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Old 02-18-2020, 07:51 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by Mike in Roseville View Post
I’ve looked at some of the Chestnut Oak pics online (specifically bark) and while it does have that silver outer layer of bark in the OP’s photos, I have yet to find one with a deep red fibrous under-bark? If you find one I’m curious to see it. The chestnut oak pics I’m seeing are a lighter brown under the top bark (even in log pics).

I didn't find any pictures of the inner bark in a quick search. But I've cut and split a good bit of chestnut oak over the years, and that inner bark looks normal to me.

It is definitely not hemlock. I'm familiar with that one also.

Bad smoke could be due to the wood not being seasoned, or due to burning the thick bark in a low air-flow environment. Bark makes strong-smelling smoke, and a chunk of chestnut oak has a higher bark-to-wood ratio than other species. A WSM doesn't have enough air flow to get a clean flame, even with all the vents open.
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