Is this shagbark hickory?

[chadihman]

I'm just starting to really pay attention to what I'm cutting. I can tell you what locust,white and red oak, cherry,and what most maples are but still a few I question. Last week I cut some wood up that I'm pretty sure is shagbark hickory but not 100% sure. It's not that im[portant if I burn it in the stove but I would like to use some of it for smoking meat in a smokehouse so I want to be sure it's hickory. It seemed to be a very wet heavy wood. It has a strong smell when cutting it. My dad always said it smelled like a sweaty horse. Not really sure what a sweaty horse smell like. Sorry I only have one picture and this tree was only 12" diameter. I cut a larger one that had very shaggy bark and had the same smell. The center was light colored. I'll try ro get another pic up. View attachment 264007

 

[MGoBlue]

Looks like it to me from your pic. Does the bark look like it's peeling?

Here is a sample:

 

[chadihman]

Looks like it to me from your pic. Does the bark look like it's peeling?

Here is a sample:

Yes the bark looked like that. Thanks!

 

[WVwoodsman]

Hickory is some tough wood as I have seen sparks come off the chain while first cutting through the bark, just make sure you have a really sharp chain.

 

[blades]

Kinda looks like shag bark difficult to tell from angle of pic.

 

[sachsmo]

 

[Uncle John]

Kinda looks like shag bark difficult to tell from angle of pic.

I agree, kinda looks like it, but not sure.

The next pic definitely looks like it.

 

[sachsmo]

my vote is on Shagbark

 

[chadihman]

I got a couple more pics. Does anybody know the smell of fresh cut shagbark hickory? Is there a certain kind of hickory best for wood smoke? I think that younger shagbark hickory is not quite as shagy as older mature trees. Thanks for all the help guys! View attachment 264026View attachment 264027

 

[PEKS]

I got a couple more pics. Does anybody know the smell of fresh cut shagbark hickory? Is there a certain kind of hickory best for wood smoke? I think that younger shagbark hickory is not quite as shagy as older mature trees. Thanks for all the help guys! View attachment 264026View attachment 264027

Yes.. Shagbark Hickory..
I have a stove full of it now..

 

[Turkeyslayer]

Does anybody know the smell of fresh cut shagbark hickory?

It smells like horse piss.

 

[sachsmo]

It smells like horse piss.

me thinks NOT,

I grab some bark and indirect heat 'bout everything on the gas grill.

 

[chadihman]

me thinks NOT,

I grab some bark and indirect heat 'bout everything on the gas grill.

Fresh cut smells like horse piss and burning seasoned hickory smells great.

 

[MGoBlue]

So if this is true (I don't know the smell of horse urine), is shagbark NOT a good choice for smoking meats?

 

[Turkeyslayer]

So if this is true (I don't know the smell of horse urine), is shagbark NOT a good choice for smoking meats?

Shagbark is a great choice for smoking meats, it just has an pissy smell when fresh cut is all.

 

[medic8852]

I cut quite a bit of hickory and oak for smokers and pits. Bark looks like hickory and the cross grain looks like it as well. It really doesn't smell all that good fresh, but seasoned and burning, it's heaven. Those rounds are pretty darn heavy as well.

 

[dingeryote]

Looks like a young Shaggy to me.

+1 on the smell. Not as sweet as Elm but close.

As for cooking with, let it season long enough for the bark to slip and it's one of the best.
I really like it for heat, and it's worth the PITA to buck and split come January.

I wish we had more of it around here.

Stay safe!
Dingeryote

 

[ropensaddle]

Any hickories,pecan are great bbq wood and are from the walnut family!