From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:10nl8c1$1ghro$1@dont-email.me...   
      
   Pallets I get are all kinds of wood.  Mostly some sort of white wood,   
   but not always.   
      
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   Southern Yellow Pine (SYP) can be nearly as hard and strong as oak though   
   not all is, check with a knife point or fingernail. It is hard enough to   
   suggest pre-drilling screw holes to thread root diameter. Usually it's   
   pressure treated and may still be damp. I've seen and bought it as regular   
   dried lumber but not recently. Small pieces (wedges) can be microwaved dry,   
   a bowl turner showed me how well that works as he prefers to turn the wood   
   green and soft. I use PT outdoors and don't bother.   
      
   I buy the warped pieces cheap as "cull". Sometimes it dries straight,   
   otherwise it becomes 4' diagonal corner braces for sheds. The longest   
   pieces, 12' and 16', tie down corrugated roofing.   
      
   https://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood/wood-explorer/southern-y   
   llow-pine-why-some-people-prefer-spruce   
      
   I didn't learn enough in the 5 evening 3D CAD class to know which filament   
   to select or how to design for high strength, and anyway I can use metal.   
      
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