
got a brand new website.
[00:09:36.06] Yep, DIYforknuckleheads.com.
[00:09:39.09] Link the the description box down below.
[00:09:41.09] Where you can find the latest blog post
[00:09:44.00] on how to build this
pallet wood serving tray,
[00:09:47.02] complete with dimensions, more
photos, information, the lot.
[00:09:51.09] So make sure you check that one out.
[00:09:54.05] And while you're there, don't forget also
[00:09:56.04] to put your guesses in
as to how many times
[00:09:59.04] I've said the word pallet in this video.
[00:10:02.00] Put your answers below as well.
[00:10:04.05] And as per usual, a big thumbs up
[00:10:06.09] for the video is greatly appreciated.
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[00:10:11.07] please hit that subscribe
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[00:10:15.05] (fingers drumming)
[00:10:17.01] All righty, I think I need a cuppa tea.
[00:10:20.09] Or maybe, a glass of the old rose.
[00:10:26.01] Is it past 12 o'clock?
[00:10:27.08] We'll see how we go.
[00:10:29.06] All righty, be safe, until next time,
[00:10:32.01] I'm out of here.
[00:10:33.08] Cheers.
[00:10:34.09] (happy, upbeat music)
[00:10:38.01]