Made me laugh "wood types"

[Gordon 121]

I love reading mainly the American, and Canadian scrollers describe what there projects are made from, eg a white Birch or a redwood pine or a cherry brush.... I look at my works and think we'll that was a skirting board, that was an old wardrobe, that was a table I cut up and the other one I cut from old bunk beds lol just made me laugh the difference lol, I bow to ur knowledge of wood 

[LarryEA]

You gotta make a wood catagoryof these, Like;

Skirting board, pallet, old doors,,,etc

 

[Foxfold]

Must be a 'British' thing Gordon.  I do exactly the same thing.  My plywood is, Thin from the woodyard,   thick from the van refurbishers,  and  solid wood from skirting, old tables, kitchen cabinet doors

[RabidAlien]

Eh, I do the same.  "I cut this from **insert shelf-label at Lowes** wood".  Someone messed up once, so I have a series of patterns that are proudly cut from 1x10 staplegun.

[Jim McDonald]

Right now, I have three absolutely marvelous pieces of pallet wood at the house.

Yes, I am sometimes guilty of the "species-naming" game, but a most of the wood I have purchased over the years is in a stack in the shed and is largely considered to be "mystery" wood. I can pick out the red oak and walnut--but the rest is "Boy, that might just work!"

[Gordon 121]

Now I feel part of a clan, the "mystery wood cutters" lol I haven't bought a single bit of wood yet its all found or ppl gave me, I worked for B&Q for 12 years so I know ply, mdf, osb, conti and that's it lol 

[RabidAlien]

1 hour ago, Jim McDonald said:

Right now, I have three absolutely marvelous pieces of pallet wood at the house.

Yes, I am sometimes guilty of the "species-naming" game, but a most of the wood I have purchased over the years is in a stack in the shed and is largely considered to be "mystery" wood. I can pick out the red oak and walnut--but the rest is "Boy, that might just work!"

I've been known to slow down and eyeball a stack of pallets, until my wife starts saying things like "no", "you haven't used the last five you picked up", or "stop drooling, you're about to hit a streetlight".

[Gordon 121]

It should be made a law that you are not allowed to drive by a wood skip without taking a bit, save the trees, avoid landfill the things I will say to the other half loll they even have a posh name for it no longer am I scrounging wood oh no! now am up scaling lol 

[Jim McDonald]

Being in shipping and receiving of heavy truck parts, I see my fair share of pallets.  There is a sawzall in the warehouse, and from time to time, it is used to harvest stock for Ole Jim.

[Chiloquinruss]

My source is any local motorcycle shop that IMPORTS bikes.  They don't don't use 3 ply plywood or pine 2x4's for pallets.  It's all great wood!  Watch for nails, screws and other 'stuff' but still good wood.  Russ