A pallet comprising: a plurality of deck boards, each deck board including an outward-facing surface and a plurality of openings, each opening defining a hole extending through the deck board at an angle to the outward-facing surface; a plurality of first stringers and second stringers, each stringer including first and second surfaces and a plurality of bores in between the surfaces, each bore in a first stringer aligning with an opening of a deck board and set in the first stringer at an angle through the first surface; a plurality of blocks (16, 17) each having first and second block surfaces, each first and second block surface having a plurality of channels (61, 63) set at an angle to the block surfaces, the channels aligning with a bore of a stringer; and a plurality of first and second dowels (92, 94), the dowels having upper and lower portions (556, 558, 560, 562) of decreasing cross sectional sizes; wherein the stringers (14, 15), deck boards, and blocks (16, 17) form the pallet, the deck boards being substantially parallel and spaced apart; the stringers (14, 15) being substantially parallel and spaced apart and transverse to the deck boards, and transverse to the blocks (16, 17); wherein the first dowels secure the deck boards, first stringers, and blocks (16, 17) together in a predetermined orientation to form a first portion of the pallet; wherein the second dowels secure the second stringers and the blocks (16, 17) together in a predetermined orientation to form a second portion of the pallet; characterised in that a part of the upper portion of each first dowel intentionally protrudes above the outward facing surface of a respective deck board; and the second stringers include depressions for receiving the protruding upper portions of the first dowels of a second pallet when the pallet is stacked upon said second pallet. a plurality of deck boards, each deck board including an outward-facing surface and a plurality of openings, each opening defining a hole extending through the deck board at an angle to the outward-facing surface; a plurality of first stringers and second stringers, each stringer including first and second surfaces and a plurality of bores in between the surfaces, each bore in a first stringer aligning with an opening of a deck board and set in the first stringer at an angle through the first surface; a plurality of blocks (16, 17) each having first and second block surfaces, each first and second block surface having a plurality of channels (61, 63) set at an angle to the block surfaces, the channels aligning with a bore of a stringer; and a plurality of first and second dowels (92, 94), the dowels having upper and lower portions (556, 558, 560, 562) of decreasing cross sectional sizes; wherein the stringers (14, 15), deck boards, and blocks (16, 17) form the pallet, the deck boards being substantially parallel and spaced apart; the stringers (14, 15) being substantially parallel and spaced apart and transverse to the deck boards, and transverse to the blocks (16, 17); wherein the first dowels secure the deck boards, first stringers, and blocks (16, 17) together in a predetermined orientation to form a first portion of the pallet; wherein the second dowels secure the second stringers and the blocks (16, 17) together in a predetermined orientation to form a second portion of the pallet; characterised in that a part of the upper portion of each first dowel intentionally protrudes above the outward facing surface of a respective deck board; and the second stringers include depressions for receiving the protruding upper portions of the first dowels of a second pallet when the pallet is stacked upon said second pallet.