Maple wood source?

[Woodchipper]

We have a bowling alley in town. I was thinking of asking for a couple of pins that are beyond use. Anyone used them for blanks? I'm thinking the pins are a hard maple.
Joke: What is the quietest place in town? Bowling alley, you can hear a pin drop!

 

[Fine Engineer]

That's a good idea. Bowling pins have a defined lifespan, so they are discarding them all the time. Might be a bit difficult to machine, but you could do a COA for the type of pin, or the bowling ally that they came from as an added attraction. Wood with a story.

 

[MRDucks2]

For a story or a challenge it would be interesting. I would think maple in the lumber form would be pretty easy to find where you are at. Readily available at local mills, here.

 

[jjjaworski]

I have turned a couple in the past.
Things I found out :
The plastic exterior does turn off fairly easy.
The interior block of the glue-up has holes to help weight the pins

 

[woodwzrd]

A guy that I work with recently acquired a box of old bowling pins and as he started cutting some of them he found that they were all hollow.

 

[Ray-CA]

I used to grab old pins from our local alley for targets. You'd be surprised at how hard they are to knock off a table!