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7th May 2012, 10:31 AM #1Member
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What would you do with an endless supply of this?
These are beams reclaimed from old sheet metal pallets. I can get all I want.
It seems they are mostly red and white oak, but there are a few pieces with a tighter grain that I can't identify. They might be maple, ash, or hickory? Im sure if I were to cut a few open you guys could help me out.
The most of it is severely warped and split. But once cleaned up and sanded down a bit they have tons of character! Ive been using them to build wooden crosses mostly, but I was wondering if you guys think these might be good for more than just that. Any thoughts?
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7th May 2012, 10:35 AM #2Member
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Here is one of the unidentified pieces. Care to give it a shot?
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7th May 2012, 11:03 AM #3
It depends on what you like doing. The possibilities are almost endless. I previously used old packing create timbers for bandsaw boxes. It was easy enough to work around any faults in the timber and it was always a surprise to see how the grain would come up at the end of the project. The sizes you have in your picture would work well laminated into bandsaw box blanks.
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7th May 2012, 11:58 AM #4Member
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9th May 2012, 07:31 AM #5
Depends where your skills and passions are. Carving is an option. Perhaps walking sticks, caricature figures etc. If you can resaw and sand then boxes. If you turn then all sorts of legs for tables, chairs or drinking vessels, etc
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9th May 2012, 10:42 AM #6Member
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Resawing and sanding have been my main methods thus far. Here are some photos of a few crosses I've built with them.
Sorry the photos are so poor.
Anybody care to take a stab at identifying the wood in the 3rd picture?
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