Cherry and Oak moulding for smoke?

[swamprb]

Any thoughts pro or con about using unfinished cherry moulding and oak trim for smoking? Or how about using it as a heat source with some lump in an offset?

 

[taz6317]

As long as it's unfinished, go for it. My current stash of smoking wood is the cut-offs from an oak and hickory floor I laid last month (unfinished as well). I use it just for smoke. I use an offset (brinkmann Cimmarron) and use charcoal for heat.

 

[cajunsmoker]

Make sure the molding is solid wood and doesn't have any finger joints in it. The finger joints usually have glue in them.