what wood has the best scent when splitting

I split acacia. Smells like sweet licorice.

Eucalyptus smells like cough drops.

I wouldn't smoke meat with either.

Sassafras is my best smelling wood to split, followed closely by Black Birch. Red oak does have a strong smell to it...the more wet the oak the worse the smell to me anyways. But, it's my favorite wood to burn...followed by American Beech.

Honey locust smells sweet, Black walnut smells like walnut and cedar

Maybe it's just me but red oak smells like cat dung.

Byrond said:

Maybe it's just me but red oak smells like cat dung.

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I agree. Sometimes it's a cross between cat and dog poop.

BrotherBart said:

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Looks like my "stray" tomcat.

Mine was abandoned on the front porch at birth. He lives under the house with a opossum. He lives in harmony with the chicken and they share a bowl. He is very rough on the flying squirrels though.

Maple, apple any fruit wood and oak like that kitty Bart . I got a tiger that likes to sleep under the tarps on my pile won't come to anyone tho or eat cat food

BrotherBart said:

First and only pet I have ever had in my 67 years.

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And the pieces come together. . .

Hickorynut said:

Some red oak smells good to me, some smells like a cattle lot. I think it is the pin oak that is the culprit. White oak has a real good smell to me. Don't necessarily get a big kick out of black cherry.....

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White oak is nice, but it's very sublte to me, have a hard time smelling it.

JA600L said:

I was splitting my favorite today with the Fiskars. White oak . What wood do you think smells the best as you split it?

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An interesting question. I like splitting any wood, due to the smell. Red oak is very distinctive. Cherry is good. Apple is maybe the best. Ash has the least smell to me.

Black birch hands down. Next is sassafras and then cherry.

I like red cedar best

White oak does make you want a good whiskey drink but I think the best is Cedar, that smell never gets old

Pine and spruce.

Black birch or cedar. Pine isn't that far behind.

While I like the scent of most fresh split wood, Alaska Yellow Cedar has to be one of the best.
You can smell it from a block away.

Lumber-Jack said:

Well I've been in enough smelly homes of people who own cats that I'm convinced that there are people out there who must actually like the smell of cat piss.

Cedar wood has the best aroma

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I agree on both.

Cherry

Alligator/Utah juniper are the best by far. Western Larch and any fir/pine smell great too. I'm gonna get slammed, but I like REALLY dry elm too. Very mild sweet smell. Always thought oak smelled like the devil when wet. But so does elm. I just hope nobody says cottonwood. I'd have them committed immediately. But then I go back to my elm remark........Certainly most any fruitwood would be great. I've even experimented with smoking meat with Larch. It tasted great. I always loved the taste of a hotdog roasted over some kind of conifer fire.