The block is placed between the top deck and the bottom deck. It is generally oblong but it can be cylindrical if it is wooden agglomerated.

Generally, palettes are constituted by 9 blocks but there are palettes: - in 4 or 6 blocks of small sizes; - in 12 blocks if they possess 4 pallet skids or 4 stringerboards; - in more possibly


pallets



Blocks are usually nailed in the inverse sense of the fibers of the wood for a better resistance.

 

block pallets sense of the fibers of the wood .
 


block pallets



projection of the decks
Entry of the block
 

 

A palette with blocks allows the passage of the forks of a transpalette as well in the sense of the length as in the sense of the width, contrary to a palette with not cut stringers.


block pallets
block pallet

stringer pallets
Cut stringer pallet

In a palette with cutting of angle, one can use wooden blocks agglomerated which can be cut before, that is, cut in all the angles. They so allow the guide of the forks of the wagon at the time of its penetration.

block  block

block of an angle cut before