what kinda wood is this
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davefan360
Take a breath!
its not pine.
HookedOnQ
is one Smokin' Farker
Hard to tell from the pics but id put my money on oak.
popeye
is one Smokin' Farker
i have to agree. I would not put it in the smoker
Blythewood BBQ'er
Babbling Farker
My pallet racks looked clean when I sorted them at work, after the first rain on them, I looked like oil or something else washed out of them. It definitely wasn't dirt.
Yellowhair42
is one Smokin' Farker
Some kind of oak.+1 on not using pallet wood.Like your ex girlfriend...you never know where she's been.
finzlft
Knows what a fatty is.
Agreed, I cut up pallets for my fire pit but since I don't know where they've been I don't let them near my dinner!
Shagdog
Quintessential Chatty Farker
Bottom pic is an oak. Hard to say for sure, but I don't think the top one is.
I wouldn't burn it though. Who knows what they treat pallets with. I work in a warehouse, and am a woodworker as a hobby. I see pallets, especially from china, made with everything from mahogany to lacewood to oak to maple (sometimes all on the same pallet) but I wouldn't consume anything cooked with it. You have no idea where it's from or what they did to it.
I wouldn't burn it though. Who knows what they treat pallets with. I work in a warehouse, and am a woodworker as a hobby. I see pallets, especially from china, made with everything from mahogany to lacewood to oak to maple (sometimes all on the same pallet) but I wouldn't consume anything cooked with it. You have no idea where it's from or what they did to it.
mikemci
Babbling Farker
Definitely Oak. Can't tell from the pics, if red or white though. Looks like red. I think they use whatever is cheapest when making pallets. I have a cabinet shop and use oak and cherry scraps to smoke with. Never used pallet wood. You never know what it has been in contact with. Burn out a UDS with it.:thumb:
Woody1911a1
Full Fledged Farker
looks more like ash to me .
rajewest
Well-known member
I agree, Ash looks similar to Oak, but Ash is a tight grain wood.
Haveuseen1?
Full Fledged Farker
It is most likely oak. We ship on pallets worldwide every day. Most are treated with a pesticide. They are required to be if they are leaving the USA, it is a measure to keep non native species under control.
jimstocks53
Take a breath!
Oak - put money on it. Probably Red Oak. I have but after reading the above probably won't cook with pallet wood again.
