How to dismantle euro pallets (EPAL) fast - NEW METHOD
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Published 2020-12-07
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00:00 Today we're going to dismantle some europalles
00:22 Expamples of what I have built from pallet wood
01:15 How to dismantle euro pallets (EPAL)
01:23 Tools presentation
01:50 Step 1 - Get the blocks off
02:30 Step 2 - Easy way to get the nails out
03:10 Step 3 - The secret of getting the stringers off
04:53 Step 4 - Seperate the blocks from the boards
06:20 Ready to build something!
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Pallet furniture
Pallet DIY projects
I have built many things from pallet wood, like
A roadside stall
A wooden sign for the roadside stall with replaceable signs
A garden table
A garden chair for reading and drinking wine
A fenced garden
Bench with storage
Wall decoration in the workshop
Roof in the workshop
I have plans to rebuild my entire old Ikea kitchen using only pallet wood. Let me know in the comments if this is something you would like to see in a future video, or if you have other ideas for projects using pallet wood. I would like to know.
I have placed links for some videos of my pallet wood projects in the description below.
Here is my method explained:
Step 1: I remove the bottom boards and blocks with a big hammer. If you put the pallet in a vertical position and give them light tabs from the top, they come off easily.
Step 2: There will be some long nails sticking out from the top bords. I cut of the nails with a bolt cutter, so there is about 1 centimeter left of the nail. That makes it much easier to hammer the nail out. You only need to tap a few times on the cut off nail end, to make the nail head visible on the top side of the board. You can now pull the short nail out with a prybar.
Step 3: Do not use a crowbar to try to twist the boards apart. You will make marks in them, and some will splinter. Instead, put the pallet on a flat surface like a floor, and place a piece of wood under the board, just next to the stringer you want to push off. Then with another piece of wood, you tap a few times on the stringer from above, and it will come off easily, without breaking the stringer or the boards it was attached to. There will be no nails in the stringers, and only short nails in the boards. You can remove them easily with a small hammer and a prybar.
Step 4: Remove the blocks from the bottom boards. The easiest way is to fasten the block in a bench vise and use the board as a leaver. If you are afraid if the board will break, you can use a prybar to help. Some of the blocks were too big for my improvised outdoor vise, so I hammered the prybar in between the block and the board and twisted it off. After removing the nails all boards are now dismantled and free of nails.
If you have any ideas for improvements and tricks I have not shown here, please let me know in the comments below. I would really like to know. I have also left links for some of my other videos you might find interesting.
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All Comments (21)
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Watch how I made an awesome tabletop from the pallet blocks that came from this pallet: https://youtu.be/SycRO164gt8
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I just dismantled my first pallet! ( wooop) I am now the proud owner of a pile of broken split timber with holes in!
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The amount of things you can build with pallet wood is endless. Great video on how you dismantle them.
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Jesper, I've been reclaiming timber from pallets for forty years on and off, and this is by far the most efficient way I've seen. Excellent job mate. Thanks for this.
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You Sir .. are a genius! I worked my behind of with a crowbar and a hammer.. and it took me about half an hour and a lot of broken boards. I watched your video went back outside and had it apart in less than 5 minutes. I am shocked and happy..! Thank you!
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I recycle the nails too. Frustrating to be sure, but very satisfying when you get them straight enough and hit them just right to get them poking out the other side enough to pull them out. Some more bashing on a hard iron surface, and they are ready for driving in again. Free nails and free wood. Perfect. Thank you for sharing. Peace
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Cutting the nails is a stroke of genius!
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Thank you! I struggled until i watched this video. I had a strange long pallet, and could not use this method totally, but after sawing the shorter connecting planks, i used your big hammer-bolt cutter-little hammer technique and it worked perfectly
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I came up with the idea of using pallet slats for my garden as well. I never knew anyone else did this. What I will be doing differently is I will use a fence cloth in between the boards to properly secure the garden from rabbits and other critters next month. So right now I will continue to dismantle until I have enough to build & finish. Wish me luck I have a large garden. Outstanding video
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Im making fences, and pallets are free and plentiful here. this was fantastic. ty.
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Made garden planters as a woodwork lesson with the kids about 7 years ago. The planters are starting to show their age now but they still make me smile - and the kids still love to build, fix and make things!🥰 Last year we made a cold frame and I found this video because now I'm planning to build a strawberry planter. Thanks for the great tips - Subscribed!😁👍
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Starts at one and a half minute in. You're welcome. From the 'Keep Videos As Short As Possible Association'
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Apart from cutting the nails, this is a very easy and efficient way of doing it. I have taken thousands of pallets apart and I never thought of the way that you remove all of the top boards. Excellent! I always save as many nails as possible though.
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The things you've made are beautiful. Your videos are really inspiring and common sensed, so thanks for sharing Jesper :)
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I cut the nails as well. Makes it so much easier. If you use two pri bars in the same gap and work them in opposite directions the joint comes apart much easier.
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Thanks, that is how all utube videos should be… as advertised… thanks so much
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The thing you need to make something out of pallets is brains and a good set of hands which you clearly have 👍
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I made a hen house from mostly pallets last year - well pleased with it - thanks for this upload good video...!
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Damn, I wish I’d see this video before I disassembled pallets to make a dog kennel, it’d have saved me a lot of time and several split boards!
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As a nail collector I find it easier to simply burn the pallets.
