On the virtues of palletwood.

It's handy stuff, and there's no sniffing at free wood.  Now, there's quite a spread with palletwood in terms of quality, but if you catch it fresh enough then it's alright.  Now, I wouldn't use the stuff for any great structural applications and I sure as hell wouldn't sit on it, but it makes decent side panels for planters and such.

I needed a new tray for the herb nursery, so here's what I've built:

Not fantastic, but the seals are decent and you need to half-fill it with water before it starts leaking.  The stain is Wickes bog-standard woodstain and the white paint was nicked from our Emily's school supplies.  

This runs a serious risk of turning into a carpentry blog.  Are we in favour of the odd how-to-make-X posting?  For damn sure it's more interesting than digging.  

I'll put up a better picture when the light's okay.  Goodnight :)