a dog we found freezing out in the cold a couple weeks ago had puppies last night and we noticed one has a cleft lip and pallet. what are the puppies chances??? should we get her put down or is there really no chances for her?shes not even 24 hours old and ive been trying to feed her, i dont want to do more harm than good. im worried the milk may go into her lungs.NO RUDE ANSWERS!!!!!!!!
I knew someone that made a house with pallets! No Sh!t. It was smallish but well made and really cool! You couldn't tell it was made from pallets either. Not as much wood as you might think, so keep it small. I think a dog house would be great. Or a bird feeder. Sorry, I have no instructions.
Pallets are made of inferior grade wood and are held together with fluted nails which are impossible to remove, especially without destroying the wood. You coud pile them up and put a cushion on top but trying to make something of the wood is not practical.
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.
