I've made stuff from pallets for years and as a point I sent samples from 25 different pallets for testing including shavings from end grain, inside a board, whole boards, drilled out and sent in the saw dust from that drilling and absolutely none of it showed any trace of mb or any harmful substances. So thank you for this! Edit, they were all stamped with mb

As a long time pallet wood worker, I will certainly be saving this video to share with people. Thanks for making it!

I can´t read 307 comments so please excuse me if this has already been said. CN is code for China. CA is Canada. Great video. First time viewer. I´m making a video about making compost with a pallet. Your video was very helpful. Thanks. And oh yes... I´m Canadian.

Perhaps your best ever video mate. Seriously great scripting, topic, execution and usefulness. I'll be linking it every time I do a pallet build! :D

Mark, you're a bloody champion mate! I only came across your clips by accident but have now subscribed to watch the progression and evolution of' Dainer Made'. Your sense of humour and the way you present a project is truly inspiring. Thumbs up from 'The Birches Woodworking', Sandfly Tassie.

Mate. I’m about to see someone to be so informative and helpful. You covered everything so far. From where to get it , what to get, how to get it . How to take it a part, how to handle it and reassemble it in something spectacular. Don’t forget about last videos saying also what to do that sell’s easily and get yourself on the game. Please never stop doing what you do best that is inspiring people like me. I need it. Lol. Let the hater’s find something better to do Cheers mate and thank you for your videos

I had concluded the same thing about five years ago when I first started pallet wood working as a hobby. It’s good to hear that the information I previously learned is still valid and confirmed by a professional

As someone trying to start my own business I couldn't be happier with this information. It proves that just because something started out for one purpose doesn't mean it can't be repurposed for something else. If someone is willing to do the work. For the sake of convenience many have become wasteful. Thanks again for the information. 🙂👍

Love the video, so much good information and what a plot twist! I had no idea that's how it's done. Agree on the fine dust matter, still needs to hook up my bigger machines to a system.

A nice lecture on pallets. And facts. I still love recycling. Keep following the rules. Thanks dude. All the best.

I started using pallets after seeing you Channel a while ago. This was an invaluable video as I was concerned about chemical in pallets. Now my mind is at ease 👍🏻 On a positive note, I work for a company that uses pallets for shipping, and I’m allowed as many old or damaged pallets that I like! In fact they will deliver a truckload to my home if a want them. Lucky me 😁 A fan from across the ditch in Wellington, New Zealand 🇳🇿

I think this is the best video I have watched on any subject on KZfaq. Punchy presentation with accurate facts, pulled together with humour and great delivery. Who would have known it was about pallets? Fantastic channel, pallet wood is the way forward, keep up the great work, I for one will be watching 👍👍👍👍

The video we needed! Seen a bunch of these, as most woodworkers using pallets have to keep explaining to the haters that the materials are checked, modified and sealed by the time it gets to the final product! Great explanation as always! ☺️

Interesting! Finally an explanation why the campfire smells so bad sometimes x’D

Old guy remembers; I was told that MB was called the two step killer. You would smell an onion or garlic odor and the smell would go away. You didn’t smell it anymore because it killed those nerves. Because you inhaled it you would be able to take a couple of steps before dropping to the ground and some other stuff and you died. If you are concerned about residue you could always pressure wash those pallets and let them dry before using.

I have used pallet wood when I was in Canada, managed to get a hold of Jarrah and teak in pallets. beautiful to work with and so i made a clock about 45cm tall. Pallet wood can be a ton of more work to use but you can't beat the price

Thank you so much for this video. You have answered everything I have been trying to find out about pallet use safety. I have only just started working with pallets to do the exact thing to make some cash. I’ve worked on farms all my working life so far and I’m sick of making everyone one else rich while I just get by. I know this woodworking is not going to make me rich but if I can make a bit extra money it will help. Haven’t made anything to sell yet but hope to do that soon. Thanks again for the help.

I only know three species of wood, pallet, scaffold boards, and Other Wood. I’ll carry on using them!👍🏻

Well Done Mate!, I have over 30 years in the trade, and this is the best common sense explanation I have ever come upon, there is so much B*****ks talked by so many people trying to sound clever, it's nice to hear commonsense, if you are a woodworker you are used to managing risks, it's how you stay fit and healthy, I have no breathing problems, and I worked with MDF for years, always with good extraction, dust control and a Mask when necessary, I wouldn't have it any other way, also always wore eye and ear protection, for a risk there is a solution, and anyone who doesn't get that does not belong in a workshop or on site!, also if fumigants did not dissipate, you would need PPE just to handle palletised goods, and foodstuffs could not even be shipped on them, it's not a Coating, it a Gas folks, and you and Andy made the point perfectly , Beaut Job Mate ! Julie from UK

I've made loads of things with pallets including my daughter's lounge chair and a chair each for my niece and nephew among other things. It's my go to wood because it's better than the environment for recycling and upcycling etc. I'm in the UK but always use PPE.

Very interesting. The only pallets I won’t use are painted ones and ones I’ve had obvious spills on them, because you don’t know what chemical that might of been .

I'm now planning out what tools to get and the size of shed to get started in woodworking. You do good work on inspiring people to make cool stuff out of what some would consider junk or waste. Keep up the good work sir!

Mark, fantastic video!!! One of your best. Thanks for giving us makers this video for our arsenal. And thanks Andy for getting involved.

Thanks for the video Dainer! Will share this video whenever needed.

ah...*group hug*... not just an mediocre face, very thoughtful, well said...its hard not to dragged down by the jerks, remember all the love from the rest of us! 👍👍👏 one if my favourite on the you tubes...😜

Well done Mark One of the best videos I have seen on WOOD....your a star mate and Thank you for spending Precious time on this

One of the best information I have ever got from a wood working personal. Thank you so much.

I appreciate your transparency and your sharing of information. Thank you.

Love the vids man. Thanks for the info. This is exactly what I've been wondering about. Cheers

The information you're providing is spot on. I'm a Safety guy here in Tennessee and build things with pallets myself. I keep an eye out for those symbols all the time

aweseome video mate! thanks for sharing! really needed to know this stuff. Thanks for taking the timing to do it.

Mark, that was a very special and important video. You explained it all very clearly. We all need to be aware of these things if we decide to do the pallet dive and really woodworking in general. Good one!

Pallet lover and 💩 polisher here, this is good to know, good info. The pallets I pick up are from company's/business's/people that I know what goods have been shipped on them and I just look for the marks as well. And yeah fine sawdust is the most damaging/dangerous for the lungs, even more so if it's from stuff like mdf or hardboard.

Thank you Professor Dainer 🙏, very informative!!

Another Stella Video. I worked in container shipping for many years and MB is definitely the international standard.

Great to have this confirmed so succinctly, I have been researching mb pallets and whether there are safe. I was thinking that as a gas it should dissipate after the job was done. Very reassuring to view this vid, thank-you.

Great video Mark. Always good to have more facts in front of us when making decisions. Cheers

Thanks for putting this video/response together Mark!!

Thanks Mark, I was a bit worried about this but now you’ve put my mind at ease. 👍

thanks for the info mate! good to get a better understanding of what goes on with timber treatment in general especially in stuff we want to work with!

Awesome info thanks. Super helpful.

Outstanding video mate, nice to see someone using facts not opinions regarding chemicals.

Great video, well done. Recently found your channel and have been enjoying watching back through the catalogue. Cheers from Scotland!

Great video, relieved my concerns about using pallets. Thank you

Thank you for this video, you are loved!

Great video. Thanks for putting it together.

Thanks for that. As a newbie to pallet reclaim it's good to hear.

Great video, mate. This is all about choice, knowledge, and research for makers. People must be responsible for what they do in life. This to me was really informative. I'm definitely no scientist but i'm interested in the arguments. This now encourages me to do my own further due diligence as the only person responsible for my own health and the product that I create is me.

Awesome video mate, really informative mate, thanks mate.

Good info, thanks for sharing.

I am considering starting making furniture from pallets. Your videos have helped convince me to give it a try. Thank you for this video it is full of great information.

I am pointing everyone to this video when I start my next pallet build!!!! Great info mate, love your work.

Thanks so much. I used pallets to make a mini garden but have been nervous about using it without a liner.

Thank you Mark I am using pallet wood for making toys. So I was a bit concerned about MB stamp on the pallet, I wasn't going to use them. But I will have a re think now. Thanks again Mark Will from NSW

I don't know about Australia, but in the US if that little line between the IPPC logo and the other information isn't there, US Customs will not allow the goods to enter.

After 30 years of working with pallets I think that most are safe. I agree with your statement that it is best to give stains a wide berth. Have a great day, back to the sawmill. Regards Liz.

Thanks that's awesome. Great info

Very Informative, along with your research sources. Job Well Done.!!

Thanks mate for the video, subbed so won't miss anything. G'day from the UK.

Thankyou. Amazing video and you answered all my questions about pallet safety so many times I have been told about the poisons used on them to kill bugs. I can now show them your video to shut them up. Cheers mate and thanks again regards John 🇦🇺

You may not have wanted to make this video; but it's likely to be the best / most important one you've done! Fair play!

Wow! I have been saying that years that you can't polish a turd. Been watching several of your vidoes the last few days and sir you are correct. You have taken nonthing and me it into something outstanding. Nice work

Another great video! Thanks for sharing!

Thank you. Just starting to pit together a work shop. 1st time ever I have a garden. So I thought a man cave. Wife thought work shop lol.

Interesting!!! Most useful thing I've heard this week I think! Cheers mate👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

Interesting. Good bit of info to know!

Hi Mark, i've been working my way through your channel content. I really like the results you're getting with pallet bricks. I've been working with wood for about 2 years and starting to eye pallets. Thanks for sharing your work and method. Just one note - CN is the country code for China. Canada's is CA. It's not material to your video but i thought you'd like to know. Maybe you were joking and it went over my head - i dunno!

Excellent vidio thanks again Mark..

Great video matey.. much appreciated. Worth doing.

Hey mate, thanks for this. I'm just starting out woodworking with pallets because of your channel. Love your work , keep ya pecker up.

Brilliant Mark !! After watching your informative video , made me think of the treated timber chippies handle every day. H3.2 , H6 ..... Mind you , the smells that come out of some chippies, can be deadly too .

Yes you can polish a turd. Best comment right at the end. Keep up the good work and glad to see a hard worker making some $$$ and reusing old wood!

I am glad you have made video cause I have only just learnt about MB and was unsure as put my coffee table on hold 25 % into the project. Thank you 😁

Great little video!

Very well put and great video

4:40 So many jokes, so little time. Great video, much appreciated.

Haha. Love your work mate…!!

Mark, thank you for sharing this, I have had access to MB pallet crates and was about to give them the 'Heave Ho'. Thanks to your information I am now going to carry on and treat all my pallets with TLC. TLC (tender loving care) kills off most things 😉🙃

Hey brother man I’m from America. I absolutely love working with pallet wood. Your videos are very informative and helpful to get ideas fo future projects. Keep up the good work

Excellent informative video Mark. I just subscribed and love your channel!

This was a very informative video, thank you. I commented on another one about how I stopped using pallets due to bad burns from working with one. Guess YT wanted me to learn more about them.

Awesome video mate! ✌️ loving the content!

thanks for this video! i got plenty of pallet wood that i bought few years back and realized later it was MB stamped, i was reluctant to use them since i hear bad thing about it. the wood looks beautiful and smells unique, i believe its australian cypress since it came from AU.

Good to know, I was wondering this the other week.

I used to work with MB working with shipping containers, I’d be inside a shipping container an hour after its been fumigated and I never got stiff.

❤thank you! I just grabbed my first load of pallets and was concerned with all the stamps until now.

PALLET WOOD BABY!! Good round up mate, super informative and definitely something I'll be looking out for in future. Doubt I'll be snarfing big lines of the sawdust like I used to though 😂 Cheers!

Very informative mate , great stuff

Great bit of information Mark! Haters are going to hate, even when you share factual information with them. Keep up the great work, looking forward to the next video!!

Nice informative video, keep up the good work.

Great video mate. Don’t worry about the haters. They will always find something or body to hate. The pallet furniture looks great. 👍

Mate that video was incredible!

An informative 'needed to be done' video. Good on ya :)

If you can, store wood outside before you go to use it. I personally think all wood can be burned but you have to do it safely. I think letting the rain get a chance to wash the wood is not a bad thing as you never can tell what was stored with the wood previously. For simplicity it’s easier to leave pallets in tact and only break up any that are damaged as the parts can be used for other purposes. I have a rotation system so that I can use wood today that has been left outside and then cut and drilled for burning. I don’t just burn pallets, so that’s why I partly drill them. I do sometimes burn fence posts or similar. I recently used some wood from a keep I have and I wanted to know if it was dry in the core and made a small hole, it was very dry and no trace of moisture. Another reason for a hole is to make the fire work its way through the wood and not just around it. The wood from the keep had been in storage for a year and burned really well, when you get the blue flame off a fire it’s a sign that it’s going well. I managed to burn some wood for 12 hours which is about average but sometimes upto 72 hours if there’s enough wood and it’s going to be cold enough. Another thing to consider is placing wood close to what is burning to help it effectively dry out better, this is handy for end pieces which might have moisture in them. You can turn them if needed but be sure to allow room to get to the fire and to rotate any stuff you are drying out. Logs can be good but you need to be careful and patient with them. A bow saw can give you a good cut and help to be a bit more precise. A chainsaw is scary and if you have never used one be very careful indeed, always wear proper protection and take your time to do the task in hand. If you have other people around you they must know they cannot disturb you as it can result in an accident occurring. When I have wood ready to take to the workshop I grade it and then decide how I will cut it. Some wood will be easy to store if you cut it in half and let the air dry it out. Other wood might need some cutting to size so it can be a regular size, logs for example are seldom the same size. A pen or something similar to stack them in is a way of segregating them, you might find some logs dry well and can be used in 3 months after being cut and stored, other larger logs might require 6-9 months. I work a year a head so that allows me time to make the wood work for me. I rarely refuse any wood as I only use what is locally available and free. I have a system that works and that’s often the hard bit, deciding what to work to. Pallets are ok but other stuff is available and know who to trust. A tree will always be a challenge not just to cut with a manual saw but the wood that it provides too. Good practice gives good results. As a general rule the bigger the wood the bigger the saw.

Ha! I make bee boxes and frames for my hives out of pallet wood. I haven’t lost any bees due to treated pallets. The hives in the purchased (clean) timber are doing as well as the pallet hives.

Great stuff!

Hi mark, ive just come across you channel, loving your sense of humour and the projects you come up with. Great to get some info about MB, thanks for letting us know. Hopefully the haters will be quiet for now!! 😂

Ethylene oxide is used in a similar fashion. Some people freck out about it, but the molecule breaks down when it huts air. I've seen it used for seasoning for foods all the way to furniture. Super nasty if you breath it in, but the process actually super safe when employed correctly... and super effective.

Good info!

Top video mate. Very informative! Greetings from pomland👍🏻