I picked up several beams from a 100 year old home renovation. I placed them in my shop before I went on vacation. 3 weeks later the basement smelled poorly. I thought there was a dead rodent somewhere. Eventually I discovered the odor was coming from the beams. I put the beams outside and used a fan to vent out the area. The smell went away.
Any suggestions on how to eliminate the smell from the wood would be appreciated. I planned on using the beams in several furniture projects.
Thanks.