See the difference between spruce and pine. How do I do it?

[Byggfuskarn]

I don't mean out in the forest, or the one with lights around Christmas. I mean when the tree has become a planed plank.

Now I want to be able to say that that's a pine plank, but that is spruce. Now I have no idea at all.

 

[ArneTW]

Pine has a clear difference between heartwood/sapwood, so pine has a color variation that spruce does not have.

Spruce sometimes has more black knots.

/ATW

 

[Byggfuskarn]

Now I've looked at some boards, and it's clear when I compare.

But if I'm just standing and looking at a part of the trunk, like a piece of läkt?

 

[Henningelvis]

It's never 100% possible, but I would say that spruce is generally lighter/more yellow, and pine tends towards red. Spruce has more, darker, and relatively smaller knots. If it's relatively freshly sawn, pine and spruce also smell different.

 

[Byggfuskarn]

It's never 100% possible, but I would say that spruce is generally lighter/yellower and pine tends to be redder. Spruce has more, darker and smaller knots in terms of size. If it is relatively freshly sawn, pine and spruce also have different smells.

Sniff my way to identifying spruce or pine! Of course! I'm going to learn that.