More rescue wood

Nice little find, however I think its doug fir, just by the looks of the grain pattern. I could be wrong but that what it reminds me of.

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Smell it…

Don’t do anything with it until you are certain it is the right piece for the project.

-- Improvise.... Adapt...... Overcome!

I haven’s seen douglas fir that was so red?

A lot of the doug fir I salvaged from my dad’s barn is very red so I agree, this looks like DF to me.

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Cut it and smell.. Cedar and spruce are the easiest to figure out. It looks like DF.. maybe hemlock or white pine, but I’m not the best at identification

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I think I am going to drill out the knot and then plane it I think I will make some kind of bench seat, thanks for all the replys.

I would suggest leaving the knot and filling in around it with epoxy, then plane.

The knot is part of the character of the wood and with the grain pattern you have there it may not look right without it.

Once the knot is stabilized, you can do about anything you want with it, but again, make certain the piece is right for the project and maybe more importantly, the project is right for the piece.

-- Improvise.... Adapt...... Overcome!