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 each having first and second block surfaces, each first and second block surface having a plurality of channels 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 , the dowels having upper and lower portions of decreasing cross sectional sizes; wherein the stringers , deck boards , and blocks form the pallet, the deck boards being substantially parallel and spaced apart; the stringers being substantially parallel and spaced apart and transverse to the deck boards , and transverse to the blocks ; wherein the first dowels secure the deck boards , first stringers , and blocks together in a predetermined orientation to form a first portion of the pallet; wherein the second dowels secure the second stringers and the blocks 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 each having first and second block surfaces, each first and second block surface having a plurality of channels 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 , the dowels having upper and lower portions of decreasing cross sectional sizes; wherein the stringers , deck boards , and blocks form the pallet, the deck boards being substantially parallel and spaced apart; the stringers being substantially parallel and spaced apart and transverse to the deck boards , and transverse to the blocks ; wherein the first dowels secure the deck boards , first stringers , and blocks together in a predetermined orientation to form a first portion of the pallet; wherein the second dowels secure the second stringers and the blocks 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. <EOS>