what wood has the best scent when splitting

[JA600L]

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

 

[Shane Collins]

I've never split white, heard good things about its smell. My favourite that I've split is red oak. I think beech smells pretty nice too but red oak was my favourite.

 

[Lakeside]

I like black birch , smells sweet like - peppermint or wintergreen.

 

[billb3]

white oak, <3 that vanilla smell
the yellow birch here has a nice mint smell

I actually like white pine, too.

 

[dadof3]

Ash!! Even better when it burns.... love that smell

 

[TommyTally]

White oak smelled great the one time I had the chance to split it.

 

[Snigg]

Cherry

 

[johneh]

Western Red Cedar reminds me of my Grand Mothers linen chest

 

[bsruther]

Cherry and most any type of pine. I don't find the smell of oak pleasant, but I like smelling it while splitting.

 

[jeepnerd]

Cherry

 

[KindredSpiritzz]

green aspen has a nice smell

 

[Rebelduckman]

White oak and nothing comes close. Makes me want to pour up a stiff bourbon

 

[mustangwagz]

White oak smells great when splitting it, Cherry smells best when burning, Red oak smells good burning too, only thing locust does good is burn! LOL Wet locust Stinks like a horse barn when splitting and when burning has a distinct smell. When the neighbor toss's locust in, i know it!

 

[BrotherBart]

Red oak. It smells like I am gonna be warm in a couple of years.

 

[prezes13]

I like red oak. I didn't split white yet. Have about a cord on a ground to be split.

 

[Applesister]

Black birch without doubt!
Not only does it have an incredible smell but its top shelf heat.
I cut the sticks up for the dog so she has minty breath.

 

[Hoozie]

Juniper! Smells great when burning as well.

 

[TreePointer]

Black cherry and white oak are my favorites. Most red oak is pretty good, too.

 

[midwestcoast]

On smell alone, it's Cedar for me, I never get tired of that smell.

Red Oak burns really nice, but smells like piss when splitting if you ask me. And you sorta almost did.

 

[Knots]

I've cut and split so much red oak I've begun to associate it with money. Red oak smells like money.

 

[Paulywalnut]

Red oak and cherry. You would think apple would smell good when splitting it but it has a surprising horse a... manure odor. Nice when it burns though.

 

[Fi-Q]

For me it is Larch, fir and spruce, the best smell ever . I know fir and stpuce are far to be the best burnin wood, but I use what I have. And last summer, Arthur brought a lot of then down on my land....

 

[Chimney Smoke]

White pine, cedar and black birch smell awesome to me. I love the smell of red oak as well but the first 3 are great.

 

[Longstreet]

Does anyone line closets with anything other than cedar? I think we found our answer.

Ok, Ok, I know that not exactly accurate but who cares, cedar still wins.

 

[firefighterjake]

Cedar, cherry, apple, red oak, yellow birch and white pine ... I'm always stopping to sniff the fresh splits ... it's a wonder that I get as much wood split as I do.