Itentifying wood by smell
Electric Comet on Tue, 13 Feb 2018
08:34:28 -0800 typed in rec.woodworking the following:
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
Oh yes. Ripped them on the band saw, and will figure out what to
do with them "eventually".
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
Like I said - I wasn't aware of "grade 4" lumber. Cupped, warped,
bark, knotholes - it's is sort of a usable board.
urban refuse and the like
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pyotr filipivich
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