If any new woodworkers watch this, do NOT copy his tablesaw practice. Use a push stick or gripper block to keep your paws away from the blade. How he still has thumbs doing that is amazing.

I'm a novice myself, never used a table saw once, but the millisecond I saw his technique I recoiled and scrolled down to the comment section. You guys did not disappoint! Half the comments are about how amazing it is that he has 10 fingers.

The other day I turned an old coffee table into a pallet. Turned out great

Whenever you do a glue up, make sure you alternate the the side you put the clamps, the table he made was warped. Alternating sides will help keep the table to from bowing

For all the "DIYers" here who don't have experience with a table saw, NEVER put your fingers as close to that blade as he did here. No matter how comfortable you are, wood always has the possibility of binding (squishing) the blade and shooting back, or up, especially salvaged low grade lumber like this, and your soft little fingers can be gone in a second. Always use a push stick.

Hello Morley, i like the result of your work! However, as a professional furniture maker i have to say that you have to use the push stick on the table saw (it was next to you). Not only for your own safety, but especially for the people who don't have the knowledge and will do it exactly as your example and might lose a finger. As for the pallet, there are easier ways to disassemble it. And i will suggest to use a handheld metal detector to see if there are any small pieces of metal left behind in the wood, before you run it through a woodworking machine. I hope this information is usefull to you.

I didn't realize how terrifying it would be to watch this video. I'm glad you didn't lose a finger.

Great craft and even better lesson for all creative people out there. People don't buy because they need to, people buy because of how you make them feel. Congratulation Morley! Keep creating.

A few things off the top of my head. 1, use a push stick. No matter how well you know your machine's flow, accidents will happen and machines don't give seconds chances. 2, use a vacuum on ur planer. The bits that get planed get under your board and the board is pressed against it, so it will leave marks on the surface. 3, don't clean the extra glue after you've put them together. Glue is mostly water and when it dries it reduces volume so you'll be left with less on the surface. So, if u cleaned on surface level before drying, after u'll have the layer somewhat under the surface. It's pretty easy to scrape off once you're done with the clamps. 4, since i'm on clamps... don't use all ur clamps on one side. Split them, use half over, half under. The force of it, when u tighten it, makes the wood catch a curve. If you'll use them on both sides, the forces cancel eachother. Otherwise, good job!

I want to see someone turn a coffee table into a pallet

I love your creative idea of taking your table into a gallery. Definitely gives it more presence. Well done.

I am a carpenter in the french alps since 25 years... OMG the way he use the table saw... 😱

0:50 you can flip the pallet over and tap the boards out a lot faster, and you don't risk damaging the wood as badly with the wrecking bar. Small tip from a former warehousing guy.

Despite the table saw practices being unsafe, I appreciate your candid approach from beginning to end and glad you made you a sale. Please be SAFER with yourself and practices because you are very resourceful and creative….

This is the BEST video for pricing your creation, explanations, where you posted for sale. Not to mention the cool table you made! Thanks! Since I just found your site, I’m looking forward to seeing more of your videos.

Hi! I'm from Quebec, and I really appreciate the fact that you mention how you calculate your price on an item. Sometimes I found your price expensive, but you found client. it's the important. Continue, you inspire me.

What an *unbelievable* amazing stroke of luck to find clean straight grained pallet with 2 massive 3x4 end caps, just sitting there, leaning against a tree, with no other refuse around it. Amazing.

Always use a push stick for your table saw, keep your hands at least a foot from the blade. Nice table, very creative use of free wood.

Sooo cool... I've just started getting into woodwork... Very early days but I'm so excited to start making stuff. The hardest part is breaking down the pallets Hahahaha! Keep up the videos so I stay inspired :)

Fantastic work, Morley. We have many of the same tools, and I JUST saw a couple pallets out on the street in my neighborhood in Northern VA. My deck really needs a table like that. Very inspiring. Keep up the good work.

That table is bowed. Every time you touch it it rocks on the working surface.

When sanding it after it was all glued up I noticed it was rocking a bit. The reason it cupped on you is bc all your clamping pressure was on one side. Either consider using cauls or apply clamps on both sides of the glue joint for even pressure. Also, if you don’t want your glue joints to come apart then you should also consider putting c channels under the table to attack the legs to. Blacktail Studio does a good job of exposing this way of mitigating wood movement across glue joints but still having rigid attachment points for legs.

Beautiful table! A few months ago I took a very rough, large piece of driftwood and made it into a beautiful bench. It seems like it used to be a large beam so it it was already somewhat flat

Nicely done! Good video. I've pulled apart and cleaned up a few pallets because they were amazing wood (black walnut, cherry, white oak) but never thought of wearing a dust mask while cleaning off the dirt. Good idea. You really can find very good wood in pallets. I understand that the lumber mills send about a 3" or 4" square section from the middle of the log to the pallet companies because they can't be sure how the pith runs. While most pallets will be cheap wood, if you check them all you'll probably run across some good oak or ash (most common) and even some of the more exotic domestic woods. I took apart a pallet that was used to ship rubber loves from Malaysia and I still have no idea what that wood is, but it's gorgeous and just waiting for the right project. Before you send your recovered wood through a planer, you should check it with a metal detector. There could be staples or other metal bits embedded in it. Woodcraft sells their handheld Lumber Wizard II for 35 dollars. Unless it's a big nail, your saw blades can probably handle it (but use push sticks in case it kicks back), but even an ordinary staple will put a nick into your planer's blade. The old saying is that a woodworker never has enough clamps. With the close-up while you were chamfering, the pallets runners looked like ash - maybe oak, but I didn't see oak's usual rays, so I'd guess ash.

I have been a woodworker for the better part of 6 years, I build massive dining room tables from solid walnut, oak, ceder and many other hardwoods. I find it a bit fishy that someone would pay $550 for this table. I am willing to bet you just got incredibly lucky or your following helps push the reach of your ads a bit further. I personally wouldn't pay more the $250 for a table like that but I am also a woodworker so I'm not your target audience. All this is too say that if you're thinking of doing something like this, chances are you will not be able to get this much. A lot of things had to go right for this deal to work and honestly it just seemed like the perfect storm. Also it could be the camera but your top already seems to be warped or on its way to badly warping. This is one of the reasons I tend to install C-Channel in most of my table tops. There is a fair to good chance that table will be useless in the next 6-8 months due to warping and temperature changes. Finally, obligatory use a push stick comment!

When gluing up, ALWAYS ALWAYS alternate your clamps. This will help prevent cupping of your glue up. Nice repurposing of lumber.

Love the video...Although its going to be A WHILE before I could do something like this, I LOVED how you explained everything. I am just getting into it now.

I have been thinking about getting into upcycling and this video has inspired me to do so, not because you make it look easy or i think i can make easy money, it was because of how passionate you are about it and how much you luck like you enjoy the process.

Good job mate! Just a few pointers: always use a shop vac or extraction when using a planer. Saves the planer's motor and gives you a cleaner result when chips are not jammed against the board. When gluing boards, clamp on both sides of the board or otherwise it will cup, as seems to happen on yours a little bit. Really good work!

Great job! Perhaps you could mix some of the saw dust in with the epoxy when filling the voids next time?

Lol I’m a Toronto area native and I have sold 100s of things on marketplace, never have I had a genuine conversation with someone like that lol. Nice table

I've recently found your channel and my Gosh...! wow it's amazing. I love your pallet wood projects. Given me the inspiration to try this myself here in the UK. Keep it up dude!!! 🥰🥰

When ripping thick timber its much much safer to cut halfway through then flip it over and rip the other half, instead of raising your blade to full height...

congrats on the sale. dont expect all projects to sell that easy.. listen to what others tell you, save your fingers.

When you wrote the story on the Ad i tought, thats a bad idea, none is gonna pay that much. But then, people connected with it. Amazing!! Great lesson and spirit bro.

Its refreshing to see a person building stuff in a garage that isn't stacked with tens of thousands of dollars worth of woodworking tools- so much is possible with some basic tools, imagination and common sense. (The common sense is to keep one from hurting themselves with the basic tools! lol)

I love how you broke down not only the price but the time it took you to do each step. Thanks for the amazing content and inspiration !

You should 3D print one of those plank pushers for your table saw, because you know in 30 seconds the safety police are going to tell you that you could lose a finger. Might as well make a video out of it at the same time :)

It's so thoughtful of you to make these clips so exciting. Never know when the fingers will turn into delicious saw-salsa, but judging by the placement it can't be too long.

I really like your channel and love the way you are running your business... I'm a professional carpenter with the certificates and even a license. I went to school for the trade and have over 25 years if journeyman fired experience in rough and finish carpententry as well as some cabinet/furniture building.... so there's my qualifications. I'm an above average craftsman and no one should be throwing shade on what you are doing. Or how you do it. You don't have a barrel full of experience which is really just making mistakes and fixing them until you have 3 or 4 solutions to most problems.... That will come to you with time and you can speed learning curve up by watching other guys fix mistakes... but truly the mistakes and time behind your tools (10,000 hours to achieve a journeyman level is what most of the studies agree on) Anyway what I want to compliment you on is posting the videos... I have almost done that several times but I am far too critical of my own with top pur it put there.... so that's cowardice on my part masquerading as procrastination... So the next time someone sgoots you a shitty comment.... maybe ask him how many videos he's posted.... he's probably too busy being a keyboard warrior I have 3 tips for you; 1 on your saw horse table? Pick up some 2x3s and lay them in that kerf (the little cut out on those horses your are using. If you add a block to those 2x3s on both sides of each knotch they can't move And if toy really want to go all fancy you can make an entire support frame and screw that piece of Melanie you are using as a table It will be very difficult to make that fall the way the Melanie feel in this video... Basically it fell because the Melanie is so slippery... I've seen guys glue sand paper on plywood and that's a fact hack #2 swap the blade on that cordless skill saw you are using that's why those low amp hour batteries wouldn't end cut the table top you made.... the blade was dirty and was dragging thru the wood. Cleaning the blade with a degreaser would be almost as good.. but it looks like that saw blade gave you good service and deserves his retirement. (Put him up on the way in your garage and save all your old blades and make a coffee table from them. One day put that in your house and you can always say those blades helped pay for and make my house) 3rd tip, you ran the table top halves thru your table saw because you don't have a jointer... Make a track saw pad using 1/4 inch plywood screw a low profile piece of metal stock to that 1/4" Masonite or plywood metal bar stock will work but I'm fond of square tubing stock stainless is best but mild steal will work just fine anyway one side of the track you cut with the long edge of your saw against the steel that a straight edge And if the other side of that track use the short side (the measurement differs between saws but one side is usually around 1 and ⁹/16's and the other 3 &⁵/8ths or so... Anyway use that track saw set up to to joint the 2 pieces of wood or to get a clean edge on rough lumber (but for the love of God square your skill saws table every time you use your new "track saw" Good luck and keep doing your thing. I enjoy your videos and have even learned sine things

The first thing you should make is a workbench! Also in your case, it would be a good idea to keep a large first aid kit near you!

As a (very) amateur woodworker I liked the enthusiasm and honesty, and can relate to the occasional clumsiness. I also liked the sensible and helpful comments. Good job everyone.

Your expressiveness is something that I took note of. I could watch you for hours!

I just stumbled across your channel and starting off my woodworking journey. Looking forward to more videos. Amazing work.

Love the table! It looks fantastic. If I may part a little wisdom from experience. You need to finish the underside. If you don't, the piece it will warp as moisture will infiltrate faster from the bottom. It happened to me a few times before I realized what was happening.

I really like the fact that you provided the history behind the material, it adds more story to the table and honesty is so underrated.

this was a great video to watch on how you worked past the issues my dude. I hope you learned a lot and will keep learning.

TBH, I thought this looked janky, but as I watched you, I grew respect and much appreciation for your vision, work and not complaining about work environment. Definitely humbled me. Thank you much!

Table turned out nice. Clamping from both sides (top and bottom) with that style clam will help keep it from cupping like yours did. Or invest in some parallel clamps. Also, be sure not to over tighten when screwing legs directly to the table to allow for seasonal wood movement.

Use the pallet to build an out feed table and a push stick. Also find out from the stamps on the pallet what chemical treatment it has had and protect yourself accordingly.

This is inspiring me to get my planer and table saw out. Got loads of pallets from doing my house up!!!

Very nice table made from unwanted materials.. Due to lumber prices, I have used fence boards to make pieces to add on bee hive equipment by ripping the edges straight. My late father taught me woodworking as a child, the skills have helped me later in life.

Enjoyed this project! Two things that would definitely help with future glue-ups such as table tops, cutting boards, etc, are~ a jointer, and a biscuit joiner.

Nice looking table. Aside from the comments others have made about safety - when gluing up something like this, it may be better to turn all the boards s the glue side faces up and glue it as a "single surface", then flip then 90° for clamping ... the glue will not start setting up before you get them clamped that way. Like others have said, put clamps under and over to keep from having "curl".

This is how you do an instructional video. get to the point, little useless commentary, hi speed. well done Morley

Refreshing to see a dude with budget tools and cheap wood making cool stuff and enjoying it. Bless you and your Ryobi :-)

Great job. Thank you for being real and showing all the hiccups along the way. A lot of other builders on UKposts make it seem like they never make mistakes. I like the running timer as well. Keep it up my friend

You're such an inspiration and i love the light and fun nature of your videos along with the problem solving and showing the process.

Really Kool project and glad you made some decent cash out of it! A side note for You and all, almost ALL freight pallets/skids are made with hardwood. There is a few made from like pine and fir, but those are like industry specific, meaning the shipper doesn't need a stout pallet or, the weight of product is so light it is over kill to use hardwood pallets. And of course, many now are being made out of plastic/composites but those come with a deposit and are very expensive. Cheers from USA!

You make the best out of the minimal space you have I love it!

I'm glad you revisited your hourly wage and came up with a more reasonable sale price. Honestly, given that it was found wood and the design was simple, I'm surprised you were able to get that much but I think that it was fantastic that you were honest about the wood source and got $550. In Indonesia, I built a large shelving unit [approx. 6'x1'x5'] on casters using reclaimed wood from two old bedspring mattresses but I only had hand tools and a drill, and no way to plane the shelves. I covered it in a mix of tar and turpentine to keep the termites away, and put plastic sheeting over the shelves because it was a gift for my wife's baking supplies. It still sits in our abandoned home there (she died 5 years ago).

I would love to see more and more of this kind of video and build. Humble, not trying hard to be perfect, technical, hard difficulty or professional. Great Job!

I'm not a big wood worker by any means, but after watching Steve Ramsey for years, your table-saw practice made my spidey-sense tingle. I watched the other table podcast before this one, so I know you improved your method whilst keeping your phalanges.

Hey mate, nice work! A tip I picked up from 731 woodworks: use a spirit level up against you table saw fence the your piece of wood and push both through at the same time as a make shift edge jointer

One other small tip - when you're routing the edges, do the end grain first where you might get some tearout. Then do the other edges to clean up any minor tearout you might get.

Morely: Thanks for shooting this. You are a talented young man with a great imagination! Only advise I would give you is to heed the safety tips others have given below...I know too many woodworkers (as well as other craftsmen in general) that have seriously injured themselves not doing so. keep all your digits, my friend :)

I love your videos and your energy, nice work!

I dont recall seeing Pallets with that thickness of wood before... ever. Congrats on the find.

All 10 digits that’s amazing. Your table is cupping like crazy. All spills will pool in the middle of the table that’s a nice feature

Just came across your videos and I love the style, presentation, and information. Really well done.

great job fella! loved this. Also winced at the table saw section. But I like the way you sold it with its story!

I used to manage a pallet company many years ago. Pallets are generally made from oak! They do make great projects. My friend used to make natural Christmas ornaments and small toys out of the boards I used to give him. He would use stencils of pine trees/ snow flakes/angels/ reindeer heads etc. He used a planner/ scroll saw and a cylindrical table sander. Finish as you see fit. ( varnish/oil).

For gluing up my first time at home, I didn't have clamps to hold it all together so I used rachet straps and it worked like a dream and shocked me because I didn't expect it to work as well as it did

Great work! Came out awesome Morley. Finally catching up on your videos

Love the table! I think if you made a batch of these in, say a week, it would work out more profitable. I do fear for your fingers on that table saw though...maybe your next job is to make some push sticks?

15:18 Make screw holes in each foot near the edge, and put some small adjustable feet in. This takes about 30 mins, and costs $10-$20, but will always help in making a table steady, even when the ground is slightly uneven. A sturdy table will not settle steady on slight uneven ground but using small feet (with plastic cover), will. They can be added into the metal as well, so when not needed they don't stick out, but at a cost of some welding and some handiworks. Nvm, looking from the side at 19:29, I see it has tiny feet sticking out. (Still the ones that are hidden inside the metal are better, so you only see them when required.)

There are many people that care. Take care of your hands because you are very skilled and Blessed and should stay that way. Shalom.

Great video. Love how you broke it all down. There's a lot of labor in milling pallet wood. Cool table and awesome job. Mahalo for sharing! : )

Thanks, that was an interesting and detailed build from start to finish with minimal tools. I hope that you go a long way with your artistic skills. Making money and having fun is a win, win.

I love every second of this video! But, asking the local gallery for a photos! That part, I Love!

Excellent video and beautiful table, well worth the price and your skill level with the tools is just fine, they your tools

An off feed table for your table saw saw would be a huge help. That way your boards won't drop down as you are running them through the table saw. Also, a shop vac hooked up to your planer will help you with saw dust from building up in your planer and going every where in your shop. Stay cool, and keep building!!!!!

Looks amazing but I think if you took some wood out where the table legs sit, it would make them sit flush and look really clean and instead of screwing directly into the wood, it would be great if you used metal threaded inserts so when the table legs have to be removed the screw hole won't be damaged ☺

To get epoxy or glue or whatever you are working with into cracks , especially small ones you have got to get some "glue dispensing syringes and tips" they are a lifesaver! And good for perfectly measuring out your epoxy so you don't waste anything :) Also they are incredibly cheap and sold in bulk on Amazon so if you have to throw them away cause you don't wanna clean them or you leave it sitting out too long and it hardens it's not that big of a deal. However, it does take those types of liquids waaaaaay longer to harden inside a syringe. Especially a capped one :) I've been doing this for about a year now and it's one of the best little hacks I've discovered because it's so convenient and cheap. In a years time I've still not even went through my first bulk box because they keep so well :)

Quick tip on glue ups clamp from the top and bottom to keep from bowing. Also you can clamp a piece across all the pieces on each end and use a clamp to hold it down . I usually clamp it to the clamp running under the main piece. This will keep any of the main pieces from popping up during clamping . Good diy video Saftey first watch your eyes 👀

You could have sold it for 5 grand if you'd have released the video before listing it.

Another idea for filling the little cracks/ gaps is wood glue with sawdust!

Nice video. I expected you to use the boards flat and maybe biscuit them together but I think the way you went produced a better and sturdier project.

I have a cabin that I am renovating and looking into making my own furniture. This is a great video and easy to follow, Will be watching the other videos too. Thanks :)

I too like the breakdown of time/cost. The finished product was great and the fact that you finished without losing a finger is even greater! A table saw blade can customize a man's finger pretty quickly. Don't ask me how I know that.

This is inspiring, I am looking to start woodworking and I always look at palettes thinking that wood can be used for something great

I thought it was a decent video but what really impressed me was being able to give the origin of the table down to where the pallet came from. It gives the buyer some history and knowing it's hand made and not mass produced is always a plus. Nice work!

Thank you for the informative video. I always prioritize diversifying my investments and never invest my entire savings in one specific type or area.

You did a good job mate, and really show what you can do with some basic tools out of a garage. Everyone, you don't need a bunch of Festool gear to make something beautiful!

Good job showing what can be achieved with a minimal tool set. The on-screen commentary was a nice touch.

When you clamp your work, put the middle clamp at the other side (under the wood). With that, the result is straight. With 3 clamps like this, all force will be at one side and you will end up with a curved result.

I dont know what pallets are like in Canada, but like Morley said, that is the NICEST pallet I have ever seen. And I have seen a lot!

I've been paying for skillshare for two years and haven't even used it once. You just inspired me to get busy.

So glad you found the perfect buyers! You are such a perfect and normal guy! Loved your video and your table is great!

Love your creativity and honesty!