Recipe Book Holder Pallet
I am a sucker for pallet projects and love easy diy shelves. Today Jenna from SAS Interiors is going to show us how to make a pallet shelf in just a few short steps!
Thanks so much Beth for having me guest blog today at Home Stories A to Z! I have been in the midst of making some design updates to my son’s room and many have been do-it-yourself projects. One in particular, was creating something to hold his forever growing collection of books. With the hot trend right now of using pallets, I thought a pallet book holder would be fun, functional, and an unexpected solution.
After snagging a few pallets from my local hardware store, I was ready to make the pallet book holder. Depending on the pallet you find / pick up, you can get two bookshelves from one pallet – each end of the pallet is one book holder.
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1. Remove / pry off the center wood strip(s) from the pallet (as shown in the above image), using the back of a hammer or crowbar. These wood strip(s) will be reused for the bottom of the bookshelf. Pallets come in a few difference sizes, so others may have 1 or multiple center wood strips. My pallet only had one, so I had to use a wood strip from another pallet to create the bottom for my second bookshelf.
2. Reuse the center wood strip and attach it to the side of the pallet, which will soon be the bottom of the bookshelf. I reused the nails that were already in the wood strip, but you may need / want to use new nails (depending on their condition).
7. Stain. I used Minwax Jacobean stain for a dark look. The wood was quite porous, so it soaked it right up!
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), they were ready to hang. To hang the pallet bookshelves, I used Self-Drilling Drywall Anchors which are great to use when you can’t find a stud (
I will admit that this style book holder doesn’t hold as much as a typical bookshelf, but I love how the kids can see (and choose) the books straight on. Plus seeing the book fronts is a great way to add a splash of color into the room!
DIY creations using pallets are so popular right now and if you search around you can find plenty more projects to fill your to-do list! I hope you enjoyed reading about how I created my pallet bookshelves. If you want to see more DIY projects or decorating ideas & tips, visit me at SAS Interiors. Thanks again Beth for having me here today – it was so enjoyable to share this project with your readers!
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Not just for cook books I think the book holder will look great in your bookcase too. Turn to a favourite page, put the book in the holder and you have a nice display piece.
2. Glue your planks together using Gorilla Wood Glue on the sides, tape or clamp together for 20 - 30 minutes. Leave to cure for 24 hours.
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3. You can paint a shape on to your wooden board, I used a plate to draw a circle on my board but a triangle or rectangle can be cute too.
5. Cut your copper pipe in to a 30 cm, two 15 cm and a 10 cm piece. Make a mark on your pipe where you need to cut with a sharpie, push the pipe cutter over the mark and twist the cutter round until the cut is made.
6. Glue the 30 cm piece to two elbows using the Gorilla Glue Clear and glue the 15 cm pieces to the elbows too. The glue activates with water so lightly dampen the pipe with a bit of water before glueing. Make sure your pipe joints are flat, grip surfaces together for 2 hours. Leave to cure for 24 hours.
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8. The Gorilla Wood Glue would have completely set after 24hrs. Mark where you need to cut holes for your copper frame. Just line the frame up to the board and draw around the pipe with a pencil .
10. Push the frame through the holes and glue the end caps in place with Gorilla Glue Clear. Grip for 20 -30 minutes. Fully cured after 24 hours.
Do you have a favourite cook book? The two used in these pictures are definitely in my all time favourite list. Homemade Zomer by Yvette van Boven (the title is Dutch for Handmade Summer, there is an English version of this book too) and Tex Mex from Scratch by Jonas CrambyFor this month’s Power Tool Challenge, we are making gifts for the other bloggers in our challenge group! It’s a fun “Secret Santa” gift exchange, and my person is getting this:
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I built a cookbook stand from scrap wood I had on hand and some thrift store spoons. Stained red, of course, for the holidays! It was actually pretty easy to build, with one hiccup I discuss below.
1 x 12 board (actual dimensions .75 in. x 11.25 in.) – I used part of a white wood board I had bought at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore for $3.95;
First, cut the 1 x 12 to the size you want using the miter saw (you could also use a circular saw for this, but I have a big enough sliding miter saw to use it, and the miter saw makes a straighter cut). The best way to decide what size to make the stand is to open up a larger-sized cookbook and see how much of a stand you’d need to keep it supported. I cut my board to 12 7/8 in.
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Next, cut the support piece. This is slightly trickier, because you will need to bevel cut the ends so that it lays flat against the stand and the countertop or table it’ll be resting on, and then account for that in measuring the length.
Now, I didn’t measure the support very scientifically, I’ll admit. Basically, I held the 1 x 12 cut piece at the angle at which I wanted the cookbook stand to, well, stand. I used the Speed Square to measure the distance between the board and the table top, then I added a little more to account for the angles.
At first, I cut both angles at a 22.5° bevel angle, but that didn’t work for the end that would be flush against the stand. I realized that it had to be 45° in order for it to work properly (and fold up when not in use).
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Once the wood is cut, give each piece a good sanding to make it smooth. Start with 120-grit sandpaper, wipe it down, then use 220-grit to get a nice, smooth finish.
Remember to STIR stain before using it. Do not shake the can, the way you do with paint. Shaking creates bubbles which can end up in your finish. Stir it instead.
The grain of the wood. Apply a little stain at first and then wipe it off. You can always add more for a darker finish.
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Once the stain dried, I applied a coat of polyurethane to protect it. If you are using paint instead of stain on this project, you won’t need the polyurethane.
Once everything was dry, it was time to attach the support to the stand. I decided to do this with the strap hinges, shown above, and I wanted the hinges not to show (to be on the underside of the support). In retrospect, I would have done it slightly differently. Lemme explain.
…but that didn’t work, because I didn’t have a screwdriver that would bend to get in the space between the stand and the board.
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The spoons are what will hold the cookbook open. You want to find thrift store spoons that are fairly light-weight, so that they’re easy to drill through and bend.
Get a drill bit that will drill through metal and drill a hole in the center of each spoon. Then attach the spoon to the stand with a screw that’s big enough to support the spoon (and cookbook) but not go through the back of the board. Make sure to hold or
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