I have this small rectangular palet with 6 gorgeous shades if eye shadow and blush in it but I dont know how but today two if the eye shadows cracked.... the mirror in it and the blush and other eye shadows were fine and I managed to sweep the chunks that fell out back into there spots and patted them into place and now they seem fine but how can I make sure that the powder dosnt fall out again?
there are oak pallets out there but they are usually assembled with screw nails and are difficult to disassemble without breaking up the wood. the short lengths of wood may make it impractical and the aesthetics questionable..
possible, yes, useful or practical, no. The soft inexpensive wood used to make pallets is so thin that it would wear to fast, is not pest resistant, would mold and deteriorate.
Almost all the pallet I have seen are not treated. Except for the ones used in fruit packing houses(those are obviously treated with mold resistant creosote-green or brown. But for department stores generally they are just ordinary boards nailed together for a pallet. I have seen some nice ones from out east (Walnut, maple, oak, boards where as west coast ones are generally fir, pine or spruce. You say you are going to treat the wood. In what way? Paint? Then the paint is the thing you should look at as that is the final finish. Nothing will leach through the paint. And you want a hard, easy to clean finish...which is why I would use oil based paints. Not latex. If it is planning to be a clear finish, then a number of coats(3) of water based clear should do you fine. Or go the shellac and varnish route. Totally safe. Unless your child is planning to eat the entire crib(for the fiber). Sure, you could go out and get one of those plastic cribs (just waiting for a recall) as the plastic is toxic or whatever. You are not selling it so there is no need to clear it with anyone. If you want you child could go in a cardboard box. Factory wood cribs are finished in lacquer. It is tricky to brush on but can be done. Just follow directions. It has been a long time since they have used arsenic. Creosote is copper napthanate which while still poisonous is cheaper and works just as good as arsenic. I think you are going to find that pallet wood is just not that great for your project and by the time you figure out your time to clean it up, it is easier and probably just as cost effective to get some cut-off scraps at a building supply store.
