petrujenac

I'm not sure it comes from China (my guess is they're US made). Does china have exotic wood to throw away?... Here are some more images of glueups I made last year.

They use them as spacers for stacks of long runs of metal furrings (first fix electrics). Clearly not a softwood type as no resin is present. Smells nothing like conifers and is a bit less prone to dents.

I've seasoned them myself for three years, outside under a open roof, stacked on 30mm spacers in-between. Then I put them under the beds for another two months before I did anything with them. They do have bits of poplar occasionally amongst the rest, which is easy to distinguish.

Sorry to disappoint you but the story is quite dull. I get them for free from a local warehouse, roughly 1200x70x70, thus no idea if they're UK grown. It's fairly soft (easy to dent even with the fingernail), has a unique scent (a bit fruity?...) and is slightly denser than softwoods. Very easy to mill, sand, stain and Osmo polyx reveals a pleasant colour. Not the most stable after ripping down though. It took about two months to acclimate before I made a nice hutch out of loads them last winter. More projects to follow. I'm fairly apprehensive on using it for garden furniture or for BBQ, as I still don't know what tree has delivered them. P.S. I had the chance to work with willow when I was in grade 5, in secondary, but I can't remember what it was smelling like.

I've poured a bit of water on the right one. My best guess is alder, but I'm not an expert like many on here.

Can you help me identify this type of wood?