Tip: free handles

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mikeS

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Check out that pile of pallates. I've found lacewood, maple, walnut, mahogany, and some stuff I couldn't identify. There is a lot of poplar and oak, but it's worth it to keep your eyes open. This is especially true for stuff coming from overseas.
 
You're quite right about pallets. I brought home some old 4x4's and pallets, old, and grey...ready to burn in the woodstove. When I cut them open..cherry! You never know what's laying around until you look.
 
You're quite right about pallets. I brought home some old 4x4's and pallets, old, and grey...ready to burn in the woodstove. When I cut them open..cherry! You never know what's laying around until you look.
 
You're quite right about pallets. I brought home some old 4x4's and pallets, old, and grey...ready to burn in the woodstove. When I cut them open..cherry! You never know what's laying around until you look.
 
LOTS of pallets are made of Oak. Green and nasty when new, but after a few years use, very well cured and hard as a rock. Oak is one of my favorite woods for handles. try muriatic acid and heat to stain(jet black) steel wool it back with coarse steel wool and paste wax. Not too smooth, major gnarly for buckskinners.
 
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