Hey guys,
Got a strange question... Hoping for some identification help.
I found a scrapped piece of an SPF 2x4 that I was going to use for a project...
Looked a whole lot like Spruce or Fir -- Med rays not particularly prominent, even on split out stock.... Wood color.. Looks like light greenish/brownish/tan-ish Spruce or Fir...
Weight/Stiffness -- It is quite hard/dense... It feels quite a bit more dense and stiffer than the same piece of most 2x4 spruce... It also seems kinda splitty compared to most spruce.
The thing that throws me off is the smell... or more correctly the Stench! I split out a section... and it smells totally rancid.... Awful, sour, horrible smell whenever cutting or working it... I have never smelled any Fir or Spruce that smells quite like this before.
What could this be?
I googled it up and it indicated maybe Yew?? Anyone heard of Yew ever being sold as SPF 2x4?
Thanks
John
Got a strange question... Hoping for some identification help.
I found a scrapped piece of an SPF 2x4 that I was going to use for a project...
Looked a whole lot like Spruce or Fir -- Med rays not particularly prominent, even on split out stock.... Wood color.. Looks like light greenish/brownish/tan-ish Spruce or Fir...
Weight/Stiffness -- It is quite hard/dense... It feels quite a bit more dense and stiffer than the same piece of most 2x4 spruce... It also seems kinda splitty compared to most spruce.
The thing that throws me off is the smell... or more correctly the Stench! I split out a section... and it smells totally rancid.... Awful, sour, horrible smell whenever cutting or working it... I have never smelled any Fir or Spruce that smells quite like this before.
What could this be?
I googled it up and it indicated maybe Yew?? Anyone heard of Yew ever being sold as SPF 2x4?
Thanks
John