"I've thought this for years, not just about Ikea. While the transparency is helpful at first, this feels like the sort of thing that can easily be handled by a small envelope or even a packet, akin to sugar. But to be really sustainable, they should just fold up a banana leaf or something! Coconut husks were used as packing material for centuries."

"You could use exterior rigid insulation and/or build an additional frame inside and use something like dense-pack cellulose. This is an option to replace masonry, but of course presents new hurdles based on material properties."

"If you see an OG floppy disk holder, buy it and use it to store sandpaper! Great for sorting the different grits and quickly grabbing the disc you need."

"I'd love to see a "dumb" version of this just to use as an over-the-couch table thing. "

"Also, that isn't meant to be snarky. I realise the tone sounds rather harsh, but I'm not at all mad. Just pointing out what these folks might be thinking."

"Where can I get that .obj file!"

"Two things: First, making use of a pallet, which would otherwise end up in a scrapheap, is a good move toward upcycling. Better to use it for *something* than to just toss it aside. Second, some people have more time than money. For college students or other scrappy youngsters, a pile of pallets represents hundreds saved in purchasing hardwood. Sure, it might not be the longest-lasting furniture, but the idea of buying black walnut to build a slapdash coffee table is laughable.Valid point about the pesticides and about the mixing of woods, though. I wouldn't use any found materials for cutting boards, but for some kind of feature wall decoration, or perhaps an end table, it makes total sense.Regarding harvest time, this guy built a tool to pry up the boards in no time flat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkKFGIjPSvI"