This thread is so cool. All of you are so hardcore. Need some information. Do you all know anywhere I can buy pallet wood. I dont mind if its rough. If can I dont want to disassemble it as I dont have the energy anymore.

Found a place in Seremban but its like RM 40 a piece ( already sanded ).

Thanks a lot. Cheers.

Most of the pallet wood is using pine wood.

Option 1 - Can buy new pine wood planks ... Last quoted was around RM5.50 per feet (funnily enough, out local hardwood like (e.g Kempas) is cheaper at RM3.50 per feet.

Option 2 - Look in FB Marketplace, seems there are several sellers of pallet wood.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/829614923888824

Tip - make sure don't get pallet with MB stamp. Not good for health.

where are you located?
have a few friends supplying planed s4s imported pine/spruce wood near banting area.

Hi Ar188, thanks for reaching out. I am in PJ. Anywhere in klang valley is fine. I just need some lead way into finding some nice wood. I am a beginner so any wood is fine as long as its cheap for me to play around with.

Regards,
Kelvin.

did you check your PM inbox?

Just checked bro. Got a few small projects here and there but I just want some nice decent wood. Beginner here so any wood is good for experiments and skill building.

Try this link. This guy is giving away broken wood pallet ... location around Subang Jaya

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/377457652664374

those are dubious grade pallet with crap local wood. what u need is Euro grade pallet.

Posting new project. Saw a video on shou sugi ban (charring wood using fire) and decided to experiment it on a roller-able side table.

Final End Result






Wood preparation

Original box used to ship cocoa beans. Wood was not fully planned and had a rough surface



Box in progress of being sanded. Fully sanded externally and internally.



The right box is the original state. The left is box after sanding - looks "whiter"



Wood Charring with Fire

Let the fun begin!

Wood charring from top to bottom. Used a LPG propane torch and just fire away.


Can see the transition of raw wood turn into charred wood. It's actually not that easy for the wood to be burned. Takes quite a while to focus the flame on the wood before it starts to char.


After charring wood, used steel brush to wipe away the dust. Don't recommend to breath in the dust (it's very fine black dust) unless you want black lungs (worse than smoking!)





The area in the red square is brushed. As can be seen, the area on the left is slightly shiny, this is from the residue charcoal layer on the wood. After brushing with the steel brush, it as a matt look.


These wood are used to make the cover for the top of the boxes.

Can see the difference on the level of charring on the wood. Interestingly, the fire brings out the wood grain very clearly. Different from very charred to lightly charred. The wood in the middle is sanded but not fired.



Good fun trying new technique on wood.

This post has been edited by bigred: Jun 26 2018, 05:47 PM

Can I get the pine wood place where you asked them to do please? taobao can find liao =)

This post has been edited by y4ng: Jun 28 2018, 10:53 AM

I got the pinewood planks from the shop below. They can cut the wood to the size for you.
https://www.facebook.com/diykerjakayu/

Currently there are alot more pine wood suppliers around, you can do a quick search on Facebook MarketPlace for other sources.

I got a workshop to joined the pine wood into the barndoors. There are several workshops along the Sungai Buloh road where all the gardening centres are.

I went there several times (to look for solid timber doors) near kwasa damansara LRT, but for woodwork shops just random going in?

From subang airport, on the right a lot of nursery, there's wood work shop there as well?

wood from the forum itself, there's a few sources, read through the whole forum few times. contacted your Brader Lan for grilles as well for my home.

ikea saw horse?
can I know the weight of your door and the price of materials for the door alone please?

There are 3-4 shops along that stretch. The one I went to is next to Lot 50 (Jungle Classic) shop. It is a workshop where they manufacture doors, tables, etc, I just walked in and ask how much they charge for making a door for me.


> wood from the forum itself, there's a few sources, read through the whole forum few times. contacted your Brader Lan for grilles as well for my home.
He is a good guy. You just need to arrange your own transport from his workshop.

ok thanks for the information! I hope I can be as successful as u in my projects gonna shift in to a house without toilet doors in the near future haha.

if u decided on what woods you want to use, let me know, will find them for you.

Got belian? 😉

got! what sizes you need.?

Location? Im within klang valley haha. Need to be at least 7-8ft long...pine kua?

ok let me check on those lengths and later let u know also.