Help with wood identification

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03-04-2017 02:14 AM

Ok, so as many of you know, I’m a newbie. You also know I’ve been doing pallet and barnwood projects. Well i came across a wood today after dismantling some pallets from a new source. I’ve not seen this before & just curious if anyone can direct me. Like most novices, I can identify only a few species. Trying to get better, but I am what I am.
Anyway, it’s fairly soft. I was able to start size 4 wood screws with a very small hand screwdriver.

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oldwood home \| projects \| blog 162 posts in 1811 days #1 posted 03-04-2017 03:18 AM	POPLAR
firefighterontheside home \| projects \| blog 20701 posts in 2423 days #2 posted 03-04-2017 03:23 AM	Yep, poplar. -- Bill M. "People change, walnut doesn't" by Gene.
BurlyBob home \| projects \| blog 6800 posts in 2832 days #3 posted 03-04-2017 03:40 AM	DITTO!
Woodknack home \| projects \| blog 12950 posts in 2947 days #4 posted 03-04-2017 06:59 AM	What they said. -- Rick M, http://thewoodknack.blogspot.com/
Rockytop home \| projects \| blog 37 posts in 1191 days #5 posted 03-04-2017 01:09 PM	Thanks all! I’m learning so much from you guys. My only regret, I wish I’d begun this year’s ago. I turn 40 this year. So much time wasted, lol.
Tennessee home \| projects \| blog 2901 posts in 3081 days #6 posted 03-04-2017 01:51 PM	Not to be redundant, but Poplar… And no time like the present to do what you love! -- Tsunami Guitars and Custom Woodworking, Cleveland, TN
ChefHDAN home \| projects \| blog 1489 posts in 3416 days #7 posted 03-04-2017 02:05 PM	Specifically Rainbow Poplar, ran into the same question a few years ago after planing a piece I salvaged from a commercial dishwasher shipping crate… Any chance your pallets came from Canada? That was the origin of the dishwasher. -- I've decided 1 mistake is really 2 opportunities to learn.. learn how to fix it... and learn how to not repeat it
Rockytop home \| projects \| blog 37 posts in 1191 days #8 posted 03-05-2017 01:30 AM	Specifically Rainbow Poplar, ran into the same question a few years ago after planing a piece I salvaged from a commercial dishwasher shipping crate… Any chance your pallets came from Canada? That was the origin of the dishwasher. - ChefHDAN ChefHDAN, I really don’t know. Once I saw the stamp had the HT symbol, I was happy. I didn’t even look at the company code.

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