Smelly elm

[SeanG]

with smelly wood as the only link, I'd like to add:

I have some Tulip and it smells faintly of sick (I'm glad I'm not the only one that smells wood though).

 

[jhwbigley]

tulip as in poplar?

 

[Ironballs]

Back on safer ground tonight, was routing some ash and mahogany. Smelled lovely

 

[PaulO]

To me, ABW smells of chocolate, but maybe that is just visual suggestion.

 

[SeanG]

don't know JH, I bought it from an offcuts bin at Westonbirt and it had Tulip written on it.

I have now reached the limit of things I know (many claim I passed it some time ago)

 

[paulm]

I love the smell of sweet chestnut when just cut, lovely spicy smell.

Am I normal ? :shock: Should I get out more ? :lol:

Cheers, Paul

 

[Ironballs]

Maybe we can start a self help group; "Hi, I'm Damian and I sniff wood"

 

[neilyweely]

On the subject of the elm, I got a load the other day, beautiful, smelly wood, but what astonished me was how flexible it was.

I mean bendy!


I don't know if I would say it stank of manure but it was certainly musty, it's the first time I have used this wood for 'projects' and I am very pleased so far. The grain is fantastic.

Is my elm weird, or does it all flex like this? Maybe it needs to stink in order to be rigid!!??

Neil

 

[dunbarhamlin]

Most of the ash I have has a sort of raw maize tortilla smell, though a few bits do seem to fit the buggy description - farmyardy, gingery and shaky.

Agree Indian Satinwood is good.
Favourite is Macassar with its spiced plastic tones - but my nose doesn't like to much sniffing of that.
Hate Khaya, not fond of Spanish Cedar. Nasty acrid aftertaste can take all day to get rid of.
Cocobolo seems to vary, from spicy almost fruity to raw spicy coffee bean.
Tasmanian blackwood and Koa are good, but mango is fab (actually maybe better than macassar - like fruity cardboard boxes)
Have been known to get out my stash of mixed mandolin back and side sets, scratching and sniffing as I go.

 

[Ironballs]

I have another long piece of elm and that is very flexible compared to a board of say maple of a similar length