Split wood ID

[tbrtt1]

**DISCLAIMER** I ain't no expert:

But..., the lighter colored wood is maple, and it is spalted. This is a very desirable trait for guitars since it stains well and makes a gorgeous finish. Hence the reason I recognize it easily. Can't attest to the darker wood, but looks like hickory to me. Hickory ain't used for guitars so I don't know much about it other than I like it in my smoker.

Safe to use for BBQ? I will leave that to more knowledgable folks than me. Who knows about your specific load of spalted maple. Spalting looks different in different woods so if you run a stick burner you're bound to have thrown a spalted split or two in the firebox. But again, I will defer.

As for the funky stuff on the bark, I'd hatchet that bark off before using the piece. I typically remove the bark for my splits before I toss them in the firebox unless a particular split is stubborn.

 

[ADAM SMITH]

**DISCLAIMER** I ain't no expert:

But..., the lighter colored wood is maple, and it is spalted. This is a very desirable trait for guitars since it stains well and makes a gorgeous finish. Hence the reason I recognize it easily. Can't attest to the darker wood, but looks like hickory to me. Hickory ain't used for guitars so I don't know much about it other than I like it in my smoker.

Safe to use for BBQ? I will leave that to more knowledgable folks than me. Who knows about your specific load of spalted maple. Spalting looks different in different woods so if you run a stick burner you're bound to have thrown a spalted split or two in the firebox. But again, I will defer.

As for the funky stuff on the bark, I'd hatchet that bark off before using the piece. I typically remove the bark for my splits before I toss them in the firebox unless a particular split is stubborn.

I like your thinking...

 

[ADAM SMITH]

Well it looks like I'm stuck with the good I got for my 1st run. Cut it down to fit in the smoker. About 99% sure it's hickory, I'm fairly certain it's either hickory, cherry or red oak and I don't think any of those are bad for smoking so we're going to give her a shot. Cut all the bad parts out.... Let's see what happens. .

 

[dave schiller]

The "funky" stuff on the bark is lichen. Perfectly normal.

 

[Murray]

Alright y'all, as I asked in my introduction for some help identifying split wood I had on hand. I'm in East Tennessee. The wood with the reddish core I think might be hickory but the light colored wood I'm not sure. Thought it might be elm but I no longer think so, maple maybe? Anyways tried to include as many pics with possible identification as possible, bark, ect. Thanks!

https://ag.tennessee.edu/fwf/Pages/default.aspx

Go visit these people, take a tray of smoked goodies and samples of your wood. I’m assuming Knox Vegas is really Knoxville?

 

[ADAM SMITH]

https://ag.tennessee.edu/fwf/Pages/default.aspx

Go visit these people, take a tray of smoked goodies and samples of your wood. I’m assuming Knox Vegas is really Knoxville?

Yes, lol

 

[Murray]

Yes, lol

We have a place in Northern Alberta that’s called Fox Vegas

 

[Fueling Around]

From the research that I’ve done, all maple is good to smoke with.
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Sorry to answer late. New to forum and way too many categories of threads to read on a regular basis.

There is one group of maple that is not desirable for smoking, box elder. I don't like the flavor.
I prefer the maples that the Yellow Bellied Sap Suckers prefer. They won't touch box elder.

 

[yankee2bbq]

Sorry to answer late. New to forum and way too many categories of threads to read on a regular basis.

There is one group of maple that is not desirable for smoking, box elder. I don't like the flavor.
I prefer the maples that the Yellow Bellied Sap Suckers prefer. They won't touch box elder.

Thank you for that reply. I wasn’t thinking about subspecies of the maple.