What's this wood?

[Rangerbait]

This was in the stash of mostly poplar I cut today...the bark and wide spaced growth rings have me leaning towards onward some sort of conifer, but I'm confused by the color of the wood...what say you?

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Sassafras. It should have a unique smell to it, like Pine sol or root beer kind of smell.

 

[Rangerbait]

Sassafras. It should have a unique smell to it, like Pine sol or root beer kind of smell.

Yep, that's the smell for sure! Any good for burning?

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Yep, that's the smell for sure! Any good for burning?

It burns nice, on the fast side but it ignites easily and is very light when dry, but it isn't bad, from 1-10 I'd say about a 7 maybe 7.5...sure does smell nice, doesn't it?

 

[Rangerbait]

It burns nice, on the fast side but it ignites easily and is very light when dry, but it isn't bad, from 1-10 I'd say about a 7 maybe 7.5...sure does smell nice, doesn't it?

It sure does...pretty too, and splits nicely!

 

[Woody Stover]

Sass is rated around 18 in the BTU charts, about like soft Maple. It pops a bit in the stove. I figure it will stir up ash and plug my cat faster so I don't burn much of it. It is fairly rot-resistant so I used it under a few pallets to keep 'em off the ground. I'll see how long it ends up lasting...

 

[Woody5506]

Is this also sassafras?? The inside doesn't look as dark as what Rangerbait posted but it's pretty similar...

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Is this also sassafras?? The inside doesn't look as dark as what Rangerbait posted but it's pretty similar...

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If it's Sass it will have a unique smell to it like Pine sol or root beer, along those lines....

 

[Rangerbait]

If it's Sass it will have a unique smell to it like Pine sol or root beer, along those lines....

Yeah, very root-beery for sure