Hidden treasure

[jeff...]

Duster - Scott nailed it - that sure does look at lot like red gum to me...

I don't think it's poor mans walnut (black gum) also called tupelo by fancy folk. I think you got red gum (the better of the gums)... and yep it's good to work with - once dry and dressed it's just as stable as anything else out there.

Heres a little info for you
http://www.ibiblio.org/pic/NCTrees/sweetgum.htm

Thanks

[sapwood]

Originally Posted by sawduster

. . . .
Thanx , Travis for the sage advice I was very conscientious of metal in the wood but never gave a thought to sand and dirt

Sage advice.
I picked up some beautiful 8/4 rough cut boards on the beach a few years ago. Bandsawing went ok, but planing was not a good idea
Even half way through the thickness the sand was uh, polishing my blades

Roger

[Will Goodwin]

I'll defer to the experts Robert, but I think the wood looks a lot like the ambrosia maple I purchased through my ww class at Klingspor's. (For the table I still haven't finished by the way lol).

Here's a link to the pics ... so you can compare:


Will

[pcooper]

I've found just about everything in pallets, I've even found mahogany!!! There was a place close to where I lived in Tn that got a lot of larger stuff from overseas, and apparently they have a lot of really nice wood there to make boxes out of. It's free, and good stuff if you look carefully enough for nails and staples. I've found nice oak, both red and white, and walnut in big enough pieces to make a bed for my son. Now I hardly ever pass a pallet without looking it over. Good score!!!!

[Woodman2k]

You wanna talk about WRD,at work when we were still disposing of all the wood and pallets the monthly total was anywhere between 10 and 15 tons of wood a month.I have a variety of items built from white oak that comes from one of our vendors in 3by 6,4 by 4 and 6 by 8 planks that go up to 12 foot.Alot of our employee's have built out buildings and never spent a dime till they got to the roof.We are setting up a sorting building and recycling program but if anybody ever wants to go in there and haul out a load let me know.Our 5000 lb motors and airends come on skids with triple 8 x 8 's as runners.You can't lift it off the ground without a forklift.