Monday, September 17, 2012

something completely different


took a little break from cloth and thread to attend to something completely different. you may remember me entertaining the idea some weeks back of de-constructing some old industrial pallets to use the lumber on my walls. after countless hours of de-construction, i finally had enough slats to get to work on my first wall. going is slow as the lumber is not large. but i am already loving the rustic results! i can't wait to see it completed and counterpointed with curtains, artwork, and furniture!

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  1. grace Forrest~MaestasSeptember 18, 2012 at 8:35 AM

    oh woohoo and eeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEEE
    SHOW MORE!!!!!
    I have recently become re inspired by pallets
    because of wanting to create a climbing structure in the New OutBack for the goats.
    and as i am collecting them one by one around
    town for a while i am once again loving their
    perfect Readiness, Willingness to become whatever can be imagined. i remember you talking about this before but i wasn't in the building mode at the time. this morning tho, i just want more and more about what you're doing. even if you don't want to blog much on it, you could email??????????
    oh, and i saw, at the feedstore in their stack
    a few that appear to be painted a pale turquoise and lavendar?????
    xo

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    1. Joe MadlSeptember 19, 2012 at 4:44 AM

      ha! i'll be blogging more about it and other pallet projects... meanwhile, i've filled your email with answers! :)

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  2. kimSeptember 18, 2012 at 9:14 AM

    Hey Joe
    this tickles my fancy as my husband and I have run a pallet recycling company here in MN forever! One of the walls in the office is done this way! Wood Boro!

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    1. grace Forrest~MaestasSeptember 18, 2012 at 10:57 AM

      HEY! Kim!...have you mentioned this before?
      and i just missed it? this is SO GREAT,
      your business....!!!!!
      Pallets Rule!

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    2. Joe MadlSeptember 19, 2012 at 4:43 AM

      if only you were closer! right now, i scavenge them from all over town!

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    3. kimSeptember 19, 2012 at 9:34 AM

      Thats great, someone needs to recycle those onsies and twosies as well as the semiload quantities.
      There is some awesome wood in those pallets and so nice and dry with interesting nail holes!

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  3. Mo CrowSeptember 18, 2012 at 1:37 PM

    wood patchwork!

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  4. Mary KeaslerSeptember 18, 2012 at 5:09 PM

    Sigh. You got it going on manhandler. Lovin' that pallet wall

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  5. ValeriannaSeptember 18, 2012 at 5:17 PM

    Cool... what are the walls before the wood, sheetrock?

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    1. Joe MadlSeptember 19, 2012 at 4:43 AM

      some were sheetrock...others were paneling. by the time i'm done, all of them will be either pallet wood or barn wood!

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  6. NancySeptember 18, 2012 at 8:16 PM

    Joe,
    It looks great! Hey- Deanna turned me on to this blog last night. Every link on the right sidebar overflows with amazing creativity!! I think you'll like these links too :)
    http://dishfunctionaldesigns.blogspot.com/2012/01/god-save-pallet-reclaimed-pallets.html

    There is even one to show you how to take 'em apart!! Haha
    http://dishfunctionaldesigns.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-to-disassemble-wooden-shipping.html

    I'm sure there is even more creativity out there. Nice to see you gettin' 'er done!

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    1. Joe MadlSeptember 19, 2012 at 4:40 AM

      thanks for the links...and welcome! i absolutely adore dishfunctional designs! though their method of de-construction of pallets is painstakingly slow. i know...i tried it! then i thought about the saws-all and it cuts through the nails like butter!

      there are so many wonderful things to do with pallets out there...i am sure i'll be collecting more and more of them in the months to come.

      my next project is to build a storage shed out of them. have the floor laid out and ready to start bolting together already! pics to come as i progress!

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  7. MarieSeptember 18, 2012 at 9:31 PM

    Love this, especially if the room has Light coming in to balance the rustic wood.
    Can not wait to see the finished product.
    :)

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  8. handstoriesSeptember 18, 2012 at 9:55 PM

    very great! i was just looking at the book "Handmade Houses" tonight & admiring the beautiful use of wood everywhere

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    1. Joe MadlSeptember 19, 2012 at 4:41 AM

      of all of my alternative house building books (and i have quite a lot of them) handmade houses, a guide to the woodbutcher's art is my all time favorite!!

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    2. handstoriesSeptember 19, 2012 at 6:20 PM

      i just ordered that one up. the one i have now is "Handmade Houses
      A Century of Earth-friendly Home Design" - & love looking at your "borrowed boro-ed boards" again.

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 19, 2012 at 9:14 AM

    I, too love this and can't help repeating that it is wood patchworking!! Also, this idea - sometimes it feeds the process to work in a completely different medium for awhile, don't you think?

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    1. Joe MadlSeptember 19, 2012 at 9:55 AM

      most definitely!! working in salvaged wood has got all kinds of other ideas running through my little brain room!

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  10. MargoSeptember 19, 2012 at 10:55 AM

    What a clever idea, and it will look so great with your quilts and collections scattered about.

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  11. PeggySeptember 20, 2012 at 3:59 PM

    I love this wall! Love love love.

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  12. judeSeptember 22, 2012 at 11:05 AM

    love this patchwork!

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  13. Bryan's Japanese TextilesSeptember 26, 2012 at 6:32 PM

    good idea.... very good effect.
    Bryan

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