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My son came to me yesterday and asked me if i could build him a recycle bin for cans and bottles.
I told him, i'll make the best one i can, using the wood i got here!
apparently he is learning about recycling at school .
i couldn't resist the opportunity to make something useful and recycling at the same time![Biggrin :grin: :grin:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.gif)
i sat down for a few minutes and came up with a loose game plan...
![Recycled%2BWood%2BRecycle%2BBin%2B1.jpg Recycled%2BWood%2BRecycle%2BBin%2B1.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/167/167540-55f3a5b4c2f315fc0b0a6972fd626c1e.jpg)
then went to town....
i made a base first,
![2016-03-06.jpg 2016-03-06.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/167/167542-a7bc091d742fe224a1fb1cf6ef9dc553.jpg)
then i made the top. the mitered wood is resawn pallet stringer ripped to 1" thick.
the top was supposed to be 10" x 14-1/2" but i messed up and made it a square 14-1/2"![Banghead :bang head: :bang head:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/banghead.gif)
i attached the top to the rear by a couple pieces of pallet wood so i could get the height correct.
then custom mitered each slat , utilizing broken pallet pieces to my advantage for the sides and rear
![2016-03-06.jpg 2016-03-06.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/167/167543-11f076bed3d4fdc7a1f1d5dd692ad1c0.jpg)
for aesthetics, the front boards were resawn pallet slats, no broken boards were used in the front
i used pallet oak for the front boards. 5 of the boards are straight ripped, 1 board (center right) is tapered to fit
![2016-03-06.jpg 2016-03-06.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/167/167544-0929d7f28861cb58f603c870089743bb.jpg)
this side was challenging and fun because i used broken pieces for this side and to make the other side too!![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
i even went as far as to attach broken wedges resawn and shaped to fill gaps in the natural cracks
from breaks suffered during discombobulation of the pallets earlier.
you'll see 2 examples of oak wedges about 6" long on top and bottom of the pine slat.
![2016-03-06.jpg 2016-03-06.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/167/167546-758943fe76e9441c6b203d8ef192c036.jpg)
here's the rear. the 2 outer slats are pallet pine- the inner slats are pallet oak
2 of the oak slats were naturally broken, so i was able to join them fairly closely without more than a couple shaves with a plane
![2016-03-06.jpg 2016-03-06.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/167/167548-027d945af3ef4e5e98faba734607b0fa.jpg)
the inside...
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and my mark ....
there are 2- 5/8" runners under the bottom added to keep it off the floor, hence the 23-5/8" total height.
![2016-03-06.jpg 2016-03-06.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/167/167550-b0b576d56c9679e6c3d4053058ffc2b0.jpg)
as always thank you for reading and commenting.![Biggrin :grin: :grin:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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I told him, i'll make the best one i can, using the wood i got here!
apparently he is learning about recycling at school .
i couldn't resist the opportunity to make something useful and recycling at the same time
![Biggrin :grin: :grin:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.gif)
i sat down for a few minutes and came up with a loose game plan...
![Recycled%2BWood%2BRecycle%2BBin%2B1.jpg Recycled%2BWood%2BRecycle%2BBin%2B1.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/167/167540-55f3a5b4c2f315fc0b0a6972fd626c1e.jpg)
then went to town....
i made a base first,
![2016-03-06.jpg 2016-03-06.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/167/167542-a7bc091d742fe224a1fb1cf6ef9dc553.jpg)
then i made the top. the mitered wood is resawn pallet stringer ripped to 1" thick.
the top was supposed to be 10" x 14-1/2" but i messed up and made it a square 14-1/2"
![Banghead :bang head: :bang head:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/banghead.gif)
i attached the top to the rear by a couple pieces of pallet wood so i could get the height correct.
then custom mitered each slat , utilizing broken pallet pieces to my advantage for the sides and rear
![2016-03-06.jpg 2016-03-06.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/167/167543-11f076bed3d4fdc7a1f1d5dd692ad1c0.jpg)
for aesthetics, the front boards were resawn pallet slats, no broken boards were used in the front
i used pallet oak for the front boards. 5 of the boards are straight ripped, 1 board (center right) is tapered to fit
![2016-03-06.jpg 2016-03-06.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/167/167544-0929d7f28861cb58f603c870089743bb.jpg)
this side was challenging and fun because i used broken pieces for this side and to make the other side too!
i even went as far as to attach broken wedges resawn and shaped to fill gaps in the natural cracks
from breaks suffered during discombobulation of the pallets earlier.
you'll see 2 examples of oak wedges about 6" long on top and bottom of the pine slat.
![2016-03-06.jpg 2016-03-06.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/167/167546-758943fe76e9441c6b203d8ef192c036.jpg)
here's the rear. the 2 outer slats are pallet pine- the inner slats are pallet oak
2 of the oak slats were naturally broken, so i was able to join them fairly closely without more than a couple shaves with a plane
![2016-03-06.jpg 2016-03-06.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/167/167548-027d945af3ef4e5e98faba734607b0fa.jpg)
the inside...
![2016-03-06.jpg 2016-03-06.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/167/167549-41422867d74ae42766cc46cc5471d2a1.jpg)
and my mark ....
there are 2- 5/8" runners under the bottom added to keep it off the floor, hence the 23-5/8" total height.
![2016-03-06.jpg 2016-03-06.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/167/167550-b0b576d56c9679e6c3d4053058ffc2b0.jpg)
as always thank you for reading and commenting.
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