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I need some help with this one from westerns or possibly Canadians. Definitely not a local tree. I see it a lot in houses around here built in the 50s and 60s. But never see it these days. Has extremely tight straight grain in the quarter sawn sections and wild wavy grain in the plain sawn sections. It has a very distinct odor that is unpleasant. And pretty rot resistant these were bleachers at a school from the 50s.
 

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I need some help with this one from westerns or possibly Canadians. Definitely not a local tree. I see it a lot in houses around here built in the 50s and 60s. But never see it these days. Has extremely tight straight grain in the quarter sawn sections and wild wavy grain in the plain sawn sections. It has a very distinct odor that is unpleasant. And pretty rot resistant these were bleachers at a school from the 50s.
Ain’t like I’ve never been wrong before, in both pics that sure looks like a type of oak.
 

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I saw that you were in GA and tried to think of trees that might have been old growth back in the day. Cypress was that first one that popped in my head. Per the database description " somewhat sour odor while being worked" . In looking at other pictures it might be what you have.

https://www.wood-database.com/cypress/
 
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I saw that you were in GA and tried to think of trees that might have been old growth back in the day. Cypress was that first one that popped in my head. Per the database description " somewhat sour odor while being worked" . In looking at other pictures it might be what you have.

https://www.wood-database.com/cypress/
That could be a possibility. I had one person tell me that it looked like hemlock. The faint wavy grain and color does look like the pictures of hemlock. Cypress would explain the rot resistance though. It’s hard to tell with old growth stuff here since we don’t have anything like it anymore. Like comparing heart pine to today’s pine it doesn’t even look like the same species even though it is.
 

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I would say it’s hemlock that right hand board has got some character
Similar too our western hemlock we got over here
Can you rub off a section too see how white it comes up
 

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Doesn't the fact it has been outdoors for decades negate the chance it is Hemlock? Eastern Hemlock anyway.
I have thought that but the look is what I can’t get past. is western hemlock or old growth hemlock any more resistant? Idk. Yellow pine will rot in a few months heart pine buried in the yard will last forever. The last 45 years its been in a chicken house too not sure how long it was outside before that but probably a long time. A little bit of sap wood on the edges was totally rotten. I may just have to make up a name lol
 

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These boards were bolted to steel every 4 ft. So they would dry out fast after a rain. They were deeply cracked and stained on the top side. I planed the bottom and put them face up. Might have helped them last longer.
 
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