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As you can see from the photos below I’ve got a good start. I’ve also found that I’ll save bunch of time by using a table saw, router table, and reciprocating saw, in addition to the tools I already have. There is an old table saw and router table in the old shop at the [...]
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This morning I spent working with pallet wood and nailed a few details down on how best to use the material. I found a slightly easier way to break down the pallets with relatively little waste and fewer damaged boards and I think I’ve found a way to help prevent a future problem with water [...]
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Last night I stayed up late and worked out some of the more important details of how the tiny free house will be framed and laid out. Thanks to a lot of noodling and inspiration from another tiny pallet house concept I landed on a floor plan and roof line that should work well.
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I’m embarking on a little experiment. I’m going to build a tiny house that's cross between Henry David Thoreau’s cabin at Walden Pond and a Tumbleweed-like Tiny House on wheels.
The only difference is that it will cost me nothing. Any money I spend will be recouped by selling discarded things I find and most of the wood will come from old shipping pallets.
Why Pallets? It just seems like poetic justice for a house that questions consumerism be made from the very things that carried the products to market. More...
Pallet Framing Plan
Floor Plan
Latest Construction Progress
In The New York Times
In the summer of 2007 I had one of those Ah-HA moments that inspired me to write a book, change jobs, build a tiny free house, rethink my values, my lifestyle, and my future. 
