What kind of wood is this in the photos?

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New member here who’s also a beginner smoker of meats. I obtained the wood in the photos and I’ve split some of the rounds. Can someone tell me if the wood in the photos is oak or some other wood that you all recommend using it to smoke meat with? Thank you all in advance for your answers.
 

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Great point, I’m in Oregon. I got this wood for free on Craigslist. The person said this was oak but this wood doesn’t resemble the oak wood I’ve bought commercially. I know there’s different types of oak but this wood does not have the splinter-like, densely grainy oak wood that I previously bought. I never trust Craigslist & so I thought I would ask the true experts here. Thanks for asking & replying.
 
Neither the grain or the bark look like any kind of Oak I've ever seen. Same for Hickory and Pecan.

It *might* be Alder as mentioned above as I've never see Alder bark and it's been a very long time since I've seen any Alder lumber.

By the grain it's a faster growing wood so it will be softer than Oak, Hickory, and the like.

Here's some pics of Alder bark.
 
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