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"Saruman":3lnlkbgs wrote: What are pallets made from? I have a bunch of them left over from garden stuff delivered last year. Some might be pine but some of them certainly look like a hardwood.[/quote:3lnlkbgs]

Yes a lot of pallets are made from sub standard hardwood offcuts, that is curly, burly or split or otherwise flawed bits. Hard to tell what wood though. Also I would be very surprised if pallets weren't soaked or sprayed or otherwise treated with some preservative, so I'd steer clear of them. If you can find a sawmill anywhere they'll give you irregular offcuts, they usually have huge piles of them and you can take your pick of oak or beech or whatever. that's what I used to do when I was a kid and I had a woodwork project on my brain.

"RichieH":3cv17pz2 wrote:

"Saruman":3cv17pz2 wrote: If you can find a sawmill anywhere they'll give you irregular offcuts, they usually have huge piles of them and you can take your pick of oak or beech or whatever. that's what I used to do when I was a kid and I had a woodwork project on my brain.[/quote:3cv17pz2][/quote:3cv17pz2]

No go for pallets then.
For anyone in the rathfarnham area, there is O' Kelley sawmills up the Dublin mountains. <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="www.timbertrove.com">www.timbertrove.com and I am sure they will give you cuttings.