Welcome to our essentials page!

Our Essentials Page is THE PLACE for Pallet Resources. We can help you find pallets, and once you have some, determine if they’re safe to use! If you’re new to woodworking, you can discover the essential tools you’ll need to start creating! Dismantle them in record time with several methods and many tool options to suit your needs. Learn about the types of wood joints, the best glues for your projects too! Maybe you want to begin by restoring or protecting the wood furniture you already have. We have resources for that too! You can even brush up on the history of pallets! It’s all here at 1001pallets.com!

Standard Pallet Sizes & Dimensions

What is the standard pallet size in the USA? In the United States, pallets conform to the most popular standard developed by the Grocery Manufacturers’ Association (GMA), which makes up about […]

Where to Get Free Pallets? Where to Find Pallets For Sale?

Here at 1001Pallets, our readers are always asking “Where could I get free pallets near me?” or “Where could I find pallets for sale?” to make their next wood pallet projects. […]

What is a Pallet? Everything You Need to Know about It!

A Pallet is a horizontal platform, typically affixed to a superstructure. A bottom deck allows commercial goods to be shipped stably by giving them support so pallet jacks, forklifts, front […]

10 Essential Tools for Working with Pallets

Before starting to work on your next crafting project with recycled wooden pallets, you need to be sure that you have the essential tools to get the things done and to […]

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The History of Pallets

While they might not seem all that significant, pallets play a major role in the history of our economy. At first glance, those flat wooden structures sitting outside grocery stores, […]

17 Helpful Tips Before Painting Wood Pallets

Some like wood in its natural, rustic state, but there are some cases where paint adds style and makes your pallet creation more attractive, elegant, or modern. Painting wood pallets […]

Types of Glue for Woodworking

Part of woodworking is to do good joinery; if the joints are tight and well-fitting, you’ve got a better chance of long-term success. But the other part is gluing those […]

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Learn How to Identify the Different Types of Pallet Wood!

If you are on this page, is certainly because you have found some wooden pallets and you have checked that they are safe to use for your project. But maybe, […]

Our Reviews of the 10 Best Pallet Jacks & Hand Pallet Trucks in 2021!

If you come across this page, it is probably that you are a not a handyman but rather a professional who is looking for real plans to buy his pallet […]

How to Dismantle a Pallet? Discover the Best Ways to Disassemble a Wood Pallet!

You found some wood pallets and have the perfect idea in mind. What next? You try to take apart pallets but break more wood planks than you save. Here’s where […]

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Is My Wood Pallet Safe for Reuse – Learn How to Know?

Two BILLION pallets are used for transporting products every day. Many more pallets are lying around. It is no surprise that so many projects are made with pallets! At 1001Pallets, […]

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Common Types of Wood Joints You Should Know

Wood joinery is one of the most fundamental concepts in woodworking. How do you attach pallet boards? Why did you join them together in that fashion? Here’s a list of common […]

4 Methods to Remove a Stripped or Broken Screw

We all found ourselves at that moment; clumsily groping with a screwdriver trying to remove a screw only to notice that it was damaged, either by your actions when in […]

Which Screws To Choose for Your Wood Pallet Projects?

Pallet builds implies a lot of assemblies and one of the easiest and popular methods is screwing. But, the main question is: What types of screws I should use? What […]

Natural Treatments For Pallet Wood

Finishing in pallet projects or “traditional” carpentry projects are always complicated. There are a lot of parameters that come into play. Do we want to keep the natural appearance of […]

Which Saws to Cut Pallet Wood?

There are many types of saws available and you can quickly ask yourself hundreds of questions about which saw to choose and for what? Welcome to the world of cutting equipment. If you are lost, continue to read, we’ll try to clear this up here.

How to Fill Holes in Wood Pallets?

Pallet boards all have holes due to nails, sometimes it’s not a problem, and it can even be an aesthetic detail. In other cases, such as for the creation of […]

Wood Sanding Tips For Your Pallet Projects

There is one thing that you can’t really skip when working on a pallet project or any wood project, it’s the terrible sanding time! :) If you want to achieve […]

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