i have built in radar for finding wood.Bulk pick up trash day has been a gold mine for hardwood furniture, I just break it up on the site to get it i the car. Baby cribs are the best for high quality polished hardwoods, perfect for name stands or key chains.Lots of oak chairs that are wobbly thrown out,cabinet backs are great thin stock to make clocks,dresser drawer sides are nice wood for names already the scroll saw size to use.Also the dresser drawer sides have a groove in them for the bottom piece of wood on the drawer that i make my little people stands out of them ,two peas in a pod here ,perfect fitI photo a person, copy to 8" x 10.75 ,glue them on the drawer bottom cut out around them glue them to a cut out drawer side groove and makes for a nice show piece.If a piece of thrown out wood looks to good it's probable particle board ,pass those up ,harmfull saw dust.when cutting..I never get pallets the wood it to hard and to hard to take apart to use,plus all the nails .i go for easy clean stuff. Lots of plywood from cabinet shops.But if you have a casket making shop they throw out the best wood ever.They are very picky