Fir of some sort

[JoshNZ]

Ian's first guess was fir which it looks to resemble, I was wondering if anyone could fine tune which fir it is?

Must be 48" across the butt, pretty decent size. I poked a chainsaw in the end to smell the cut but can't say it resembles anything I've worked with, not the Douglas smell I remember. But I've never cut it green.

Is there anything that rules out this being Douglas fir?



 

 

 

 

 

 

[SwampDonkey]

Sitka spruce Picea sitchensis

[barbender]

I thought it looked like a spruce too. With those big limbs, roll it right into the burn pile and save yourself some headaches😊

[SwampDonkey]

Sitka was always good money on the BC coast in the 90's. No idea of price these days.

I found this link, big bucks for the good stuff. ;D

Sitka Wood

[DMcCoy]

It doesn't look like doug fir to me because of the bark.
True fir - Abies spp. leave a round needle scar, pluck one off and look.  True fir also bear their cones upright.
I would defer to others on the spruce.

[firefighter ontheside]

Sitka spruce is a popular wood for string instruments.  I see a lot of guitars there.

[JoshNZ]

I thought it looked like a spruce too. With those big limbs, roll it right into the burn pile and save yourself some headaches😊

Blade wandering material is it?

[barbender]

Yes, if it has a bunch of 1-2" limbs, even if by some miracle you manage to saw it straight, the lumber is junk anyways. People think blades drift in spruce knots because they are hard, I think it is because of how squirrelly the grain gets around them. Imagine a 2x4 with a 2" knot centered in the face, and the angle of the grain at 45° on either side. They'll often fall right in half when you try to pick them up. Wider boards would be less of a problem, or blocking. It is still a bugger to saw straight and has made me pull out more hair than any other wood.

[JoshNZ]

Fair enough. I can't think of any use for spruce and don't know about any demand here anyway so I'll leave that one alone. Stick to my stressed walnut  :D

[Old Greenhorn]

........ People think  ladies drift in spruce knots because they are hard, .........

I don't believe that is what you meant to type, but I about spit beer through my nose when I read it. So thanks for that. ;D :D

[JoshNZ]

Haha I was thinking he was being poetic.. something about how it's so beautiful women get lost in its gaze.

[barbender]

😂😂😂 I believe I need to make an edit, although I am always happy if I can make someone spit liquid out their nose in laughter!😂😂 Big thumbs on a smartphone screen+autocorrect has provided you with today's humor😂