what type of wood ?

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morkdach

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what types are these they were given to me as pecan oak hickory left to right not to sure about the oak and hickory which is which
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Not sure either - but that Pecan stump is a hell of a nice piece. Is it ready to use wood or does it need a little seasoning? 
 
Not sure either - but that Pecan stump is a hell of a nice piece. Is it ready to use wood or does it need a little seasoning? 
its dry and ready to use and i used some of the right on some buckboard i did today thought it was hickory but not to sure when i smelled the smoke. it smelled excellent but not what i was  used too
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hickory, oak, pecan

someone feel free to correct me. I smoke with hickory and pecan regularly so the only one throwin me is the oak because theres so many variety of oak. but pecan has that flaky looking bark like on the right. hickory has the very uniform looking bark like on the left and oak can be any variety but appears to be the middle one
 
One way to know for sure is, try to sink an axe into that log. if it goes in about 1/4" with a full swing, that's hickory. If you can really sink it in there then its prolly oak. But it looks like hickory to me. but like I said if its like trying to split steel then its hickory. Hickory is an extremely hard wood
 
the pecan is on the far right, oak in the middle and the one on the left is hickory

I could almost duplicate that hickory log with one I have here and I have pecan also with bark that looks just like the one on the right
 
our pecan does not have that kind of bark....it is much finer but it is not like that hickory. your hickory does look like that 1st log......thx.
 
Hickory is the bottom. notice the very uniform unchanging bark pattern
LOl sorry but I got shag bark hickory here and it looks just like your pecan. If I had to guess, which I am, I'd say left to right is pecan cause we don't see it up here. then hickory and oak on the right.

That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it :)
 
 
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Quick question I'm brand new to smoking and want to cook baby back ribs, beef brisket, and salmon fillets but all my recipes call for different woods what would you guys recommend?
 
Quick question I'm brand new to smoking and want to cook baby back ribs, beef brisket, and salmon fillets but all my recipes call for different woods what would you guys recommend?
You can use pretty much anything you want for the pork and beef. I'd go light on the fish, don't want to overwhelm the fish with wood flavor. 

Personally, apple or pecan for the pork. Oak or hickory for the beef. I always use something light, like lilac or cherry, for fish because I like the fish taste. Of course, there is nothing that says you can't mix woods, so find what YOU like on those meats and use that. 
 
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