Andy Dingley wrote:

IMHO, pallet wood is worthless. Maybe your pallets are better made.
Packing crates, now you're talking, but I've never seen a pallet useful
for anything more than a rabbit hutch.



This side of the pond they seem to be pretty decent. Sometimes better than
the quality of the goods shipped on them.

Another interesting source, if you can find it, is the wooden floors from
old railroad cars. A friend scored a massive amount of Mahogany for next to
nothing from an old car. Beat up, but after a couple trips through the
planer a marvelous gloat.