I picked up a pallet the other day and cut it all apart. I thought it was pine, but now I'm not 100% sure. When I cut it, it didn't have that pine smell. I also spotted a big chunk of red on one of the sides (I believe the side that faced down). Anyone have any clue what it might be?
Thanks.
Seriously, it could be just about anything. My first guess is oak is common for pallets if they come from north America. If it comes from elsewhere, who knows.
Generally, smell is a pretty good indicator but you have to have some reference to recognize it.
If you plane it down a bit you could have a better clue. Is it open grained or close grained? Rough like that I could see it as oak, ash, cypress, pecan, or any number of species. Especially with it being sapwood. It is a lot easier to tell with heart wood.
It's hard to tell from the photo, but a lot of pallet wood is red oak.
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