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Do the PECKS go all the way through? Are they actually holes?
12 years ago a bug decimated the red oak stands up here in northern Minnesota, I bought a bunch of rough lumber that was full of tiny holes like that.
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I take unusual boards like that and emphasize the unusual aspects. I would build a box out of the board. Then take mahogany or walnut sawdust and make a putty and fill the holes to make them pop. Sand it smooth, stain with natural watco oil and see how it turns out. It would be one of a kind.
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I have some pine with the same markings. Most are not holes, just marks
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The Revos apparently are designed to clamp railroad ties and pull together horrifically prepared joints
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pecky oak is what ive heard it called. the closest guess to cause is trees that were pruned of small branches ( epicormic branches ) during the tress growth.
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Looks like insect damage to me. Powder post beetles?
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Looks like small bark inclusions.