What Are These?

I initially judge the one as black walnut and grabbed the rest without looking too close. Now I realised that I have two different woods and the one I thought was walnut didn't have that smell when I cut into it. The second one looks like ash bark but I haven't seen it with a dark heart. Little help please?

 

Second is hickory - score man!

 

Excellent! What variety do you think?

 

That second one sure looks like pignut hickory bark. Must be a silver maple near by also. That leaf on it, and on the ground around it, is silver maple looking.

 

Probably Pignut or mockernut they are hard to distinguish from just bark - but they have no distinguishing BTU difference or smoke smell.
Grab a sliver and light it blow it out and take a good sniff - save some splits for the smoker/BBQ

 

Yep, silver maple is the one I plan on dropping this weekend. Thanks guys. But what do you think the first one is then?

 

First one is walnut. You sure it doesn't smell right? Cause it looks dead on.

 

It is what you thought it was

 

We are who they thought we were.

 

Maybe it's too cold out, but I didn't smell it. Didn't smell anything.

 

You're supposed to smell your wood - it's OK around here
BW I've had before didn't smell strong either. Hickory won't really smell like hickory(mind register) until it smokes either

 

Thanks guys, usually my nose doesn't fail me. I think it is the cold temps outside.

 

First one definitely looks like walnut but the second one I am not sure on. I only have shagbark hickory on my property and can say its definitely not that. Maybe pignut hickory?

 

Yep, shagbark it is not. I can recognise that one and routinely have it with pancakes.

 

The second tree seems to have a very dark heartwood. I think it is Black Walnut, just like the first one. The bark on the second tree does look like Pignut Hickory, but some smaller Black Walnuts have a similar bark.

 

That's okay Jack, as long as your wood doesn't fail you.

 

No the second is for sure hickory - it will have varying degrees of heartwood color from reds - dark browns. It makes some beautiful cabinets too

 

+1 for Wood Duck, it warmed up today and the smell returned. It is all walnut.

 

Dude that is hickory - I will post some pics of known hickory bark and some walnut off my property in the daylight(if there is any tomorrow)