I changed the title of my thread as I am adding photos of a few more pallet wood props, in addition to my Toe Pincher coffins....Thanks for your kind comments and suggestions.... !!!
Here are some pics of my pallet wood "Toe Pincher" coffin build so far....This coffin is going to replace a wire and fabric coffin that I had previously used in my haunt. There is no bottom to this prop as I am going to put a small floodlight and a fog machine inside of it, so it will be slightly elevated off the ground a couple of inches for air to flow in and out. The top will be skewed open a little bit to allow for a skeleton hand/arm to come out....
I am going to be adding some rope handles, chains and moss to it to finish things off.
When I see all the great coffins people build for their haunts, I wonder why any of us would bother to pay large sums of money for one at a funeral home
I've never made much luck getting pallets apart in nice pieces. Best I could do was use a Sawzaw to cut the nails. Never had to deal with any that had glue.
Excellent! I made a similar toe pincher from crate wood that was salvaged from my move two years ago. (wood crates that were built by the movers for antiques, tv's, etc.)
Thanks all....this is my first coffin prop and I plan to build build one more full sized one and one half sized ground-breaker style. I have been looking at coffins that others have built and kind of winged it as far as plans go....I wanted it to look real rough though and I think it turned out fairly well...
In addition to the coffins, I also am working on a Hangman's Gallows and a treasure chest (I run a Haunted Pirate theme at my house) all made out of pallet wood.
I have been getting all my pallets free off of Craig's List. They are a real b#*@h to take apart that's for sure!!!! I use a Sawzall, like IMU mentioned, to cut through the nails. I haven't found any to have glue on them....Thank God!!!
For construction, I use star drive screws...they are a little pricey, but they sure make it easier to put things together...
I have been getting all my pallets free off of Craig's List. They are a real b#*@h to take apart that's for sure!!!! I use a Sawzall, like IMU mentioned, to cut through the nails. I haven't found any to have glue on them....Thank God!!
Great toe pincher coffin Mic!! be sure to post some pics of it in operation come Halloween night!
I love Pallets - True sometimes you have to work yer arse off the get the wood but that just make the prop projects you build worth more to you!
After taking a hard look at my coffin, I saw that the wood looked to new and the cut edges stood out a bit......, I decided to try my hand at "Flame aging"....I took a propane torch and "Painted" the exterior of the coffin.....I think it turned out pretty good! I plan to do this effect on my other pallet wood projects......
Gorgeous, Mic! I first heard of using this technique as a way to bring out the grain in wood many years ago. It makes for an amazingly beautiful piece, whether it's a chest of drawers or a chest of bones
I am still working on coffin#2, but I ran out the longer boards for the lid, so that prop was put on hold for a bit until I can pick up some more pallets.
In the interim, I started on a large Treasure chest and a smaller "Jewelry Box".
This Treasure chest will replace the Styrofoam one that I had used in the past as it kept falling apart. I will be adding a shallow shelf in the upper section of the chest to hold all of the "Treasure", which will consist of a pile of beads, coins and sparkling Xmas lights....I am working on the lid now and need to add the lock, hinges and rope handles to finish it off:
The smaller jewelry box will go into my wrecked row boat scene. It will also hold a collection of coins in a shallow tray. I need to add the lock, hinges and rope handles to it as well:
Awesome job! Gonna have to add one of them coffins to my to do list for next year, or the next, or the next... So many great projects, so little time and so few minions I'd trust with power equipment and sharp objects...
The flame aging looks great. Nice job on the toe pincher.
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