Because everyone builds a coffin in their front yard

**zacharybinx** · 06-25-2009,07:55 PM

Hey all! So somewhere on here someone mentioned that wood pallets are good for prop building. So... Guess what i found behind my work the other day? I decided to build a toe pincher and animate it with the top portion of the lid open about 10" and a skeleton hand reaching out then returning as the lid closes. Today i almost finished the coffin (i still have to attach it together using door hinges so it will store flat) so here are some pics

**zacharybinx** · 06-25-2009,07:59 PM

Here are more pics...

**yardhauntjunkie** · 06-25-2009,08:01 PM

Can't wait to see more pics. Keep up the good work!!!

Pallets are so awesome. This is kind of sad to admit, but in the last week I have taken apart at least 5 or 6 pallets(probably closer to 10). I have a big pile of pallet boards behind my garage now. Even worse is that I still need more to finish my project,

**zacharybinx** · 06-25-2009,08:03 PM

And the rest...

**Scatterbrains** · 06-25-2009,08:20 PM

Great Job...I have a bunch of pallets on the side of my house I've started taking apart....what a pain in the butt that is..

Hopefully I have enough for a MIB and a coffin.

**zacharybinx** · 06-25-2009,08:35 PM

Originally Posted by scatterbrains

great job...i have a bunch of pallets on the side of my house i've started taking apart....what a pain in the butt that is..

Hopefully i have enough for a mib and a coffin.

taking the pallets apart was a pain in the butt. Thank goodness for advil. I just kept telling myself "they were free!"

**yardhauntjunkie** · 06-25-2009,10:52 PM

I used to just bang the boards off with a hammer. This was loud and broke some of the boards. Then I tried this great little nail puller. I use the claw end to bang in under the boards. I line it up under the nails and then pry them up from under the nails. I can take apart a pallet in a half hour and not break any boards.

https://www.hor-i-zon.com/catalog/images/PC58.jpg

Hope this will help.

**BooBerrie** · 06-25-2009,11:01 PM

The pallets you got looked like they were in real good shape - a lot of ones I see are pretty rough. The toe pincher is my favorite coffin style - got 2 myself

**yardhauntjunkie** · 06-25-2009,11:24 PM

Originally Posted by BooBerrie

The pallets you got looked like they were in real good shape - a lot of ones I see are pretty rough. The toe pincher is my favorite coffin style - got 2 myself

Oh man I am looking for some rough old ones. All I can fin are the new nice ones. I like the old ones because they don't need to be aged. They can make some really cool old looking stuff if you find some well worn pallets.