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Larry[_7_]

(Doug Miller) wrote in
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In article , Larry
wrote:
I aquired some oak (don't know what kind) over the weekend

Nobody really cares much about the exact species, only
whether it's red oak or white oak. Every red oak species
has pretty much the same physical characteristics and
appearance as every other; ditto white oak.

How to tell the difference, method 1: wet the end of a
board, and smell it. Wet white oak smells like vanilla and
toast. Wet red oak smells like cat ****.

Not sure I know what cat **** smell like. I have dogs...

How to tell the difference, method 2: look at the end of a
board. Red oak has visible open pores. White oak does not.

This seems the most desirable method.

How to tell the difference, method 3: suck on the end of a
board like it was a soda straw. You can draw air through
red oak, but not through white.

Can't see myself sucking on the end of a board either while my
wife's laughing her ass off.

I see if I can figure it out and add the info to the original
post.

Larry