| Project by Deela40 | posted 12-02-2015 07:04 PM | 10377 views | 3 times favorited | 3 comments |  |
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My wife found plans to make flannel characters/symbols that tell the history/story behind Christmas to our daughter, but she needed a way to display them. We chose the design after looking around the internet and made a tree from pallets, with the tree made of red oak and the base from pine. It is a shame, in my opinion, to cover up this lumber with paint, but she was the boss on this project. Each night, we add one more character/symbol to the tree. My daughter has been enjoying it so far and it is a fun way to spend time together.
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Knothead62
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#1 posted 12-02-2015 08:01 PM
Great idea! Pallet wood might fit the bill for a similar project. Congrats on a meaningful item for the Christmas holiday.
Edit: showed it to the Mrs. and overlooked the title- pallet wood. Senior moment? Could you post the basic dimensions? Thanks for sharing!
JHIM
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#2 posted 12-02-2015 08:12 PM
I made a bunch of these last year for xmas..sold them for 45 bucks a piece and couldn’t make them fast enough!
-- "the hard jobs will take a while..the impossible will take a bit longer"
Deela40
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#3 posted 12-03-2015 12:49 AM
Knothead62,
The base is 22” wide x 4” high x 3” deep.
The trunk is 40” tall x 3” wide x 5/8” thick.
The branches start out at 25-3/4” on the bottom at the widest and 3-1/2” on the top at the thinnest point.
Let me know if you need anything else.
-- www.heritageclothespins.com
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