David Hendley on fri 15 jan 99
At 04:20 PM 1/13/99 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>David Hendley wrote:
>> I use waste boards from a pallet factory, even though I own
>> 50 acres of woods out my back door.
>
>Pallets do have one drawback, or at least around here they do. They are
>made of some of the toughest, most ornery wood known to man. pulling
>a pallet apart is, in my opinion, only slightly easier than running
>a couiple of miles at full tilt.
>
Yes, pulling pallets apart for firewood is a terrible idea.
At the pallet FACTORY they MAKE pallets, and the scrap boards
are discarded because they aren't good enough to use.
The boards are still green (wet), so they must be stacked to dry.
Another source for firewoood around here is the "pallet rebuilder".
These guys buy old pallets, re-build them, and sell them.
All the broken boards are free for the taking. The advantage is
that the wood is extra-extra dry, from years of service as a pallet.
The drawback is that there are still nails in the boards.
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
hendley@tyler.net
http://www.farmpots.com
Stephen Mills on sun 17 jan 99
In message , David Hendley writes
>Another source for firewoood around here is the "pallet rebuilder".
>These guys buy old pallets, re-build them, and sell them.
>All the broken boards are free for the taking. The advantage is
>that the wood is extra-extra dry, from years of service as a pallet.
>The drawback is that there are still nails in the boards.
>
>David Hendley
>Maydelle, Texas
>hendley@tyler.net
>http://www.farmpots.com
>
So,
I just bang 'em flat before I stack, and rake 'em out afterwards, and if
they stick to the pots it adds that little extra something!!
Steve
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Bath
UK
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