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Pallet Bottle Cap Collector

11/13/2015

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This was one of the first projects I ever did, and it's a great hit, especially down at the lake.  It's a bottle cap catcher, which is great for those afternoons spent on the deck with the cooler at your side!
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Materials:
  • 2 pallet boards
  • Bottle opener (Rockler has a really cool brass one that will fade to an antique look, but I found the one in the picture for $.25 at a flea market)
  • Picture hanger
  • Stain (optional)
  • Paint (optional) / paint pens
  • Wood glue
  • Small wood nails or brads (like you find in a picture hanging kit)
  • Small screws for the bottle opening, hinge and picture hanger
  • Small hinge (not shown, but very  handy for opening the box)
Tools:
  • ​Saw (I used a mitre saw)
  • Sander
  • Drill
  • Screwdriver
  • Hammer or brad nail gun
Optional:
  • Clock mechanism
  • Bottle caps
  • Stencil(s)
To Do:
Cut one pallet board into 4 equal pieces.  Make sure the bottom piece is as wide as the uncut pallet board.
Stain or paint the uncut and the 4 cut pieces of pallet board
  • Once paint / stain are dry, decorate the front panel of the 4 smaller panels.  This will be the front of the box
    • If needed, attach the clock mechanism and hands to the panel using the directions for the mechanism

    • If wanted, use bottle caps for the front of the box  Affix them using either ceramic glue or screw them in using a small screw.
    • Use your imagination!  
  • Glue the bottom and the two sides of the box together.  Leavet he back side of the box open.  
  • Attach the front of the box using a small hinge of the left side of the front.  This will allow you to open the "door" to easily clean the caps. 
  • Screw the bottle cap opener near the top of the uncut pallet board.
  • Work on the design for the uncut pallet (for this one, I scripted, "It's Beer o'Clock at the Lake"). Be creative!
  • Once the box is dry, nail the box together using wire brads like these: affix it to the uncut pallet board with wood glue.  Set aside to dry.
  • Once dry, use small nails to attach the box to the pallet.  I turned it upside down so the nails came in from the back.
  • Attach the picture hanger on the back of the catcher.

Have fun and be creative with this project!  I did this behind my husband's
back, and he loved it when he saw it.  Here is a list of the products I used that can be purchased through our affiliate, Rockler.  I have highlighted the items you can find at Rockler, and I have the links listed below.


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4/25/2023 09:14:28 am

Thhanks great blog post

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