In this video, I share my first-ever YouTube tutorial on how to build a garden table using only one pallet and a few spare parts from another. I'm not a professional craftsman, but I wanted to share my experience and knowledge on how to create this beautiful and functional piece of outdoor furniture. I also show you how to make your own waterproof wood finish using bees wax, linseed oil, and mineral spirits. I use a combination of the traditional Japanese Shou Sugi Ban method of burning the wood and then applying the Bees Wax/Linseed Oil mix, which creates a totally waterproof and scratch-safe surface. So whether you're a beginner or an experienced DIYer, come along and join me on this fun and easy project!
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00:00 Intro to making a garden table from a pallet
00:36 Finding and disassembling a pallet
03:30 Using a desktop planer to make the boards straight
06:00 Using a biscuit joiner to join the pallet boards
06:56 Gluing the boards together with biscuits
08:10 Using pipe clamps to add pressure to the glueup
09:20 Cutting the boards with a circular saw
10:48 Using a biscuit joiner to join the boards in the other direction
11:51 Pipe clamp pressure again
12:44 Filling nail holes
13:35 Making dovels
13:53 Gluing dovels in the nail holes
14:57 Making bees wax wood finish
15:20 Melting the bees wax
16:30 Adding Linseed Oil
16:56 Adding Mineral Spirits
17:57 Trimming the table with a circular saw
18:30 Sanding the tabletop with a belt sander
19:45 Changing router bit in the router
20:09 Rounding the edges with a router
20:35 Hand sanding the edges
21:00 Making legs for the table
22:22 Mointing legs on the table
25:45 Burning the table (shou sugi ban)
27:47 Sanding the burned table
28:27 Adding homemade wood finish
30:00 Testing the surface - is it waterproof?
30:52 Celebrating with a glass of red