On Mon, 12 Feb 2018 17:07:21 -0800
pyotr filipivich wrote:

I have some mahogany boards salvaged off a shipping crate.

are they usable

i ask because sometimes i see some really knotty and crazy grain in
oak and somehow they get nails into without splitting

it seems the rarer pallet woods are also often the worst scrap pieces
left over from wherever they source

the pallet making industry probably has some interesting sourcing
techniques

urban refuse and the like