[hawk2009]

Bought this pallet home from work I will cut one bake it and see how strong it is,does anyone know what wood it is.

 

[Gib]

Looks to be pine to me. Most of the pallets around here are made of pine.

 

[HOE]

The pallets here are usually made of rejected wood planks or the lowest quality wood. Totally unusable.

It doesn't look good for a slingshot.

 

[shot in the foot]

Ive tried it, when you bake it, it go,s hard and brittel, wont take a fork hit, you could make one and put 2 steel rods down the fork, jeff

 

[The Gopher]

the largest use of hardwoods in the US is for pallet making. that being said the rest are crappy pine and even the hardwoods that are used are lower quality. As with any board just pay attenetion to the grain.

I've seen beautiful bows made from pallet wood, but that is a rare pallet.

 

[hawk2009]

Thanks for the information I will try one and see what happens the pallet will still come in handy I can make some storage boxes with it stroll on summer so I can get my shed sorted out.

 

[Rayshot]

Ive tried it, when you bake it, it go,s hard and brittel, wont take a fork hit, you could make one and put 2 steel rods down the fork, jeff

Yes, the reinforced forks, in my opinion are a necessity with pine, now that I have some history with pine. Two of my first slingshots are pine. One is still one of my favorites, thick forks and both broke from fork hits so I will dowel them or steel rod them. This one I glued and doweled it back together.

As it is restored

 

[longshot]

Many pallets are pine but there are quite a few that are white oak when they are made from hardwood. When you pick it up you can feel the difference if it is some hardwood or pine. If you look you can find one that will make a good slingshot.

 

[hawk2009]

Finished it half an hour ago I put it on the floor stood on it and pulled 1745* four strand and hard as I could several times to test it before I shot with it.I used 2040* four strand for the first twenty shots then fired twenty shots with the 1745* and it was fine.I wont be selling this one or making any more with this wood as two of the latts of the pallet snapped so easily trying to get the pallet apart so im now well aware of the fragility of this wood now I have handled it,here is a picture of it.

 

[Rayshot]

Finished it half an hour ago I put it on the floor stood on it and pulled 1745* four strand and hard as I could several times to test it before I shot with it.I used 2040* four strand for the first twenty shots then fired twenty shots with the 1745* and it was fine.I wont be selling this one or making any more with this wood as two of the latts of the pallet snapped so easily trying to get the pallet apart so im now well aware of the fragility of this wood now I have handled it,here is a picture of it.

Looks good though.

 

[hawk2009]

It shoots just fine fired 20 shots using 2040* tubing first then 20 with the 1745*,Just been out and put another 100 shots through it using my favourite the 1745* no problems yet,If you see pictures or video of me wearing an eye patch ive got in a fight and lost or this slingshot has snapped on me.More than likely the latter.

 

[Dayhiker]

Nice little slingshot, Hawk. I like it.