Allen Pecan

Pecan is among the heaviest and strongest of woods native to the United Sates and is a species of Hickory. Pecan’s sapwood is a very light cream color and the heartwood ranges from a mid-toned brown to a reddish brown with even darker streaks occasionally occurring.

Some of Salt Shaker Woodworks stock of this beautiful and strong wood was purchased from a Mr. Allen after whom we named the wood. Mr. Allen was a woodworker himself until health issues forced him to stop. Like me, Mr. Allen spent years gathering wood for use in his shop but now needed to get rid of it. I bought all the stock he had, much of which was reclaimed such as this Pecan. I was very fortunate to find Mr. Allen when I did. He had been trying to sell his stock for a while with no takers and was on the verge of dumping or burning it all.