Was burning some old pallets, limbs, and some other junk wood for my grand daughter yesterday. One big pallet was made out of what looked like 1''x6'' the outer wood was dark, i assumed it was maybe oak. I took a 8lb splitting maul and gave it a big old WHACK and all it did was bounce back at me and never even cracked the board spanning about 3 ft. So, eventually i cut it in half with my chainsaw. The inside wood was a nice yellowish color, its not pine, the boards were totally knot free. Maybe popular wood? I didn't save any of it and wished i would have, i was really impressed with it's strength. What do you think it might be?? thanks.
Pallets can originate from anywhere in the world, almost always made from 2nd grade lumber/logs. Made for single and multiple trip use and varying weights of product and structural requirements they can be made of lighter weight southern yellow pine, oak for heavy duty use and anything and everything in between here in the states.
Hard to say without pictures. I thought maybe poplar bit dont know it to be that tough. Ive seen pallets made from almost every type of wood. Got one from a lumberyard years back made entirely of mahogany. Didnt have the heart to burn it so i dismantled it, made an Adirondack chair out of it and gave it to my GF. One business ill get 3'x8' hardwood pallets made from either oak or sugar maple. Very heavy!
I just built a platform for the three point hitch out of salvaged pallet wood. The stringers I was using resisted all screws and nails (even a 22 Cal Hilti) I ended up having to predrill everything. No idea what the wood was but it probably will never break.
