I have lots of beautiful boards that were originally destined to be pallets, just about all red and white oak. Sometimes I get a foul smell from a board or two, like tar or fumes from a big old truck, and can't figure out why. I wondered if it was from chemicals or hopefully something naturally occurring. I don't se any evidence of chemicals on any of the boards, and knowing the source of them I don't see why there would be.
It wasn't that much of a concern, but right now I am buring down some to a bed of coals for dinner on our charcoal grill, and got the smell. There might have been a trace of dark smoke too, or maybe I was just tyring too hard to see it.
I'm hoping to hear that sometimes one or both of these species naturally smells like this!
Thanks,
Tom
It wasn't that much of a concern, but right now I am buring down some to a bed of coals for dinner on our charcoal grill, and got the smell. There might have been a trace of dark smoke too, or maybe I was just tyring too hard to see it.
I'm hoping to hear that sometimes one or both of these species naturally smells like this!
Thanks,
Tom