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General alloting often requires wood for things like compost bins or currently for me a chicken coop.
Being a scrooge I refuse to pay for wood.
I guess I might get some via the re-cycle web, "wood" need to look into that in the future.
Anyway, I usually get my wood from recycled pallets.
I often spot them when driving around. I always ask if I can have them as some have deposits!
They vary in construction but usually use serated nails and are very difficult to dismantle without destroying them.
I aquired two short crow bars (Jemmys) from the pound shop, cost me a pound each, bah-humbug.
With a bit of care and a lump hammer you can get them appart but usually the nails pull through the wood.
Giving each nail a thump before you start sometimes helps. Even though it might drive it deeper it loosens its grip.
You can usually get the nails out the main timber with a crow bar nail remover.
I recently tried a new ploy. An old rotary lawn mower blade and a lump hammer. The blades are very hard. With a bit of work you can get the blade between the wood onto the nail and then give it a good thump with the lump hammer. This cuts the nail clean and doesn't rip the wood. It has the disadvantage the the nail bits are left in.
But it seems more successful.
I recommend thick gloves !
Anyone any other ideas
Thanks
Jim
Being a scrooge I refuse to pay for wood.
I guess I might get some via the re-cycle web, "wood" need to look into that in the future.
Anyway, I usually get my wood from recycled pallets.
I often spot them when driving around. I always ask if I can have them as some have deposits!
They vary in construction but usually use serated nails and are very difficult to dismantle without destroying them.
I aquired two short crow bars (Jemmys) from the pound shop, cost me a pound each, bah-humbug.
With a bit of care and a lump hammer you can get them appart but usually the nails pull through the wood.
Giving each nail a thump before you start sometimes helps. Even though it might drive it deeper it loosens its grip.
You can usually get the nails out the main timber with a crow bar nail remover.
I recently tried a new ploy. An old rotary lawn mower blade and a lump hammer. The blades are very hard. With a bit of work you can get the blade between the wood onto the nail and then give it a good thump with the lump hammer. This cuts the nail clean and doesn't rip the wood. It has the disadvantage the the nail bits are left in.
But it seems more successful.
I recommend thick gloves !
Anyone any other ideas
Thanks
Jim
jacob marley
I bet you went through quite a few pallets though?
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