Pallets

I went to a construction steel vendor for the first time today. It was interesting to see all the varieties of metal laid out on racks. Not a big yard and just one old chap minding the wares.
I bought three 6m lengths of 75mmx45mm box pipe. I cut them in half on the floor there. That worked out as about 15 GPS or 3000 yen for a three meter length, pretty pricey.
While we were discussing the price of cheese as it were, the chap said I should feel free to delve into the scrap bin if it was of interest. He seemed to grasped my character pretty sharpish, anyway, the bin was full of uninteresting binding wire on top at least, but there was some packing pallet timber on it as well, so I asked for that. All tropical hard wood like teak. There was a stack of longer stuff in the corner, so I asked about that and he sprang to hauling that out for me to stick on the truck. Some firewood in amongst it all, but a lot of good looking material with many possible uses due to its properties of strength and resistance to water damage. Perhaps a veranda outside the kitchen.