Love the smell....

[Slow1]

Last week I split a bit of oak and stacked it under my deck - about 2/3 cord. I stacked it there just to get it out of the way and see my progress as I know I'll have to move it again. Anyway, this is near the end of my driveway.

I've noticed the last couple days that when I park I can smell this pile as I park when I get home from work... what a nice smell Doubt I'd buy the scent if they made a perfume out of it, but it sure is a nice reminder that it is drying out there...

 

[bren582]

I love the smell of Oak in the morning... Smells like victory... Someday this winter's gonna end...

 

[wendell]

Probably, but you've got a month before it even starts. :lol:

 

[Shipper50]

I have some big cookies of oak from my farmer buddy son who cut down a 42 incher and it stinks every time I walk by it. I did just cut and split some dead standing cedar to take to my ladies house as she likes the smell as it burns. I might get some points this weekend. ;-P

Shipper

 

[smokinj]

I have some big cookies of oak from my farmer buddy son who cut down a 42 incher and it stinks every time I walk by it. I did just cut and split some dead standing cedar to take to my ladies house as she likes the smell as it burns. I might get some points this weekend. ;-P

Shipper

take her some cherry as well thats a lot of points there....

 

[gpcollen1]

Had a big oak fall last summer. Cut that baby up and split it over the following week. That pile and my whole yard smelled like that for a month. Funny thing is it seems to attract all sorts of flying insects in the summer.

 

[Slow1]

Had a big oak fall last summer. Cut that baby up and split it over the following week. That pile and my whole yard smelled like that for a month. Funny thing is it seems to attract all sorts of flying insects in the summer.

Perhaps that is one benefit of splitting this time of year - fewer or no bugs flying around.

 

[rphurley]

Is it me or does White Oak smell much stronger than Red Oak?

 

[Shipper50]

Is it me or does White Oak smell much stronger than Red Oak?

With my old nose, I would say the red has a much stronger smell than white and seems to take longer to season.

Shipper

 

[Slow1]

Seems all I have had so far is Red so I don't have any comparison to judge by. I'm sure hoping that if I leave this sitting under the deck for at least a good part of this winter it will get a decent start on the seasoning process though. It is a better area for wind/air flow than others I have and reasonably well covered. I'm not willing to leave it sitting there once bugs get active again as it is rather close to the house which is a shame since it means moving it... however I do have a dreamy idea of building a HH out of it.

 

[Gazdik]

I love the smell of fresh split wood also...My wife looks at me crazy when I split a round then pick it up and smell it...I just look back and say "what?"....She shakes her head...We have an understanding...I think....

 

[jeff_t]

I would'nt say I really love the smell, but it is satisfying. Like hard work done.

 

[FireaddictSC]

I cut a red oak down last week split and stacked it over the weekend. I know what you mean about the smell i could have stood out there all day and taken in the wonderful smell of victory!!

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Most fresh cut wood has a pleasant odor, including oaks. There seem to be plenty on here that do not like the smell of oak but I do. There are not many that do not smell too good but a few like cottonwood, popple, some elm, etc. But cut into sassafras and you have an odor that anyone should love!

 

[Slow1]

Funny thing to me is that my wife says she hasn't noticed the smell at all. Guess that could be a good thing if it turned out to be a smell she didn't like, but how could she miss it? Oh well, maybe if she were splitting the wood she'd be more aware of it. She did notice that I "cleaned up" the end of the driveway. Sad thing is that it may be 2-3 weeks before I get to spend any more quality time splitting rounds... going out of town for Thanksgiving and then recovering from that etc... ug.