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Frank is right, pallets are often free, or a couple of dollars, and the 
companies are glad to get rid of them. (It costs quite a bit to have them 
hauled off, and they're not something that the landfill enjoys having to 
shove around.)
BUT, a slight cautionary note here. I worked at a refinery and was able to 
take all the pallets I could haul off. I had to be careful as to what was 
stored on them. Knowing they're 'disposable' they don't care what is 
dripped or dropped on them. acids and oils particularly would be harmful to 
plants. I was able to select those that they stacked nonhazards on. A local 
newspaper office frequently has pallets to give away. Grain mills will toss 
out damaged, cracked ones. They handle them with forklifts and have a 
limited 'shelf life' for them. But are fine for compost bins. Made of 
hardwood (oak), and I've yet to be able to pull the staples/nails out of 
one without tearing up the wood itself. If anyone is doing this easily, 
clue the rest of us in!  Oh yes:  I understand that the companies who make 
pallets are normally those who are making rail road cross ties.
If you find a mill near yourself that makes these things, they often will 
give away truckloads of 'end bark'. These are the slabs they cut from the 
logs with bark attached. May be rough, knobby, but usually THICKER than 
normal planed wood planks, and last forever. I've seen some really strong 
sheds built out of the bark wood, look like traditional log walls on the 
outside, smooth wood on the inside. (Rounded the shape of the tree, so not 
uniform.) The mills have to burn this wood, so it's helpful to them to find 
people who will haul it off.
If you see log trucks, follow them!
martha

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