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Eastern Black Walnut
I have recently had the opportunity to harvest several big Black Walnut trees. These are large Eastern Black Walnut trees that grow here in eastern Texas, not the small, native Texas Black Walnut trees found in west Texas.
I have just begun to turn some of this wood, but none are yet finished. Please keep an eye on my companion site, www.prairiesend.com, I expect to have some there soon.
As elsewhere, the dimensions given below are Length x Width x Depth of the blank. Theoretically these numbers indicate the dimensions of the largest bowl, box/goblet or spindle that might be turned from that piece if no flaws are encountered. The approximate weight (in pounds) as well as obvious physical features (checks, etc) are also indicated. Note also that most of these are rough cut. I do not have the time or equipment to routinely surface the cut sides - although sometimes I think that the grain is interesting enough that I will take it to the jointer before I take the photo.
Note - the color control on my photography of these Walnut blanks is not always great. Generally, those photos with the purplish cast to the heartwood is correct. Where I describe them as light brown - the colors in those photos are generally true. The lighter-brown blocks come from a tree that exhibited less of that purple cast.
Lloyd
Please note - I do not have a commercial-sized kiln to fully kiln-dry all of this wood. Therefore, these blanks are generally green to partially air-dried unless otherwise noted.
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Black Walnut 190
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 14"
4 lbs.
This is a 2-1/2-inch square end-grain block of Black Walnut heartwood. It is a light brown to purplish brown. A large (1" to 1-1/2") knot passes thru the center of this block abd results in a graceful curving to circular pattern to the otherwise linear grain. The knot is sound but I do not know how well it will work when turned.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 191
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 12"
3-1/4 lbs.
This is a very nice 2-1/2-inch square end-grain block of a light brown to purplish brown Black Walnut heartwood. There are two areas of darker brown spalting present on one side - one fairly large shaded area and one tight, linear zone (left side, bottom photo). That shaded are should turn off as the block is rounded; the linear area has crisp boundaries, and if it remains after roughing-out, should make an interesting feature on the side of the finished piece.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 192
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 12"
3 lbs.
This is another nice block of Black Walnut - one that is a mix of creamy sapwood and light brown heartwood, with a touch of inner bark in one side. It is approximately 60% creamy sapwood and 35% light, purplish brown heartwood, and 5% bark.
I see absolutely no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 193
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 11"
2-1/2 lbs.
This is another nice block of Black Walnut that is a mix of creamy sapwood and light brown heartwood, with a fair amount of inner and outer bark in one side. It is approximately 60% creamy sapwood and 30% light, purplish brown heartwood, and 10% bark.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 194
2" x 2" x 13"
2-1/4 lbs.
This is a very nice 2-inch square end-grain block of Black Walnut heartwood. It is a light brown to purplish brown. There are also several small "birds eye" knots that appear to extend thru the block and will likely be present as interesting features in that finished piece.
Cut from the inner portion of the Walnut log, this piece includes the extreme, outer portions of two nearby pith-related radial cracks (with dark-brown spalted borders). Located along one edge (left side, top photo, but barely visible) these cracks are thin and apparently quite shallow - I expect them to turn off entirely as the block is roughed-out.
I see no other cracks or potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 195
2" x 2" x 14-1/2"
2-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice 2-inch square end-grain block of Black Walnut heartwood. The overall color is a light brown to purplish brown color but there is an odd area of orange-brown on one face (top photo) and several elongated, darker brown spalt-stained areas.
Cut from the inner portion of the Walnut log, this piece also includes the extreme, outer portions of two nearby pith-related radial cracks (with dark-brown spalted borders). Located along one side and adjacent edge (bottom photo), these are thin and apparently quite shallow. Most, if not all of these two cracks will turn off as the block is roughed-out.
I see no other cracks or potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 196
2" x 2" x 11-1/2"
1-1/2 lbs.
This is another 2-inch square end-grain block of Black Walnut, but more sapwood than heartwood and a fairly large patch of Walnut bark. The colors include the creamy white of the sapwood, light brown to purplish brown color of heartwood and darker brown of the inner and outer bark.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 197
2" x 2" x 11"
1-1/2 lbs.
This is another 2-inch square end-grain block of Black Walnut with more sapwood than heartwood. The colors include the creamy white of the sapwood, light brown to purplish brown color of heartwood. There is also a thin layer of darker brown bark on one edge of one side, but this should turn off immediately as the blank is rounded.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 198
2" x 2" x 7-1/2"
1 lbs.
This is another 2-inch square end-grain block of Black Walnut with more sapwood than heartwood. The colors include the creamy white of the sapwood, light brown to purplish brown color of heartwood. There is also a thin layer of darker brown bark on one edge but this should turn off immediately as the blank is rounded.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 199
2" x 2" x 8"
1 lbs.
This is another 2-inch square end-grain block of Black Walnut with more sapwood than heartwood. The colors include the creamy white of the sapwood and the light brown to purplish brown color of heartwood.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Approximate 3-inch square end-grain blocks
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Black Walnut 162
3" x 3" x 12"
4-1/2 lbs.
This is a very nice block of Texas-grown Eastern Black Walnut. It is entirely heartwood - a light brown color with nicely figured grain pattern and a touch of "curl".
I see absolutely no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 162 |
$25.00 |
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Black Walnut 163
3" x 3" x 12"
4-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice block of Texas-grown Eastern Black Walnut. It is essentially heartwood, that small patch of sapwood on the upper end (top photo) should turn off as the block is roughed-out. The color is a light brown with a strong linear grain pattern.
I see absolutely no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 163 |
$20.00 |
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Black Walnut 164
3" x 3" x 12"
4 lbs.
This is another nice block of Black Walnut. It is approximately 60% brilliant white to creamy sapwood and 40% is light brown heartwood. Once roughed to round, the heartwood will stand-out as a wide stripe in one side of a creamy-white cylinder - I think that it will be distinctive and attractive. Those darker brown stripes in the lower portion of the sapwood face (top photo) are interesting but, unfortunately, will likely turn-off as the block is roughed-out.
I see absolutely no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 165
3" x 3" x 12"
4-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice block of Texas-grown Eastern Black Walnut. It is all light brown heartwood with a strong linear grain pattern.
It was cut from the inner portion of the Walnut log and the extreme, outer portion of a nearby radial crack (with a dark-brown spalted border) is present along one edge. This crack is thin and apparently quite shallow - I expect it to turn off entirely as the block is roughed-out. Regardless, the price reflects the presence of this crack. I see no other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 165 |
$15.00 |
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Black Walnut 166
3" x 3" x 12"
4 lbs.
This is another nice block of Black Walnut. It is approximately 70% brilliant white to creamy sapwood and 30% is light,purplish-brown heartwood, with a thin layer of inner bark along one side. Once roughed to round, the bark will be gone and that heartwood will stand-out as a wide dark stripe in one side of a creamy-white cylinder - I think that it will be distinctive and attractive.
I see absolutely no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 167
3" x 3" x 13"
4-1/2 lbs.
This is a very interesting block of Texas-grown Eastern Black Walnut. It was cut diagonally thru the heartwood/sapwood boundary and is approximately 50% of each "flavor". The heartwood is a light purplish- brown color with nicely figured grain pattern and quite a bit of "curl" (bottom Photo).
I see absolutely no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 168
3" x 3" x 12"
4-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice block of Texas-grown Eastern Black Walnut. It is all light brown heartwood with a strong linear grain pattern.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 168 |
$20.00 |
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Black Walnut 169
3" x 3" x 12"
4-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice block of Texas-grown Eastern Black Walnut. It is all light brown heartwood with a strong linear grain pattern.
There are two very tiny, thin and tight cracks in the end of one side (visible on the lower portion of the top face, bottom photo). These are the extreme, terminal ends of radial cracks that originated deeper in the log and died-out in this area. They are not significant, and I see no other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 169 |
$20.00 |
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Black Walnut 170
3" x 3" x 12"
4 lbs.
This is another nice block of Black Walnut. It is approximately 50/50 creamy sapwood and light, purplish brown heartwood. There three small knots on the sapwood face (left side, top photo, but not really visible on the photo) that extend thru to the back side (bottom photo). These influence the adjacent linear grain pattern and may result in attractive and eye-catching features in the finished piece.
I see absolutely no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 171
3" x 3" x 12"
4-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice block of Texas-grown Eastern Black Walnut. It is all light colored, purplish-brown heartwood with a strong linear grain pattern.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 171 |
$20.00 |
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Black Walnut 100
3" x 3" x 13"
5 lbs.
This is a very nice block of Texas-grown Eastern Black Walnut. It is entirely heartwood - a dark brown to deep purple brown with a strong linear grain pattern.
It was cut from close to the pith and there is a single thin, tight radial crack along a portion of one edge (left edge, bottom photo). This should turn-off immediately as the block is roughed to round. I see no other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 100 |
$20.00 |
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Black Walnut 101
3" x 3" x 13"
5 lbs.
This is another very nice block of Black Walnut. It is entirely heartwood - a dark brown to deep purple brown with a strong linear grain pattern.
I see no flaws.
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Black Walnut 101 |
$20.00 |
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Black Walnut 102
3" x 3" x 13"
5 lbs.
This is another very nice block of Black Walnut. It is primarily heartwood - a dark brown to deep purple brown with a strong linear grain pattern. There is a small area of brilliant white to creamy sapwood on one end of the back side.
It was cut from close to the pith and there is a pattern of small thin and tight radial cracks along a small portion of one edge (lower right edge, top photo). These appear to be very shallow (not apparent on the end-grain) and should turn-off immediately as the block is roughed to round. I see no other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 102 |
$20.00 |
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Black Walnut 103
3" x 3" x 10-3/4"
3-3/4 lbs.
This is another nice block of Black Walnut. It is approximately 70% heartwood - a dark brown to deep purple brown with a strong linear grain pattern. The other 30% is a brilliant white to creamy sapwood on the back side. The contrast between these two colors is striking.
I see no potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 104
3" x 3" x 13"
4 lbs.
This is another nice block of Black Walnut. It is approximately 80% brilliant white to creamy sapwood. The other 20% is heartwood - a dark brown to deep purple brown with a strong linear grain pattern. Most of that heartwood is on one edge and will turn-off as the block is rounded, leaving a narrow linear stripe up the length of the white sapwood (if not rounded too deeply). That could be very interesting.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 105
3" x 3" x 13"
4 lbs.
This is another nice block of Black Walnut. It is approximately 60% brilliant white to creamy sapwood. The other 40% is heartwood - a dark brown to deep purple brown with a strong linear grain pattern. The heartwood is on one edge and a lot will turn-off as the block is rounded, leaving a wide, tapering linear stripe up the length of the white sapwood (depending on the depth of rounding). That could be very interesting.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 106
3" x 3" x 13"
4 lbs.
This is another nice, potentially-striped block of Black Walnut. It is approximately 80% brilliant white to creamy sapwood. The other 20% is heartwood - a dark brown to deep purple brown with a strong linear grain pattern. Most of that heartwood is on one edge and will turn-off as the block is rounded, leaving a narrow linear stripe up the length of the white sapwood (if not rounded too deeply). That could be very interesting.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 107
3" x 3" x 10-1/2"
3-1/4 lbs.
This is another nice, potentially-striped block of Black Walnut. It is approximately 80% brilliant white to creamy sapwood. The other 20% is heartwood - a dark brown to deep purple brown with a strong linear grain pattern. Most of that heartwood is on the back and one edge and will turn-off as the block is rounded, leaving a wide and tapering linear stripe up the length of the white sapwood (if not rounded too deeply). That could be very interesting.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 108
3" x 3" x 13"
4 lbs.
This is a nice block of Black Walnut. It is entirely brilliant white to creamy Walnut sapwood. There is a very thin stripe of bark remaining on one end of one edge, but that will turn-off immediately.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 109
3" x 3" x 13"
4 lbs.
This is another nice block of Black Walnut. It is entirely brilliant white to creamy Walnut sapwood. There is a very thin stripe of heartwood remaining on one end of one edge, but that will turn-off immediately.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 110
3" x 3" x 13"
4 lbs.
This is another nice block of Black Walnut. It is almost entirely brilliant white to creamy Walnut sapwood. There is a fairly thick strip of bark along one edge, but most, if not all of that bark will turn-off as the block is rounded.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 110
3" x 3" x 9-3/4"
3 lbs.
This is another nice block of Black Walnut. It is almost entirely brilliant white to creamy Walnut sapwood. There is a strip of bark along one edge, but it looks as if all of that bark will turn-off as the block is rounded.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 184
4" x 4" x 12"
7-1/2 lbs.
This is a large end-grain block of Black Walnut. It is entirely heartwood - a dark brown to deep purple brown with a strong linear grain pattern. It also includes a pair of small "birds eye" knots on one face (top photo) that extend completely thru the block and is visible on the opposite face (present but not visible on the bottom photo). The continuity of these small knots is confirmed by one knot that is exposed on the end-grain face of the bottom photo. These knots may end up as interesting and eye-catching features in the finished turning.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 184 |
$35.00 |
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Black Walnut 185
4" x 4" x 12"
7-1/2 lbs.
This is another large end-grain block of Black Walnut heartwood. It is a dark brown to deep purple brown with a strong linear grain pattern. It also includes several small "birds eye" knots but it is not clear that they extend completely thru the block.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 185 |
$35.00 |
SOLD
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Black Walnut 186
4" x 4" x 12"
7-1/2 lbs.
This is another large end-grain block of Black Walnut heartwood. It is also a dark brown to deep purple brown with a strong linear grain pattern. And, it also includes several small "birds eye" knots, but it is not clear that they extend completely thru the block.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 187
4" x 4" x 12"
7 lbs.
This is another large block of Eastern Black Walnut- this time composed of both heartwood and sapwood, as well as a fairly thick section of inner and outer bark. It is approximately 40% brilliant white to creamy sapwood, and 40% dark brown to deep purple brown heartwood. The bark comprises about 20% of the volume and, as such, will reduce the potential diameter of a "bark-free" turning to ~3 to 3-1/2". The opposing dark brown and creamy white color pattern on the final-turned cylinder could result in an interesting "ying-yang" duality.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 188
4" x 4" x 12"
7 lbs.
This is another large block of Eastern Black Walnut that is composed of both heartwood and sapwood, but with only a thin section of inner and outer bark (thus a full 4" diameter is possible). It is approximately 50/50 brilliant white to creamy sapwood, and dark brown to deep purple brown heartwood. The bark comprises less than 5% of the volume. Again, the opposing dark brown and creamy white color pattern on the final-turned cylinder could result in an interesting "ying-yang" duality. This one also includes several small "birds eye" knots, but it is not clear if they extend completely thru the block.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 189
4" x 4" x 12"
7 lbs.
This is another large block of Eastern Black Walnut that is composed of both heartwood and sapwood, but essentially no bark on the corner (thus a full 4" diameter is possible). It is approximately 60% dark brown to deep purple brown heartwood, and 40% brilliant white to creamy sapwood. The bark comprises less than 5% of the volume.
This opposing dark brown and creamy white color pattern on the final-turned cylinder could result in a wide, creamy white stripe against the mainly dark brown of the finished piece. In addition, there are numerous small "birds eye" knots that clearly extend thru the block, several of which will likely be present as interesting features in that finished piece.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 112
4" x 4" x 12"
6-3/4 lbs.
This is a large potentially-striped block of Black Walnut. It is approximately 90% brilliant white to creamy sapwood. The other 10% is heartwood - a dark brown to deep purple brown with a strong linear grain pattern. Most of that heartwood is on the back and one edge and will turn-off as the block is rounded, leaving a wide and somewhat tapering linear stripe up the length of the block. That could be very interesting.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 113
4" x 4" x 12"
7 lbs.
This is another large potentially-striped block of Black Walnut. It is approximately 90% brilliant white to creamy sapwood. The other 10% is heartwood - a dark brown to deep purple brown with a strong linear grain pattern. Most of that heartwood is on the back and one edge and will turn-off as the block is rounded, leaving a wide linear stripe up the length of the block. That could also be very interesting.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 114
4" x 4" x 13"
7 lbs.
This is another block of Black Walnut. It is essentially all white to creamy sapwood. There is a fairly thick section of bark along the backside. Something interesting may be possible with that bark - otherwise the could be turned off to produce a 3 to 3-1/2" diameter sapwood cylinder.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 115
4" x 4" x 12"
6-3/4 lbs.
This is another block of Black Walnut. It is essentially all white to creamy sapwood. There is a thin section heartwood on one end of the back side and two small, thin patches of bark on the two lower corners of the front side. All of that bark and most of the heartwood will turn off as the block is rounded.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 200
6" x 6" x 4"
6 lbs.
This is a very nice Black Walnut blank suitable for a fairly deep bowl or hollow-form. It is essentially all heartwood, with only a thin strip of sapwood on one edge that will probably be removed as the block is roughed-out. The heartwood is an overall strong purplish-brown color with several interesting bands of lighter brown (top photo).
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 201
6" x 6" x 4"
5-3/4 lbs.
This is another very nice Black Walnut blank suitable for a fairly deep bowl or hollow-form. It is also essentially all heartwood, with only a thin strip of sapwood on one edge that will probably be removed as the block is roughed-out.
There are several small "birds eye" knots on one end-grain side (left side, top photo). These knots extend completely thru the block and could be interesting and eye-catching banded features in the finished bowl. However, located on one edge, these are likely to turn off as the block is rounded.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 202
6" x 6" x 4"
6 lbs.
This is another very nice Black Walnut blank suitable for a fairly deep bowl or hollow-form. It is also essentially all heartwood, with only a thin strip of sapwood on one edge that will probably be removed as the block is roughed-out.
There is an interesting and complex grain pattern on one corner of the annotated face (top photo) that is associated with a large knot on one edge. There are also several small "birds eye" knots on one face (bottom photo) that appear to extend completely thru the block. These may end up as interesting and eye-catching features in the finished bowl.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 203
6" x 6" x 4"
6 lbs.
This is another very nice Black Walnut blank suitable for a fairly deep bowl or hollow-form. It is also essentially all heartwood, with only a thin strip of sapwood on one edge that will probably be removed as the block is roughed-out. The heartwood is an overall strong purplish-brown color with several curving, lense-like bands of lighter brown (top photo).
There are several small "birds eye" knots on one face (top photo), one of which appears to extend completely thru the block and is visible on the opposite face (bottom photo). The continuity of these small knots is confirmed by one knot that is exposed on the end-grain face of the bottom photo. These knots may end up as interesting and eye-catching features in the finished bowl.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 204
6" x 6" x 4"
5-3/4 lbs.
This is another very nice Black Walnut blank suitable for a fairly deep bowl or hollow-form. It is 100% heartwood - an overall strong purplish-brown color with several interesting bands of lighter brown (top photo).
There appears to be one small "birds eye" knot on one face (top photo), one of which appears to extend thru the block and on an adjacent face (not visible in the photos). That knot may end up as an interesting and eye-catching feature in the finished bowl.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 205
6" x 6" x 4"
5-3/4 lbs.
This is another very nice Black Walnut blank suitable for a fairly deep bowl or hollow-form. It is also essentially all purplish brown heartwood, with only a thin strip of sapwood on one edge that will probably be removed as the block is roughed-out.
There are a couple of small "birds eye" knots on one face (bottom photo) that may extend thru the block to make eye-catching features in the finished bowl. However, these are located close to the edges and may not survive "roughing-out" of a bowl or hollow-form.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 206
6" x 6" x 4"
5-3/4 lbs.
This is another very nice Black Walnut blank suitable for a fairly deep bowl or hollow-form. It is also essentially all purplish brown heartwood, with only a thin strip of sapwood on one edge that will probably be removed as the block is roughed-out.
There are several small "birds eye" knots on one face (top photo), one of which extends thru the block tothe opposite side (bottom photo) and should be visible in the finished bowl. The others are located close to the edges and may not survive "roughing-out" of a bowl or hollow-form.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 207
6" x 6" x 4"
6 lbs.
This is another very nice Black Walnut blank suitable for a fairly deep bowl or hollow-form. It is 100% heartwood - an overall strong purplish-brown color with several interesting bands of lighter brown (top photo).
There are six or eight small "birds eye" knots on the top and bottom faces that extend thru the block outcrop on adjacent sides. That distinctive dark brown to black "stripe" on the exposed end-grain side of the top photo is one of those extensive birds eye knots. These features should be quite interesting and eye-catching in the sides of the finished bowl or hollow-form.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 208
6" x 6" x 4"
5-3/4 lbs.
This is another very nice Black Walnut blank suitable for a fairly deep bowl or hollow-form. It is also essentially all heartwood, with only a very thin strip of sapwood on one edge that will probably be removed as the block is roughed-out. The heartwood is a strong purplish-brown color.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 209
6" x 6" x 4"
5-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice Black Walnut blank suitable for a fairly deep bowl or hollow-form. It is 100% heartwood with an overall strong purplish-brown color with several strong bands of lighter brown (top photo).
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 210
6" x 6" x 4"
5-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice Black Walnut blank suitable for a fairly deep bowl or hollow-form. It is 100% heartwood with a strongly banded pattern of alternating purplish-brown and lighter brown colors (top photo).
There are two small "birds eye" knots on one face (annotated face, top photo) which extend thru the block and come on an adjacent face (lower side, top photo). Those knots will be present in the side of the finished bowl and may be interesting and eye-catching features.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 211
6" x 6" x 4"
5-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice Black Walnut blank suitable for a fairly deep bowl or hollow-form. It is essentially all heartwood with a strongly banded pattern of alternating purplish-brown and lighter brown colors (top photo).
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 212
6" x 6" x 4"
5-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice Black Walnut blank suitable for a fairly deep bowl or hollow-form. It is 100% heartwood with a strongly banded pattern of alternating purplish-brown and lighter brown colors (top photo).
There are multiple small "birds eye" knots on the upper face (top photo) which extend thru the block and come on an adjacent face or the back side (lower side, top photo). Many of those small knots will be visible as interesting and eye-catching features in the sides of the finished bowl.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 213
6" x 6" x 4"
5-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice Black Walnut blank suitable for a fairly deep bowl or hollow-form. It is 100% heartwood with a strongly banded pattern of alternating purplish-brown and lighter brown colors.
There are several small "birds eye" knots on the back (bottom photo) which extend thru the block and come on the adjacent side (left side, bottom photo). However, these are close to the edge and will likely turn off as the bowl is roughed-out.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 136
6" x 6" x 3"
4-1/2 lbs.
This is a very nice Black Walnut bowl blank. It is 100% light, purplish-brown heartwood. There are several small "birds eye" knots on the top and bottom (both photos). In many instances, these knots extend completely thru the block making for interesting and eye-catching banded features in the finished bowl.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 137
6" x 6" x 3"
4-1/4 lbs.
This is another nice Black Walnut bowl blank. It is approximately 60% light, purplish-brown heartwood and 40% creamy white sapwood. There is a strip of tight, inner bark on one edge that will turn off if the annotated face is mounted as the base of the bowl.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 138
6" x 6" x 3"
4-1/4 lbs.
This is another very nice Black Walnut bowl blank. It is 100% light, purplish-brown heartwood. There are several small "birds eye" knots on the top and bottom (both photos). In many instances, these knots extend completely thru the block making for interesting and eye-catching banded features in the finished bowl.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 139
6" x 6" x 3"
4 lbs.
This is another nice Black Walnut bowl blank. It is approximately 60% light, purplish-brown heartwood and 40% creamy white sapwood. There is an irregular strip of tight, inner bark on one edge that will turn off if the annotated face is mounted as the base of the bowl.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 140
6" x 6" x 3"
4-1/4 lbs.
This is another very nice Black Walnut bowl blank. It is 100% light, purplish-brown heartwood. There are several small "birds eye" knots on the top and bottom (both photos).In many instances, these knots extend completely thru the block (see left end-grain side, top photo), and can make for interesting and eye-catching banded features in the finished bowl.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 141
6" x 6" x 3"
3-3/4 lbs.
This is another nice Black Walnut bowl blank. It is approximately 45% light, purplish-brown heartwood and 55% creamy white sapwood. There is a strip of inner and outer bark on one edge that will turn off if the annotated face is mounted as the base of the bowl.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 142
6" x 6" x 3"
3-1/2 lbs.
This is an interesting Black Walnut bowl blank. It is approximately 30% light, purplish-brown heartwood and 70% creamy white sapwood. There is a thick section of inner and outer bark on one edge that will turn off if the annotated face is mounted as the base of the bowl. However, the bark is fairly thick and turning it off completely will likely reduce the macimum bowl depth to 2 inches or so. The price reflects this limitation.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 143
6" x 6" x 3"
4-1/4 lbs.
Whoa - this is a very interesting Black Walnut bowl blank. While it is not 100% heartwood (say ~60% heartwood and 40% sapwood), it includes four (or more?) clusters of small, burly-knots that appear to extend from the sapwood face (present but not well shown on the top photo) thru the block to matching features on the heartwood back side (bottom photo). These clusters of small "birds eye" knots will likely make for interesting and eye-catching banded features in the finished piece. I would consider an open hollow-form to highlight these burly buds on both the top and bottom.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 144
6" x 6" x 3"
3-3/4 lbs.
This is another nice Black Walnut bowl blank. It is approximately 50% light, purplish-brown heartwood and 50% creamy white sapwood. There is a strip of inner and outer bark on one edge that will turn off if the annotated face is mounted as the base of the bowl.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 145
6-1/8" x 5-7/8" x 3"
3-3/4 lbs.
This is another very interesting Black Walnut bowl blank. Similar to block #143 (above), it is not 100% heartwood (say ~50% heartwood and 50% sapwood) and it includes several clusters of small, burly-knots. These knots appear to extend from the sapwood face (present but not well shown on the top photo) thru the block to matching knots on the heartwood back side (bottom photo). These clusters of small "birds eye" knots will likely make for interesting and eye-catching banded features in the finished piece. Again, I would consider an open hollow-form to highlight these burly buds on both the top and bottom.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 116
5-3/4" x 6" x 3-3/4"
4-1/2 lbs.
This is a nice nearly-square bowl blank of Black Walnut. It is primarily a bright white to creamy sapwood with a strong and somewhat curly grain pattern (difficult to see in the photos). There is a large section heartwood on one edge of the front side and a large patch of bark on one edge of the back side. All of that bark will turn off if the barky side of the block is becomes the bottom of the bowl.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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$15.00 |
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Black Walnut 117
5-3/4" x 5-3/4" x 3-7/8"
4-1/2 lbs.
This is a very nice square bowl blank of Black Walnut. It is primarily a bright white to creamy sapwood with a strong and somewhat curly grain pattern (difficult to see in the photos). There is a large but thin section heartwood on one half of the front side. That curly grain pattern in the sapwood continues into the heartwood (top photo). This could make an attractive hollow form.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 118
5-3/4" x 6" x 3-3/4"
4-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice nearly-square bowl blank of Black Walnut. It was cut from the area of a small crotch and includes a combination of bright white to creamy sapwood and two areas of heartwood (top photo). There appears to be some crotch-related feather figure in the sapwood.
The heartwood areas are related to the centers of the two separate limbs of the crotch. One of those areas includes the pith of the limb with a small pith-hole and an associated thin radial crack. That pith and crack are confined to one edge (top photo) and, based on the chosen form and orientation, would likely turn off completely. This could make a very attractive hollow form.
I see no other cracks or potential flaws.
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$24.00 |
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Black Walnut 119
5-3/4" x 6" x 3-3/4"
4-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice nearly-square bowl blank of Black Walnut. It includes a combination of bright white to creamy sapwood and a large area of heartwood (top photo). The heartwood area includes the pith of the log with a small pith-hole and an associated thin radial crack. There are also several thin and tight (drying checks?) cracks along one edge of the sapwood (not visible but present on the left edge, top photo). The pith hole and crack, as well as those other cracks are confined to the edges and, again based on the chosen form and orientation, would likely turn off completely. This blank could also make a very attractive hollow form.
I see no other cracks or potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 120
6" x 6" x 3-3/4"
5 lbs.
This is a very nice square bowl blank of Black Walnut that would also make a very attractive hollow form. It includes a combination of bright white to creamy sapwood and a large area of purplish-brown heartwood. There is a beautiful pattern of grain-crossing elements in the sapwood on the bottom and one side (apparently part of a crotch "flame" figure; visible on the bottom photo, but much more dramatic when you hold the block in your hand!).
The heartwood area includes the pith of the log with a very small pith-hole and very tiny, pith-related radial crack. The pith hole crosses the edge of the annotated face (top photo) but is unlikely to turn off completely. You would probably have to deal with that small hole and small crack in the side of any vessel/design (inlace anyone??). I see no other cracks or potential flaws.
There is also a fairly large area of bark on one corner and adjacent edge. Most, if not all, of that barky area would turn off in any likely bowl or hollow vessel form.
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Black Walnut 121
5-3/4" x 6" x 3-7/8"
5 lbs.
This is another very nice square bowl blank of Black Walnut cut from a crotch that would make a very attractive hollow form. It includes a combination of bright white to creamy sapwood and an area of purplish-brown heartwood. There is also a beautiful pattern of grain-crossing elements, a crotch "flame" figure, within the sapwood on the top and one side (visible on both photos).
There also appear to be several extremely tight cracks (or incipient cracks/drying checks) within and extending out of the edge of those radiating, grain-crossing elements. I do not know if those are significant or not, but I would reinforce (with thin CA glue) any that remain after rough-rounding the blank. I see no other cracks or potential flaws.
There is also a fairly large area of bark on one corner and adjacent edge. Most, if not all, of that barky area would turn off in any likely bowl or hollow-vessel form.
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Black Walnut 122
6" x 6" x 3-3/4"
5 lbs.
This is another very nice square bowl blank of Black Walnut that would make a very attractive hollow form. It includes a combination of bright white to creamy sapwood and a large area of purplish-brown heartwood. There is also a fairly large area of bark on one corner and adjacent edge. Most, if not all, of that barky area would turn off in any likely bowl or hollow-vessel form.
The heartwood area includes the pith of the log with a very small pith-hole and very tiny, pith-related radial crack. The pith hole and small crack cross the corner of the annotated face (top photo) and is not clear whether it will turn off completely as the block is rounded. You may have to deal with that small hole and small crack in the side of any vessel/design (inlace, coffee grounds, etc??). I see no other cracks or potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 123
7-1/2" x 7-1/2" x 4"
8-1/4 lbs.
This is an absolutely gorgeous, large square bowl blank of Texas-grown Eastern Black Walnut. It also comes from a major crotch and has a complex and beautiful grain pattern. Again - suitable for a beautiful bowl or hollow form. The colors are the bright white to cream of Walnut sapwood with a large area of purplish-brown Walnut heartwood. There is also a beautiful pattern of grain-crossing elements, part of crotch "flame" figure, on the top and on three sides. However, this time they continue into the heartwood and result in a very complex and beautiful pattern.
There is also a fairly large but shallow area of bark on one edge of the back side. All of that barky area would likely turn off in any bowl or hollow-vessel form.
The heartwood area includes a small area of pith along with a very small pith-hole and very tiny, pith-related radial crack - on two corners (upper right and upper left corners, top photo). Both of these features are confined to those corners and will turn off completely as the block is rounded. I see no other cracks or potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 124
7-1/2" x 8" x 4"
8-1/4 lbs.
This is another gorgeous, large square bowl blank of Black Walnut. It also comes from a major crotch and has a complex and beautiful grain pattern. Again - suitable for a beautiful bowl or hollow form. The colors are the bright white to cream of Walnut sapwood with a large area of purplish-brown Walnut heartwood. In this case there are two separate bands of grain-crossing, flame figure, on opposite sides, that extend into the heartwood on top and result in a symmetrical and very attractive pattern (top photo).
There is a narrow and shallow area of bark along one edge of the back side (bottom photo). All of that barky area would likely turn off in any bowl or hollow-vessel form. Unlike several other blocks in this series, the heartwood area does not include the pith or any pith-holes or pith-related crack. I see absolutely no cracks or potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 125
7-1/2" x 8-1/2" x 3-1/2"
8-3/4 lbs.
Another beautiful large bowl blank from a large Black Walnut crotch. Again - suitable for a beautiful bowl or hollow form, the colors are the bright white to cream of Walnut sapwood with a large area of purplish-brown Walnut heartwood. In this case,there is a single large and prominent crotch-type "flame" figure on the upper (annotated) face that extends through the sapwood and into the heartwood (top photo). That flame figure appears to extend thru the entire block and is strong and prominent on the back side - very nice - and perfect for a balanced design in a fairly large hollow form.
There is a narrow and shallow area of bark on one corner of the back side (bottom photo). All of that barky area would likely turn off in any bowl or hollow-vessel form. However, the heartwood area does include two pith areas (one for each limb of this crotch), each of which includes a very small pith-hole and a very tiny, pith-related radial crack. The larger of these pith areas extends from one side close to one corner (upper right corner, top photo), across the upper portion of the face, and exits at the other corner of the face. The entire path of this pith and pith-related features is very close to the edge (upper edge of the annotated face on the top photo)and should turn completely off as the block is rounded. The second area of pith with it's tiny pith-hole and almost non-existent radial crack, is confined to one corner (lower right corner on the top photo) and will certainly turn off as the block is rounded. I see no other cracks or potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 126
7-1/2" x 10-1/2" x 3-1/2"
11-1/2 lbs.
This is another gorgeous large blank of Texas-grown Eastern Black Walnut. Rectangular, it also comes from a major crotch and has a complex and beautiful grain pattern. In this case there are two separate bands of grain-crossing, flame figure, on opposite edges of the back side that extend into the heartwood and result in a symmetrical and very facinating pattern (bottom photo) - it looks distinctively like an animal face,perhaps a cat or hawk??.
The colors in this block are primarily the deep purplish-brown of Walnut heartwood, with a smaller portion of the bright white to cream of sapwood. While it would also be suitable for a beautiful bowl or hollow form (with some waste), I think it would be best for resawing for boxes, knife handles and the like.
The heartwood area does include the pith - one for each limb of this crotch - and each of which includes a very small pith-hole and a very tiny, pith-related radial crack. One area of pith, with it's small pith-hole and almost non-existent radial crack, is confined to one edge (right edge, bottom photo) and would certainly turn off if a bowl or hollow-form is planned. The second, larger of these pith areas extends from the left side, close to the edge (left edge, bottom photo), thru the block, and exits near the center of the annotated face (top photo). Since the path of this pith and pith-related features passes thru the center of the block,it will have some impact of the use of this block. I would plan on reinforcement of that small, tight crack with CA glue and filling of the small pith hole with something attractive (inlace, colored or metallic epoxy, etc). I see no other cracks or potential flaws.
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Half-log and slab-type bowl blanks
These half log and slab-type blanks are suitable for deep or shallow bowls, depending on their thickness. The bark is generally tight and stays on well for natural-edge turnings. They are also good for shallow plates or small platters. If you are thrifty, they can also be resawn to produce economical smaller blanks for pens, bottle stoppers, pistol grips and the like.
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Black Walnut 132
9" diameter x 4-1/2" depth
11 lbs.
This is a very nice, medium-size, trimmed half-log bowl blank of Eastern Black Walnut, suitable for a bowl of up to 9" diameter and 4 to 4-1/2" depth. I trimmed it to rough-round so that it is ready to mount on your lathe (no band saw work required).
With full and tight bark on the back side, this blank will be suitable for a natural-edge or conventional bowl form (or a very nice hollow-form). The finished bowl will be primarily light, purplish-brown heartwood, flanked by bands of bright white to cream colored sapwood. It has a very nice, linear grain pattern.
The pith has been cut completely out of this half. I see no cracks, checks, decay or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 133
9" diameter x 4-1/2 to 5" depth
13 lbs.
This is another very nice, medium-size, trimmed half-log bowl blank of Eastern Black Walnut, suitable for a bowl of up to 9" diameter and 4 to 4-1/2" depth. I trimmed it to rough-round so that it is ready to mount on your lathe (no band saw work required).
With full and tight bark on the back side, this blank will be suitable for a natural-edge or conventional bowl form. The finished bowl will be primarily light, purplish-brown heartwood, flanked by bands of bright white to cream colored sapwood. It has a very nice, linear grain pattern.
This is the other half of the log that produced lot #132 (above). The pith was off-center in this log and, as a result, is present in this half. That pith appears to be quite sound. I see no cracks, checks, decay or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 134
10" diameter x 4-5" depth
14 lbs.
This is another very nice, medium-size, trimmed half-log bowl blank of Black Walnut. It has also been rough-trimmed to round so that it is ready to mount on your lathe (no band saw work required).
Have a careful look at the grain pattern in the upper half of the cut face. It includes a curly pattern with strong character of reflective variation (called chatoyance - a changeable color or luster; the wood appears to shimmer when moved). I believe that this pattern will be beautiful in the side of the finished piece. The finished form will likely be a light, purplish-brown heartwood, flanked by bands of bright white to cream colored sapwood.
With full and tight bark on the back side, this blank may be suitable for a natural-edge or conventional bowl form (or a very nice hollow-form). However, that knot on the bark side is the expression of an old, now-gone side limb, and is accompanied by a large bark-included pocket within the sapwood and heartwood, and a small barky gap on the edge of the cut face. I cannot say for sure how deep that bark pocket may be, but it looks shallow to my eye. It will certainly have to be considered in your design and will likely result in a form that is somewhat smaller than the 10-inch maximum diameter of the blank.
This half of the log was cut essentially thru the pith, and a portion of that pith is present at or very close to the surface. I see no cracks (pith-related or otherwise) or other potential flaws in this piece.
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Black Walnut 135
10" diameter x 4-1/2" depth
14 lbs.
This is another very nice, medium-size, trimmed half-log bowl blank of Texas-grown Eastern Black Walnut - the other half of the log that yielded lot #134 (above). It has also been rough-trimmed to round so that it is ready to mount on your lathe (no band saw work required).
Have a careful look at the grain pattern in the lower half of the cut face. It also includes a curly pattern with strong character of reflective variation (called chatoyance - a changeable color or luster; the wood appears to shimmer when moved). I believe that this pattern will be beautiful in the side of the finished piece. The finished form will likely be a light, purplish-brown heartwood, flanked by bands of bright white to cream colored sapwood.
With full and tight bark on the back side, this blank also appears be suitable for a natural-edge or conventional bowl form (or a very nice hollow-form). This half of the log was also cut essentially thru the pith and a small portion of that pith is present at or very close to the surface.
I see no cracks (pith-related or otherwise) or other potential flaws in this piece. That small black spot on the edge of the near edge of the cut face (middle photo) is a tiny, very shallow hole that is the (minor) expression of the barky-gap present in the other half of the log (Texas Black Walnut #134, above).
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Black Walnut 127
6-1/2" x 8" x 3"
5-1/4 lbs.
This is a small half-log bowl blank of Black Walnut. It is primarily the bright white to cream of Walnut sapwood with a small central area of purplish-brown Walnut heartwood. It has full bark on the back side and would also be suitable for a small, natural-edge bowl.
This half-log piece was cut thru the pith and a portion of the pith is present just below the cut face. As with all of these Walnut pieces, the center of the pith is marked by a small pith hole and a small, tight radial crack. In this case, that pith hole and crack is visible on the cut face (upper portion, top photo) and exits on the nearest cross-cut face (exposed face on the bottom photo). There is also a pattern of tiny incipient drying checks in the end grain on one end of the blank. This is the older cut surface that was not properly sealed. Those checks are minor and very shallow and are now sealed. They can be easily trimmed off without reducing the maximum bowl diameter. I see no other cracks or potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 128
6-1/2" x 8" x 3-1/2"
6-1/2 lbs.
This is another small half-log bowl blank of Black Walnut - the other half of the log that produced lot #127 above. It is primarily the bright white to cream of Walnut sapwood with a small central area of purplish-brown Walnut heartwood. It has full bark on the back side and would also be suitable for a small, natural-edge bowl.
This half-log piece was cut thru the pith and a portion of the pith is present below the cut face. As with all of these Walnut pieces, the center of the pith is marked by a small pith hole (but no visible crack). In this case, that pith hole is visible on the cut face (upper portion, top photo) and continues deeper to exit at the further cross-cut end (that is the exposed end-grain visible on the top photo). There is also a pattern of tiny, incipient drying checks in the end grain on one end of the blank. This is the older cut surface that was not properly sealed. Those checks are minor and very shallow and are now sealed. They can be easily trimmed off without reducing the maximum bowl diameter. I see no other cracks or potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 129
15" x 11" x 6"
30 lbs.
This is a fairly large half-log bowl blank of Black Walnut, suitable for a bowl of up to 11" diameter and 6" depth. It is primarily the bright white to cream of Walnut sapwood with a small central area of purplish-brown Walnut heartwood. It has full and tight bark on the back side and would also be suitable for a natural-edge bowl.
This half-log piece was cut very close to the pith but that pith is not present in this half. There is a pattern of tiny, incipient drying checks in the end grain on one end of the blank. This is the older cut surface that was not properly sealed. Those checks are minor and very shallow and are now sealed. They can be easily trimmed off without reducing the maximum bowl diameter. I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 130
15" x 11" x 6"
35 lbs.
This is another fairly large half-log bowl blank of Eastern Black Walnut, suitable for a bowl of up to 11" diameter and 6" depth. It is the other half of the log that produced lot #129 above and is also primarily the bright white to cream of Walnut sapwood with a small central area of purplish-brown Walnut heartwood. It also has full and tight bark on the back side and would also be suitable for a natural-edge bowl.
This half-log piece was cut very close to the pith and my chainsaw pretty much removed the center which had included a small pith hole. A small portion of that pith hole remains and is visible on the far end of the cut face (lower portion, top photo). There is a small and quite tight pith-related radial crack at one end of the blank (upper end of the top photo, but not really visible in either photo). I would simply reinforce it with CA glue (if it remains in the final, roughed-out blank). There is also a pattern of tiny, incipient drying checks in the end grain on one end of the blank. This is the older cut surface that was not properly sealed. Those checks are minor and very shallow and are now sealed. They can be easily trimmed off without reducing the maximum bowl diameter. I see no other cracks or potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 131
18" x 21" x 6-7" depth
73 lbs.
This is a very nice, and very large half-log bowl blank from the crotch of a Black Walnut. It would be suitable for a 17 to 18" conventional bowl (that is a 17" circle on the cut face). It also has full and tight bark on the back side and would be suitable for a natural-edge bowl. It is primarily the bright white to cream of Walnut sapwood with a wide and thick central area of purplish-brown Walnut heartwood. There is a very nice, but subtle feather or flame figure between the separate limbs.
The crotch was cut very close to the pith and most has been removed. What remains is confined to the secondary limb. As with all of these Walnut pieces, the center of that pith is marked by a small pith hole and a thin, tight (and apparently shallow) radial crack. That pith hole and crack are visible on the cut face (top two photos) and exits on the cross-cut, end-grain face at a depth of about 7/8" (left limb, 2nd photo from the top). You will have to address these features when turning - likely reinforcing that thin crack and, if necessary, filling any remaining portions of the crack and pith hole.
I see no other cracks, decay, borer holes or additional structural flaws.
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Miscellaneous rectangular blanks
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Black Walnut 214
6" x 7-1/2" x 3"
5-1/4 lbs.
This Walnut blank is all strong purplish-brown heartwood. There is one large (7/8") knot in the backside.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 215
6" x 7-1/2" x 3"
5-1/4 lbs.
This Walnut blank includes both strong purplish-brown heartwood and creamy white sapwood, with a strip of bark on one edge.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 216
6" x 7-1/2" x 4"
7 lbs.
This Walnut blank is entirely strong purplish-brown heartwood.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 217
6" x 8" x 4"
7-1/2 lbs.
This Walnut blank is primarily strong purplish-brown heartwood with a small section of creamy white sapwood on one back edge. It was cut from near a crotch and there is a small area of "included bark" on the upper face (top photo). There is an area of curly grain with strong chatoyance around that barky area.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 218
2-1/2" x 12" x 2"
2-1/2 lbs.
This Walnut blank is entirely strong purplish-brown heartwood. Those narrow dark brown stripes are spalt-stains related to nearby radial cracks that were outside the limits of this block. There are a number of small "birds eye" knots on the upper face (top photo) that extend completely thru the block and are visible on the opposite face (bottom photo).
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 219
2-7/8" x 12" x 2"
2-1/2 lbs.
This Walnut blank includes purplish-brown heartwood and creamy white sapwood. I have no idea of the origin of that orange-yellow stripe on the upper face!
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 220
3" x 12" x 2"
3 lbs.
This Walnut blank is all purplish-brown heartwood. There is a long thin crack on one side (upper right side, bottom photo) that appears to be quite shallow. I see no other potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 221
3" x 12" x 2"
3 lbs.
This Walnut blank is entirely strong purplish-brown heartwood. Those narrow dark brown stripes are spalt-stains around several tiny, incipient cracks. There are also a number of small burly, "birds eye" knots on both faces.
I see no other cracks or potential flaws.
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Black Walnut 222
3" x 12" x 2"
3 lbs.
This Walnut blank is entirely strong purplish-brown heartwood. I have no idea what those thin black stain lines are - they seem to originate at an irregualr knot(?) at the lower end (top photo). There are also a number of small burly, "birds eye" knots on the back side.
I see no cracks or other potential flaws.
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Listing last updated 10 February 2010
Nothing here that suits your needs?
Then send me an email at: l.stahl@maroon.com
or a telephone call at: 281-392-5336
There is a good chance that I have more, either cut into blocks or in the rough log,
so I may be able to meet your specific requirements.
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