On 2/11/2018 11:24 PM, John Grossbohlin wrote:
"pyotr filipivich"Â* wrote in message
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Yes, that is my quandary.Â*Â* I have a stack of pallets, and some
rather nice (for some values of nice) boards in some of them.
Hardwood, I think "oak" - but I do not know.Â* One thing I do know,
when I saw them loose, the wood gives off a pungent smell, similar to
that of strong vinegar.Â* (I hope it is the wood, and not the saw
blade.)
This is more for my Fund of General Knowledge than a necessity.
I've used "pallet board" like this before to make so rather fine
(IMOSHO) small wooden boxes and the like.

I recently toured the factory of Community Play Things. Their products
are found in schools, day cares, hospitals, and other institutional
places where children and babies can be found.Â* While there I found out
that they use a wood for their outdoor products that is pickled.

Though my memory of the details could be off, as I recall the wood
itself is from Austria and the preservation is done in Norway... This
not a finish but rather an impregnating process (I believe done under a
vacuum like pressure treated wood). When I smelled the wood it had the
scent of pickles/vinegar.

For pallet wood it might be cost effective compared to heat treated
wood... perhaps this is what you have.



I used to receive and ship on pallets, hundreds per week. I never
saw a treated pallet as most were not wanted back by the shipper, GM.
Only a very few were made out of a decent wood and those were so riddled
with nails it was more trouble than it was worth to try and salvage for
other uses.