Making a Wooden Wheel Barrow from Wood Pallets.

As promised. Perhaps a wooden barrow can be built for mothers day- need to get underway.
Since there isn't much time, posting pictures right away, was 2015 may 2nd.

Getting started.
Either Pallets from a work place, or a Pallet disposal place, or if not pallets, wood from a wood shop.
In a car, I transport the pallets between the front and rear seats. I strap the pallet in on both sides.

A wooden Pallet, ready to be turned into something more attractive for the front garden.

A hand drawing- but perhaps too much at once.
(Notice the measurement of 28 inches at the top, and the 19 inches at the bottom.)

A screw driver between the wood slates creates an opening for the hack saw.

The strips of wood.

Making the most of the wood, by recessing the bottom slat of wood.

Mark in the line at 130 degrees.

Measure 19inches and mark in 115 degrees.
The two stripes obtained by sawing a slat in half, and nailed or a wood screw can be used,  before cutting. This means continuous line/cut can be made.  Can flip over for cutting with a circular saw, or jig saw.

Angle for a snug fit, for those who can angle the jig saw or circular saw.

The other end. Don't worry about this too much.

Picture of the front, to see the outline, his has an old fashion effect, also, saves time compared to a  mitre joint with biscuits.

Handle end.

With a tape.

With the measurements on the wood.

Using pots of potting mix instead of sash clamps. Start with the sides up, and mark on the front and back alignment points, to use when the barrow is upside down.. Need the front and backs to be parallel, two tape measures make it easier.

Checking the criss cross again, using this method, the sides are all level along what becomes the top. Drilling for the wood screws is easier. Using wood screws is great, since it can be undone if it's out of square.

Checking what becomes the tops, even when using the alignment marks.

More strips of pallet.

For the handle, can cheat by cutting a long plank, and then the handles become the inverse of each other.

The base, when considering the base, use the width of a wheel wood, or a metal wheel and a bold long enough.

The width cross members can be added to get the width correct, and to correspond with the front and back of the barrow segment.

The legs are cut, and one cut can do both sides with a jig saw.

Another barrow, this one was made in 2001, the wooden wheel failed after about 10years. Note, pallet wood needs to be painted, otherwise it rots quickly. .

Wooden wheel instructions have been posted,  Two types, one with cutting the half the wheel from planks, the other by making the individual parts and assembling the wheel.

http://teatreegullydistrictgardenclub.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/wooden-wheel-barrow-wheel-using-cheat.html

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With spokes, rather than cutting out the wheel from a plank.
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