KBBS Archive 40,000

Wood indentification

Posted By: Pete Rudie
Date: Wednesday, 31 January 2001, at 2:14 p.m.

A friend has some pallet skids from paper rolls shipped from southeast Asia. One of these species is very interesting. It is a dark reddish brown like mahogany, but very lightweight. One stick works out to 8.3 lb./cu. ft. Could this be the bubinga that was discussed recently? If so, is it good for anything boatwise or paddlewise? Does anybody have a URL for species identification? Thanks in advance to my fellow woodbutchers.

Messages In This Thread

Wood indentification
Pete Rudie -- Wednesday, 31 January 2001, at 2:14 p.m.

Re: Wood indentification
Grant Goltz -- Wednesday, 31 January 2001, at 5:23 p.m.

use the unidentified pallet wood for paddle blades *NM*
Paul G. Jacobson -- Wednesday, 31 January 2001, at 6:45 p.m.

good plan - just glued up a blank *NM*
Pete Rudie -- Wednesday, 31 January 2001, at 8:05 p.m.

Re: Wood-Butchers???
Rehd -- Wednesday, 31 January 2001, at 8:35 p.m.

;-) *NM*
Pete Rudie -- Thursday, 1 February 2001, at 2:27 p.m.

Re: Wood-Butchers? lots of them-just not me.
Tony -- Thursday, 1 February 2001, at 6:22 p.m.

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