What is this?

[INSierra]

It may be a long shot, but does anyone know what type of wood this is? It has a pretty strong smell to it when being turned.

 

[Ed McDonnell]

If it smells like horse urine it might be elm, but it could be lots of things.

Ed

 

[INSierra]

Does RedWood have an odor when turned? I thought that may be it. It is sort of a pungent pine smell, but the grain is pretty tight.

 

[Edgar]

Possibly cypress?
Top piece looks a little like this - but hard to tell for sure with such small pieces.

http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/perso...onterey macnabs ncsu219 end grain s50 web.htm

 

[D.Oliver]

The redwood that I have turned does not have much of an odor. Redwood is also very light in terms of weight. If it has a pine type smell, possibly Douglas fir or maybe one of the other fir trees? Just a guess.