Odd smelling wood

[mywaynow]

Something I am burning has an odd odor. It almost smells like a racing fuel mixed with the wood?? Some of the wood has old mushroom like growth on the bark, white in color. Could that be the culprit? My wood is mostly oak, ash, maple, cherry, dogwood or pear.

 

[firefighterjake]

Maybe you got part of an old oak barrel used to age whiskey?

 

[RNLA]

And racing fuel!

 

[Adios Pantalones]

I've had wood get an alcohol smell before- usually maple. Probably was sugars fermenting

 

[krex1010]

I have noticed an off odor with ash before, any chance you are burning any locust? Locust has a bit of an odor as well. I don't know if i would describe the odors I have seen as like racing fuel, but different smells remind different people of different things.

 

[mywaynow]

No locust as far as I know. The smell sometimes is a little like burning garbage too??

 

[Stump_Branch]

different fungus have some putrid smells. They really shouldnt be that bad till they die off and dry up. that wetness has most of the smell. (leave mushrooms opened in your fridge sometime and youll see err smell what im talking about)
my guess is once it hits the stove same thing.

then again maybe some critter decided your stacks made a nice outhouse.

 

[gzecc]

No locust as far as I know. The smell sometimes is a little like burning garbage too??

Burning garbage sounds like locust. The smell would be outside.