Christian, off of Michigan, just behind the DoT's yard. I forget the street its on, but its one of several stone slab importers in the neighborhood. If you cruise Sodo, you'll come across several places that just toss pallets out. There is a place on 1st, across and a couple buildings north of Crosscut that gets in books and papers from somewhere tropical. Lots of pickings there, but not a lot of length to it, but if you are looking for binding material, it'll work fine. Just be aware of your nail holes.
I was told about, but have yet to find, a place down in Auburn that deals with metal and occasionally gets shipments in on oak. I have a couple of 4"x3"x30+" pieces that I wish I could remember where I scored them from. Most of it looks like crap until you get it cleaned up. I look for anything that isn't obviously pine. But even then I've found some decent spruce that ended up as the frame for the dog house. They were true 2"x4"s.
Look for the stone importers that get their stone in 2"x4" frames that are bolted together. Better chance of getting usable wood from them.
As for the scraps at Dusty Strings, I know how you can get your hands on those. The Woodcraft store off of Michigan has them out front in big boxes. You can get some decent deals in there too.
Have fun hunting.
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