Help with wood identification

[Jediscroller]

So, I've finished going through a few pallets of free wood. There are 3 species I'm not positive of. The first 2 pics are of a board that I have several of. It works and feels like oak but I've never seen oak with the reddish streaks that this wood has. The second is very soft and light in weight, it looks like Sapele and feels a little like it but I've never heard of this being used for pallets. The third I thought was maple but it has a pinkish cast to it but it's weight and grain pattern are very similar to maple, just not the color. I can basically have as much of this stuff as I want, just trying to figure out what it is.

[Woodworking Plus]

Hi Kevin
It's hard to tell by the pics but I would guess that the first and second are Alder and the other two could be Sycamore. Could you post a couple of close ups?

[lucky788scroller]

Im thinking the first two photos to be some soft maple, i have some very similar with the dark speckles in the grain just like that.The last one I was thinking hard maple with that mineral streak in it and the flecks.The other one I cant tell. These are just guesses, so Ive got a 50/50 chance on em.

[Jediscroller]

Sorry, that was as close as I could get and maintain focus. Alder's a possibility but the second and third are definately 2 very different woods. I've used a lot of sycamore and neither of these seem to be similar to sycamore in weight or hardness. The only thing that comes close to the third pic is Sapele. I'm just surprised that I would've found it on a pallet. This pic is essentially an exact match to what I have. Figured Sapele 4/4 Board - Best Price, High Quality Wood and Lumber Supplies from Woodworkers Source
Dale,
You were typing at the same time as me, hehehehe. I've never seen the cathedral grain pattern in maple, but it's a possibility. I'm with you on #3 but I've never seen hard maple with a pinkish color.

[Plaquerd]

Kevin
Won't guess on the first two, the third looks like Poplar with some awesome mineral streaking and I'd bet my paycheck that the forth is Quarter Sawn Sycamore.

[wjbclocks1]

is there any differance between hard maple and Red maple??

[lucky788scroller]

I think most refer to red maple as being soft maple. I could be wrong , but Ive always thought red was a soft maple.

[Steviegwood]

The first two I have no idea buy the third sure looks like poplar and the last looks like a lot of the maple that I have that came from China into the cabinet plant that I worked at. Some of that maple could have been passe off as cherry with color and grain. They said that it was the way that the wood was treated over there that changed the color so much. We could not use it for maple cabinets. Steve

[Jediscroller]

Dale,
That's my understanding as well regarding red maple. Red maple is also referred to as sugar maple or soft maple.

Dave,
If you'd like my address to send your paycheck to just let me know, hehehehe. I've attached a pic of some qtr-sawn sycamore for comparison.

Steve,
I've never seen poplar this dark brown before and it's lighter (in weight) than cedar and seems softer too. Have you seen it this color?

I think in the end from looking at different pics around the web that the first 2 pics are of knotty alder and the last is maple. Not sure how Chinese wood would end up on a west coast skid, but it perhaps it was a recycled skid?

[Forester21]

Red maple is considered a soft maple. Sugar Maple is considered a hard maple.
Could be some Sugar maple that had been tapped for syrup has been cut up into pallet wood and the streaks are from the drill holes.
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