Using pallets as firewood

[JeffGu]

The two most common woods used to make pallets are Southern Yellow Pine and Oak... but it varies a lot by region and purpose. A pallet company here in Nebraska (now defunct) used Cottonwood because it's tough and springy and is very easily obtained in this neck of the woods. I once got one that was made from birch. No idea why... maybe it was made for some specific purpose.

 

[Fourced]

We have a pallet company right up the road that is more than happy to fill my wood hauler with scrap any time I drop it off. It's not the best wood to burn, but we have a OWB so its not picky.

 

[JeffGu]

...not the best wood to burn...

I use it for kindling, and often burn it in the fire pit we built in the front yard. Especially if we're just going to sit out there and drink some coffee or a couple of beers. No sense in burning good wood for a fire you only need for a short time.