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  1. 02-03-2010, 8:44 AM #1
    Mike Palmowski
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    Can you name that wood?

    We just got ahold of some rather large hunks of wood, but don't know what kind of wood it is, any guess by the pictures?




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  3. 02-03-2010, 8:46 AM #2
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  4. 02-03-2010, 8:52 AM #3
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    The first photo looks like cherry the second looks like either soft maple or poplar.
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    1) Maple that sat a while before being cut (hence not white)
    2) Poplar
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    1. Cherry
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  7. 02-03-2010, 1:24 PM #6
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    Well we got it from a big pallet. it is about 2" thick by 6" wide
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  8. 02-03-2010, 2:41 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Palmowski View Post
    Well we got it from a big pallet. it is about 2" thick by 6" wide

    what part of the world did the pallet come from?
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  9. 02-03-2010, 3:17 PM #8
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  10. 02-03-2010, 3:18 PM #9
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    Picture #1 could even be beechwood that has discolorations. I have some like it. The picture isn't close up enough to really tell. Beech has lots of little brown marks in it.
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  11. 02-03-2010, 4:31 PM #10
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    If it's a pallet from north America I'm going to go with George and say it's either maple or beach.
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  12. 02-03-2010, 9:51 PM #11
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    I vote maple. What did I win? J/K
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  13. 02-04-2010, 6:39 AM #12
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    It appears to be soft Maple.(Red,Swamp, or Silver Maple)
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    1. Maple
    2. If it was poplar the color would be reversed with the light colored part being the sapwood and the darker being the heartwood. I'll go with ash.
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  15. 02-04-2010, 8:21 AM #14
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    Is this the most appropriate forum to post these kinds of things in?

    This has nothing to do with the OP. I ask because I have several hunks of wood I cannot identify.
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  16. 02-04-2010, 10:53 AM #15
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    We have had pallets with pecan that looks similar to the first picture. Pallet wood can be anything available. I think this is a perfect opportunity to invest in a wood identification book or two!

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