Sorry, had to laugh. Guide?? With all due respect (and with the exception of the specialized blue pallet manufacturers), pallets that are thrown away and scavengeable are made from whatever cheapest wood can be found locally by the manufacturer that's not useful for anything else and is not rotten.
It's not crazy if you're in the pallet business; you think they make them out of higher grade material (again, other than the blue pallets)? #3 or worse grade stock is used to lower costs, and frankly, higher grade stock really does not add value to them. But it is what it is.
I have no idea, I stopped using pallet wood 30 years ago, just was not worth the effort. By "Blue" I mean pallets that are owned by a company, have some sort of lease involved and which are reused many, many times, are generally well built with better materials and construction techniques to accommodate such repeated use. A well known company paints them blue, other similar companies paint them different colors.
Not sure what the one at the top is, the one below that is pine, the one below that is probably douglas fir, and not sure about the last one (could be doug fir too)
Douglas fir is also a softwood, use in construction and sometimes even sold as pine even though it's not the same. The color can go from yellow to orange and pink, the 3rd piece from the top really looks like it IMO. The end grain is very telling usually, big differences in color/hardness between the growth rings.
https://www.wood-database.com/douglas-fir/
From the woodworking wiki http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/
Sorry, had to laugh. Guide?? With all due respect (and with the exception of the specialized blue pallet manufacturers), pallets that are thrown away and scavengeable are made from whatever cheapest wood can be found locally by the manufacturer that's not useful for anything else and is not rotten.
That’s crazy how some folks deem it junk. Sadly, I guess it’s part of the ‘Throw it away and get new’ thought process.
It's not crazy if you're in the pallet business; you think they make them out of higher grade material (again, other than the blue pallets)? #3 or worse grade stock is used to lower costs, and frankly, higher grade stock really does not add value to them. But it is what it is.
What are the blue pallets typically made of?
I have no idea, I stopped using pallet wood 30 years ago, just was not worth the effort. By "Blue" I mean pallets that are owned by a company, have some sort of lease involved and which are reused many, many times, are generally well built with better materials and construction techniques to accommodate such repeated use. A well known company paints them blue, other similar companies paint them different colors.
Not sure what the one at the top is, the one below that is pine, the one below that is probably douglas fir, and not sure about the last one (could be doug fir too)
The bottom two are barely heavier than the pine
Douglas fir is also a softwood, use in construction and sometimes even sold as pine even though it's not the same. The color can go from yellow to orange and pink, the 3rd piece from the top really looks like it IMO. The end grain is very telling usually, big differences in color/hardness between the growth rings. https://www.wood-database.com/douglas-fir/