pallets

The pallet is the one item most people do not see daily, though it is a simple device that changes the way that we do commerce on a global scale. A pallet is a flat surface/platform that is made of wooden slats attached by wooden side rails for the transportation of goods or media that is to heavy for conventional shipping, or for bulk purchases. More modernized pallets are made from plastic and metal, though the most conventional form for them to exist would be made from wood. The pallet has been in use since the days of transportation via train, though the boom of the pallet came in the 1950's with the invention of the forklift and WWII increase in mass production of goods. The wooden gem is currently getting a second look in the form of being up-cycled by craftsmen. Modern ingenuity will not let these guys go to waste, some great examples of repurposing are the pallet house, a wall garden, desk and a favorite; the pallet bed.