Eastern Red Cedar - Aromatic Cedar Eastern Red Cedar or "aromatic" Cedar are one and the same and have the species name - Juniperus Virgiania. This cedar should not be confused with western red cedar which is a completely different species. Aromatic red cedar heartwood is generally a beautiful salmon pink which ages to reddish brown. Some of our Texas Eastern Red Cedar is also known as "Purple Heart Cedar" due to the dramatic purple color of the Heartwood. Unfortunately - both the lovely heartwood colors, the salmon pink and purple, eventually fade to reddish brown. The sapwood is a creamy white; it also changes color with time; the final color is generally a light tan. Eastern Red Cedar is widely distributed throughout the eastern United States and is cut and milled for flooring, paneling, fencing, cedar chest or decking. Here in Texas, Cedar is primarily used for fenceposts, but we feel that is attractive enough to offer for your woodturning. You can see examples of various bowls and vessels turned from Cedar and other "exotic" Texas woods on my companion website, www.prairiesend.com. 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. NEWEST LISTINGS, as of 8-22-2010 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 159 6" x 6" x 3" 2 lbs. This is another nice square bowl blank of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar, the variety locally known as Purple Heart. The colors are a deep reddish purple heartwood and a nicely contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood. The pith is present on one edge but it is tight and sound, and includes several attractive, tight knots. I see no significant cracks or other structural weaknesses in this piece. There is an old area of "included" bark on one corner of the back side (bottom photo). That bark was decayed and dropped out when the piece was cut, leaving a prominent hole. Being so close to the corner, I expect that that area will turn off completely as the blank is rounded, regardless of which side is chosen as the top of the bowl. Of course, if the annotated side is the top - there is no doubt that that area will be removed. Aromatic red Cedar lot 159 $10.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 163 6" x 6" x 3" 2-1/4 lbs. This is an interesting square bowl blank of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is also the variety locally known as Purple Heart, with a deep reddish purple heartwood and a small area of nicely contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood. Most if not all of that sapwood will turn off when the blank is rounded, depending on the orientation of the blank for turning. The pith is also present within this piece but is tight and sound. There are also several prominent knots and/or old, included juvenile branches. Two of these do have small, linear, partially open gaps along the edges (bark that decayed after being enclosed in the wood?) that might require filling if they do not turn off (black epoxy would look nice). I see no cracks or other significant flaws in this piece. Aromatic red Cedar lot 163 $10.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 164 5" x 5" x 3" 1-1/2 lbs. This is a very nice small, square bowl blank of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is the variety locally known as Purple Heart, with a deep purple heartwood and a small area of nicely contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood. There is no pith within this piece. There are two thin and tight drying checks in the sapwood face (bottom photo, left side, but so thin as to not be visible in the photo). I would reinforce these with CA glue and turn away. I see no other significant cracks or structural flaws in this piece. Aromatic red Cedar lot 164 $7.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 165 5" x 5" x 3" 1-1/2 lbs. This is another nice small, square bowl blank of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is the variety locally known as Purple Heart, with a deep purple heartwood and a small area of nicely contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood. The grain is complex, apparently related to the presence of several old secondary limbs. The pith was cut completely out of this piece. There are two open gaps adjacent to imbeded juvenile branches - the result of partial decay of those branches (?). I would fill these with black epoxy and turn away. There is also one thin drying check within the sapwood on that one corner. That crack will likely turn off completely as the blank is rounded. And last - there is an irregular, thin and tight crack within the complex grain on one end-grain face (top photo, left side, but not really visible in the photo). I would reinforce this with CA glue and turn away. I see no other significant cracks or structural flaws in this piece. Aromatic red Cedar lot 165 $6.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 169 3" x 3" x 12" 2-1/4 lbs. This is another square-section, end-grain block of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It the Purple Heart variety - essentially all deep reddish-purple heartwood. There are thin stripes of cream to beige colored sapwood on one edge, but these will turn off. There are several small Cedar knots scattered throughout the blank. The pith of the log passes thru a portion of this blank. There are three small and thin radial cracks visible on one face (annotated face, top photo) associated with the pith. I would reinforce these with CA glue, and fill any gaps as necessary (epoxy, coffee grounds, inlace, etc.) during turning.. I see no other cracks or obvious flaws. Aromatic red Cedar lot 169 $18.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 170 3" x 3" x 12" 2-1/4 lbs. This is another square-section, end-grain block of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is the Purple Heart variety - essentially all deep reddish-purple heartwood. There are a number of small to large Cedar knots scattered throughout the blank. The pith of the log is not present in this blank and I see no cracks or structural flaws. However, two of the small Cedar knots are partially open as if the original branch has decayed. If I were turning this, I would fill any open portions that remained with black epoxy. Aromatic red Cedar lot 170 $18.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 171 3" x 3" x 12" 2-1/4 lbs. This is another square-section, end-grain block of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is the Purple Heart variety - with a deep reddish-purple heartwood and a nicely contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood. There are a number of small to large, and apparently sound, Cedar knots scattered throughout the blank. A small portion of the log's pith is present in one end of this blank, but it is sound and I see no pith-related cracks. There are several open drying checks within the sapwood on one edge (lower edge of left side, top photo, although not visible in that photo). These checks appear to be confined to the edge and will turn off as the blank is rounded. I see no other cracks or structural flaws. In addition, there are six borer holes within the sapwood on the opposite edge of the sapwood (visible on the top photo). Confined to that edge, it looks like these borer holes will also turn off as the block is roughed to round. Aromatic red Cedar lot 171 $18.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 174 2" x 2" x 17-1/2" 1-1/2 lbs. This is a long, square-section, end-grain "stick" of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is the Purple Heart variety with a deep reddish-purple heartwood and a large area of cream to beige colored sapwood on a portion of one face (bottom photo). A single, thin and tight drying check is located in the center of the sapwood area on one side (top face of bottom photo, but only faintly visible on the photo). This check is likely to be shallow - I would simply reinforce the check with thin CA glue and "turn away". I see no other cracks or obvious flaws. Aromatic red Cedar lot 174 $14.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 175 2" x 2" x 15" 1-1/4 lbs. This is another long, square-section, end-grain "stick" of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is the Purple Heart variety with a deep reddish-purple heartwood and a large area of cream to beige colored sapwood on one edge (top photo). There are several small to medium-sized knots on this block - they appear sound and tight. There are also several small shallow bug holes on one edge in the sapwood. These will turn off as the block is rounded. A single, short, thin and tight drying check is located in the sapwood area on one end (lower end, left side, top photo). This check is close to the edge and should turn off as the blank is rounded. I see no other cracks or obvious flaws. Aromatic red Cedar lot 175 $12.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 176 2" x 2" x 15" 1-1/4 lbs. This is another long, square-section, end-grain "stick" of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is the Purple Heart variety with a deep reddish-purple heartwood and two areas of cream to beige colored sapwood on one edge (left edge, top photo). There are several medium-sized knots on this block - they appear sound and tight. I see no cracks or obvious flaws. Aromatic red Cedar lot 176 $12.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 177 2" x 2" x 14" 1 lb. This is another long, square-section, end-grain "stick" of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is the Purple Heart variety with a deep reddish-purple heartwood and one area of cream to beige colored sapwood on one edge (upper right edge, top photo). There are two knots (one medium and one very small) on this block - they appear sound and tight. I see no cracks or obvious flaws. Aromatic red Cedar lot 177 $11.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 178 2" x 2" x 13-1/2" 1 lb. This is an interesting, square-section, end-grain "stick" of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is also the Purple Heart variety with a deep reddish-purple heartwood and two areas of cream to beige colored sapwood on one edge (left edge, top photo). There are several small to medium-sized knots that are sound and tight and control an eye-catching swirling grain pattern. I see no cracks, checks or other obvious structural flaws. But there are five open borer holes in the sapwood (top photo). Three are shallow and two are of uncertain depth, but close to the edge. Most, if not all, will turn off as the blank is roughed to round. Aromatic red Cedar lot 178 $12.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 179 2" x 2" x 12-1/2" 1 lb. This is another nice square-section, end-grain "stick" of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is also the Purple Heart variety with a deep reddish-purple heartwood and areas of cream to beige colored sapwood on two edges (top photo). There are several small to medium-sized knots that are sound and tight and control a very nice swirling grain pattern. I see no borer holes, but there is one long and thin drying check in the center of the annotated face adjacent to the sapwood (too tiny to be visible in the photo) - it is the lower remains of a larger check that was in the sapwood before I trimmed it off. That check is pretty tight and appears to be quite shallow - I would simply reinforce it with CA glue before turning. Aromatic red Cedar lot 179 $12.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 180 2" x 2" x 12" 1 lb. This is another nice square-section, end-grain "stick" of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is also the Purple Heart variety and composed entirely of the deep reddish-purple heartwood. There are several small to medium-sized knots that are sound and tight and control a very nice swirling grain pattern. I see no cracks, checks or other obvious structural flaws. Aromatic red Cedar lot 180 $12.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 182 6" x 6" x 3" 2-1/4 lbs. This is a nice square bowl blank in aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is primarily salmon-pink heartwood with some contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood on one edge of the backside. Please excuse the blotchy color on the faces and end-grain sides - I mistakenly wax sealed (Anchorseal) the blank before photographing it. Honest - that is a pretty colored piece throughout. This blank includes a portion of the pith just below the annotated face (top photo), and that pith does include pith-related radial cracks. However, if the blank is mounted with the annotated face as the bottom, that pith and the associated cracks will turn off. I see no other significant cracks or structural weaknesses in this piece. Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 182 $10.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 183 6" x 6" x 3" 2-1/4 lbs. This is a nice square bowl blank in aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is primarily salmon-pink heartwood with some contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood, and a very interesting grain pattern. Again, please excuse the blotchy color on the faces and end-grain sides - I mistakenly wax sealed (Anchorseal) the blank before photographing it. This blank was cut from well away from the main pith of the log, but it does the pith of a major side limb. The center of that limb is visible on the annotated face (top photo). That pith appears quite sound with no pith-related cracks. I see no cracks or other significant flaws in this piece. Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 183 $14.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 184 6" x 6" x 3" 2-1/4 lbs. This is a nice square bowl blank in aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is primarily salmon-pink heartwood with some contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood and light brown bark on one edge of the backside. Again, please excuse the blotchy color on the faces and end-grain sides - I mistakenly wax sealed (Anchorseal) the blank before photographing it. This blank was cut well clear of the pith and I see no significant structural flaws. However, there is one open crack or drying check within the sapwood on the backside of the blank (bottom photo, but not really visible). It is approximately 1/2" deep at the endgrain face. Located parallel and close to the edge, this crack should turn off completely if the blank is mounted with the annotated face as the top. Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 184 $10.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 185 6" x 6" x 3" 2-1/4 lbs. This is another nice square bowl blank in aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is primarily salmon-pink heartwood with some contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood on one side. Please excuse the blotchy colors on the faces and end-grain sides - I mistakenly wax sealed (Anchorseal) the blank before photographing it. This blank includes a portion of the pith on one edge of the backside and does include pith-related radial cracks. However, if the blank is mounted with the annotated face as the top of the bowl that pith and the associated cracks will turn off. There is also a prominent imbedded juvenile limb on the annotated face. That impedded limb includes interesting thin layers of sapwood and bark. It all appears quite sound but I would reinforce this with CA glue during turning - it should make for an interesting feature in the side of the finished bowl. I see no other significant cracks or flaws in this piece. Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 185 $10.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 186 6" x 6" x 3-1/2" 2-1/2 lbs. This is a beautiful square bowl blank in aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It was cut from the area of a major crotch - the swirling grain pattern is very nice and includes some "feather" or "flame figure" and a considerable amount on chatoyance on the backside. The colors are primarily the salmon-pink of Cedar heartwood with some contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood along a sharply undulating boundary in one corner. Again, please excuse the blotchy colors on portions of the faces and end-grain sides - I mistakenly wax sealed (Anchorseal) the blank before photographing it. This blank was cut close to but away from the pith of the log and does not appear to include any pith-related cracks. There is a large bark-lined gap on one corner - a portion of the barky crotch gap I believe. That will turn off immediately as the blank is roughed to round. I see no other significant cracks or flaws in this piece. Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 186 $10.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 187 5" x 5" x 3" 1-1/2 lbs. This is another very nice small, square bowl blank of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is primarily salmon-pink heartwood with some contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood on one edge. Please excuse the blotchy colors on the faces and end-grain sides - I mistakenly wax sealed (Anchorseal) the blank before photographing it. This blank includes a portion of the pith on one edge of the backside (visible on the end-grain faces of both photos) and does include pith-related radial cracks along the adjacent side (lower side, top photo). However, if the blank is mounted with the annotated face as the top of the bowl, that pith and the associated cracks should turn off completely. I see no other significant cracks or structural flaws in this piece. Aromatic red Cedar lot 187 $8.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 189 5" x 5" x 3-1/2" 1-3/4 lbs. This is a very nice deeper square bowl blank of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is primarily salmon-pink heartwood with some contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood on the top and one side. You cannot see the grain pattern in the end-grain faces due to my mistake of wax-sealing before photographing, but it is complex and appears to be burly. For a bowl form, I would mount this with the annotated face at the bottom, or the reverse for a hollow-form, to display that grain pattern. Neither the pith or pith-related cracks are present in this blank. However, there is one very thin and tight (and apparently quite shallow) drying check in the thin stripe of heartwood (between the areas of sapwood) on the annotated face. I would reinforce/fill this with CA glue before turning. I see no significant flaws in this piece. Aromatic red Cedar lot 189 $12.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 190 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 17" 2 lbs. This is a very nice long, square-section, end-grain "stick" of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is primarily salmon-pink heartwood with a large area of contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood. Again, please excuse the blotchy colors on the faces and end-grain sides - I mistakenly wax sealed (Anchorseal) the blank before photographing it. It is essentially perfect - I see no cracks or obvious flaws. Aromatic red Cedar lot 190 $12.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 191 5" x 17-1/2" x 2-1/2" 4-1/2 lbs. This is a very nice long, block of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is primarily salmon-pink heartwood with a large but thin section of contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood on the back. Neither the pith or pith-related cracks are present within this block - it appears to be essentially perfect. There is a thin radial line visible in one end (end-grain face, top photo, but not visible in the photo). This may be the extreme tail-end of an old drying check, but it is definitely not an open crack. As a precaution, I would reinforce it with thin CA glue. Aromatic red Cedar lot 191 $25.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 192 5" x 6" x 3" 1-1/2 lbs. This is a nice rectangular block of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is primarily salmon-pink heartwood with a small thin section of contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood on one corner. Again, please excuse the blotchy colors on the faces and end-grain sides - I mistakenly wax sealed (Anchorseal) the blank before photographing it. This was cut from very close to the pith of the log, but neither the pith nor pith-related cracks are present within this block. There are several small to medium-size Cedar knots, but all appear sound. I see no significant flaws. Aromatic red Cedar lot 192 $8.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 193 4-1/4" x 6" x 2" 1 lb. This is another nice rectangular block of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is primarily salmon-pink heartwood with a large section of contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood on the annotated face. The grain pattern in and below this sapwood is quite attractive. Again, please excuse the blotchy colors on the faces and end-grain sides - I mistakenly wax sealed (Anchorseal) the blank before photographing it. This block was cut well away from the pith of the log, but neither the pith nor pith-related cracks are present within this block. There are two thin radial lines visible in one end (end-grain face, top photo, but not visible in the photo). These may be the extreme tail-ends of old drying checks, but they are definitely not open cracks. As a precaution, I would reinforce them with thin CA glue. I see no significant flaws. Aromatic red Cedar lot 193 $6.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 194 4-1/2" x 5-1/2" x 2-1/2" 1 lb. This is another nice rectangular block of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is primarily salmon-pink heartwood with a large section of contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood and a section of Cedar bark on one side. Again, please excuse the blotchy colors on the faces and end-grain sides - I mistakenly wax sealed (Anchorseal) the blank before photographing it. This block was cut from close to the pith of the log and a small portion is present on the corner of this block (lower left corner, top photo). There is one very thin and tight radial crack visible in one end-grain face (top photo, but not visible in the photo). There are also two medium-size knots, one of which contains a small thin and tight check (left side, top photo, but also not visible in the photo). I would reinforce both of these features with thin CA glue. I see no other potential flaws. Aromatic red Cedar lot 194 $6.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 195 4" x 6-1/2" x 3" 1-1/2 lbs. This is another very nice rectangular block of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is primarily salmon-pink heartwood with a small thin section of contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood on one back edge. Again, please excuse the blotchy colors on the faces and end-grain sides - I mistakenly wax sealed (Anchorseal) the blank before photographing it. This was cut from close to the pith of the log, but neither the pith nor pith-related cracks are present within this block. I see no significant flaws. Aromatic red Cedar lot 195 $8.00 END OF NEWEST LISTINGS click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 157 6" x 6" x 3" 2 lbs. This is a nice square bowl blank of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is the variety locally known as Purple Heart, with a deep purple heartwood and a nicely contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood. The pith is present on one edge but it is tight and sound. I see no significant cracks or other structural weakness in this piece. There is an old "included" branch on one edge (right side, top photo) that has decayed. The adjacent heartwood appears sound and this area would turn off completely if the bowl were oriented such that the annotated face was the bottom when turned. Sold Aromatic red Cedar lot 157 $8.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 158 6" x 6" x 3" 2 lbs. This is another nice square bowl blank of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar, the variety locally known as Purple Heart, with a deep purple heartwood and a nicely contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood. The pith is present on one edge but it is tight and sound. I see no significant cracks or other structural weakness in this piece. Sold Aromatic red Cedar lot 158 $10.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 162 6" x 6" x 3" 2-1/4 lbs. This is a very nice square bowl blank of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar, the variety locally known as Purple Heart. The colors are a deep reddish purple heartwood and a small area of nicely contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood. Most if not all of that sapwood will turn off when the blank is rounded, depending on the orientation of the blank for turning. The pith is present on one edge but it is tight and sound. There are also three prominent knots or old, included juvenile branches. These appear to be quite sound. I see no significant cracks or other structural weaknesses in this piece. Sold Aromatic red Cedar lot 162 $10.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 166 5" x 5" x 3" 1-1/2 lbs. This is another very nice small, square bowl blank of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is the variety locally known as Purple Heart, with a deep purple heartwood and a small area of nicely contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood. There are two thin, tight and very shallow (1/4"?) drying checks in the sapwood face (bottom photo, left side, but not visible in the photo). I would reinforce these with CA glue and turn away. I see no other significant cracks or structural flaws in this piece. Sold Aromatic red Cedar lot 166 $8.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 167 5-1/2" x 5-1/2" x 3" 1-3/4 lbs. This is an interesting and attractive square bowl blank of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is also the variety locally known as Purple Heart, with a deep reddish purple heartwood and thin strips of cream to beige colored sapwood on two edges. All of that sapwood will turn off when the blank is rounded. A portion of the pith is present within this piece but is tight and sound. There are also two large and prominent knots. These two knots, as well as several small knots, are quite sound. I see no cracks or other significant flaws in this piece. Sold Aromatic red Cedar lot 167 $12.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 168 3" x 3" x 12" 2 lbs. This is a nice square-section, end-grain block of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar - the Purple Heart variety - with a deep purple heartwood and a nicely contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood. The grain pattern is very attractive. There is one tiny drying check on one corner (upper right, top photo) that will turn off as soon as the block is roughed-out. I see no other cracks or obvious flaws. Sold Aromatic red Cedar lot 168 $20.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 172 3" x 3" x 8" 1-1/2 lbs. This is another square-section, end-grain block of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is the Purple Heart variety, with essentially all deep reddish-purple heartwood. There are thin stripes of cream to beige colored sapwood on two edges, but these will turn off. There are several small to medium-sized Cedar knots scattered throughout the blank. The pith of the log passes thru one side of this blank but it is sound and includes no obvious pith-related cracks. There is one long and open drying check along one edge (left edge of annotated face, top photo). This check appears to be confined to the edge and should turn off as the blank is rounded. I see no other cracks or obvious flaws. Sold Aromatic red Cedar lot 172 $14.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 173 3" x 3" x 8" 1-1/2 lbs. This is another square-section, end-grain block of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is the Purple Heart variety with a deep reddish-purple heartwood and a broad band of cream to beige colored sapwood across one face (top photo). There are several small to medium-sized Cedar knots scattered throughout the blank. The pith of the log is not present in this blank and I see no pith-related cracks or structural flaws. However, one short, open drying check crosses the sapwood area on one side of the annotated face (left edge of annotated face, top photo, but not visible on the photo). This check is close to the edge and should turn off as the blank is rounded. I see no other cracks or obvious flaws. Sold Aromatic red Cedar lot 173 $14.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 126 11" x 10" x 3" 10 lbs. This is a nice rectangular bowl blank in aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar - the variety locally known as Purple Heart, with a gorgeous deep purple heartwood; the sapwood is a nicely contrasting cream to beige color. It was cut from close to the pith but very little of that pith is present within the blank (top photo). There are a couple of very thin and tight (and faint) drying checks; they appear to be minor, but should be reinforced with CA glue when turning. I see no significant cracks or other structural weakness in this piece. Sold Aromatic red Cedar lot 126 $20.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 131 5" x 5" x 5" 3 lbs. This is a very nice cube of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar - the variety locally known as Purple Heart, with a deep purple heartwood and a nicely contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood. The pith is present on one edge but it is tight and sound. I see no cracks or other structural weakness in this piece. Sold Aromatic red Cedar lot 131 $7.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 139 2" x 2" x 10" 1-1/4 lbs. This is a nice square-section, end-grain block of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar - the Purple Heart variety - with a deep purple heartwood and a nicely contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood. I see no cracks or other structural weaknesses. SOLD Aromatic red Cedar lot 139 $3.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 141 2" x 2" x 10" 1-1/4 lbs. This is another nice square-section, end-grain block of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar - the Purple Heart variety - with a deep purple heartwood and a nicely contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood. There is a prominent knot which has "popped-out" of one back edge (lower photo), but this area will likely turn off as the blank is rounded. I see no cracks or other structural weaknesses. Sold Aromatic red Cedar lot 141 $3.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 142 3-1/2 x 8-1/2 x 1-7/8" 1 lbs. This is a nice rectangular blank of Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is essentially all heartwood with a strong salmon-pink color. This piece was cut well away from the pith of the log and contains no major cracks. The pith of a large side limb passes thru one edge (right side, lower photo) and does exhibit a small and tight pith crack. I see no other obvious flaws. SOLD Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 142 $5.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 143 6-1/2" x 8-1/4" x 4" 4 lbs. This is another nice rectangular bowl blank in aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. It is primarily salmon-pink heartwood with some contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood on the back side. This blank was cut from very close to the pith of the log and a portion of the pith is included just below the annotated face (top photo). However, that pith is tight with no visible cracks. There are two knots (lower photo) that do contain minor (small and tight) cracks. If these do not turn off in your design, you should consider reinforcing them with CA glue as you turn. I see no other significant cracks or structural weakness in this piece. Sold Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 143 $15.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 148 8-1/2" x 9-1/2" x 2-3/4" 4 lbs. This is another very nice square bowl blank in aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. This one also has the potential for a spectacular bowl due to the presence of complex crotch-grain related to nearby secondary limbs. There are two compression areas that may be very eye-catching in the sides of a finished bowl. The colors are primarily salmon-pink heartwood with some contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood on the back side. Most of that sapwood will turn off as the bowl is roughed-out. This blank was cut from very close to the pith of the log and half of that pith is present at the face. However, that pith appears to be tight with no cracking. However, that compression grain of the secondary limbs has resulted in two irregular cracks that radiate out from the center of the blank (top photo). Both cracks are thin and should be readily reinforced/filled with CA glue during turning. I see no other significant cracks or structural weakness in this piece. SOLD Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 148 $18.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 149 9" x 10" x 3" 6 lbs. This is another very nice square bowl blank in aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. This one also has the potential for a spectacular bowl due to the presence of complex crotch-grain related to nearby secondary limbs. There are two compression areas that result in distinctive "feather figures" that radiate out from the center of the blank. These should result in eye-catching features in the sides of a finished bowl. The colors are primarily the salmon-pink of the Cedar heartwood with some contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood on the back and two sides. Most if not all of that sapwood will turn off as the bowl is roughed-out. This blank was cut from very close to the pith of the log and some of the pith present at the face, and the pith of both secondary limbs are present at depth within the blank. However, all of that pith appears to be tight with no significant cracking - with one exception: a single small pith-type crack is present in the upper face (center of lower edge, top photo). That crack is thin and readily reinforced/filled with CA glue before or during turning. I see no other significant cracks or structural weakness in this piece. Sold Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 149 $25.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 150 14" diameter x 3-1/2" deep 14-1/2 lbs. This is another very nice half-log, round-cut deep bowl blank cut from a crotch of aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. This blank looks like it would be good for a approximately 13" wide and 3" deep salad bowl. The heartwood is a deep salmon pink color; the sapwood is a nicely contrasting cream to beige color. Note, this blank was sealed before I took the photos (my absentminded mistake) so the colors in that top photo are misleading. Honest - there are very nice colors below that bland surface. The blank was halved close to the pith but most of that pith was cut out. The only remaining portion appears to be one limb of the crotch, and that is tight and free of cracks. The overall diameter is greater than 14" but as you can see from the top photo, I suggest that the maximum bowl diameter may be only ~13" due to some cracking and possible decay in one outside area (in the crotch-gap, top photo). There are also several minor drying checks within the interior of the defined bowl circle on the top photo. I expect that these will be completely removed as the bowl is hollowed. I see no significant structural weakness in this piece. It is pretty much ready to be mounted on your lathe and turned. Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 150 $35.00 click to enlarge This small Cedar bowl was recently turned from the same tree as the other pieces of cedar offered here. Additional examples of turnings from our local Texas woods are presented on Prairie's End Woodshop. click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 154 18" x 14" x 6" 25 lbs. This is a very nice, large rectangular bowl blank in aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar - the variety locally known as Purple Heart, with a gorgeous deep purple heartwood; the sapwood is a nicely contrasting cream to beige color. That dark bark is loose so a "barky" natural-edge bowl is unlikely in this case. The pith in this log was off-center and that pith is present within this half and is visible on both end-grain faces (both photos). However, that pith appears to be quite tight and crack-free. There are several thin drying checks at one end, where the blank was cut from the end of the log. These checks appear quite shallow and I allowed extra length such that these should trim off when the blank is roughed to round. That is a 14" (max bowl diameter) circle scribed on the top face. I see no significant cracks or other structural weakness in this piece. Aromatic red Cedar lot 154 $50.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 155 15-1/2" x 17" x 6-1/2" 36 lbs. This is another very nice, large rectangular bowl blank in aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar - the variety locally known as Purple Heart, with a gorgeous deep purple heartwood; the sapwood is a nicely contrasting cream to beige color. That dark bark is loose so a "barky" natural-edge bowl is unlikely in this case. If you examine the grain pattern in the top photo, you can see that this piece was cut from the area of a major side limb. I suspect that some nice crotch-related grain is present close to this face (flame or feather??). I would mount and turn this blank for a natural-edge bowl (without bark but with a nice sapwood rim) so that if a nice crotch figure is present, it would be maintained in the lower portion of the bowl. This blank was cut from close to the pith but none of that pith is present (top photo). However, there is one thin, pith-related radial crack in a portion of the top face and upper end-grain face (not really visible on the photos). That feature should be reinforced with CA glue when turning. In a NE bowl form, that pith-crack looks like it would turn-off completely. Both ends are fresh-cut and I see no drying checks. There do not appear to be any other significant structural weaknesses in this piece. Aromatic red Cedar lot 155 $60.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 156 15" x 16" x 4-6" 28 lbs. This is another very nice, large rectangular bowl blank in aromatic, Purple Heart Texas Eastern Red Cedar - the half-brother to lot #155 above. The heartwood is a gorgeous deep purple heartwood and the sapwood is a nicely contrasting cream to beige color. That dark, stringy Cedar bark is also loose and absent in portions, so a "barky" natural-edge bowl is also unlikely in this case. Two secondary limbs were present in this section of the living tree and should make for a very interesting grain pattern in the finished bowl. Those limbs are apparent from the grain pattern visible on the cut top face (the other half of that one on lot #155) and the stub of a second large limb on the backside (bottom photo). Note, that "stub" is a separate limb from the one that formed the swirling grain on the top face. There is even a third small limb on one corner (left edge of the end-grain face, bottom photo), but that will come off as the blank is roughed to round. Again, this blank could be mounted and turned for a natural-edge bowl to take advantage of both of those crotch-related grain patterns. The pith in this log was off-center and a short portion of that pith is present at one end of this half. The pith is visible on the end-grain face of the bottom photo and as the dark round spot at the upper edge of the annotated face on the top photo. There is one small and thin, pith-related radial crack on the end-grain portion of pith but it does not carry thru to the top face. I don't see that minor feature as any constraint to turning. Both ends are fresh-cut and I see no drying checks. There do not appear to be any significant structural weaknesses in this piece. Aromatic red Cedar lot 156 $60.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Red Cedar lot 120 10" x 11" x 5" 11 lbs. This is another very nice, fairly deep half-log bowl blank in aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. The heartwood is a beautiful salmon to dark red; the sapwood is a nicely contrasting white to cream color. It includes a major side limb and the complex grain patterns and colors are very attractive. Typical of Cedar, there are a number of juvenile branches that appear to extend outward from the heartwood into the adjacent sapwood - these will make for interesting patterns in any turned form. The log that yielded this half-log piece was cut thru the pith and some of that pith is included. However, the pith is tight and the blank exhibits no visible structural weakness. I did not round this into a bowl blank shape. It is intact such that you can cut it into smaller turning blanks - for goblets, pepper mills, pens, bowls or the like - if desired. Since initially photographed and listed, this blank has developed several small and shallow drying checks (cracks) in the outer sapwood. These checks extend thru the sapwood to the boundary with the heartwood, but do not penetrate the heartwood where exposed at the cut ends.  Also, the central pith of that distinctive side branch (visible on the cut face of the top photo) has developed a thin drying check.  It is about 1" deep at the exposed end-grain on the left side of the blank but looks like it is much less in the interior.  I cannot be certain about the depth of that check and if I am > wrong, it might cost you an inch or so of the thickness of the block (assuming that you are not prepared to reinforce and work with the check). Despite those features, I see no significant structural weakness in this piece. Sold Aromatic red Cedar lot 120 $25.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Red Cedar lot 121 10-1/2" x 11" x 4" 9 lbs. This is another very nice half-log bowl blank in aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. The heartwood is a beautiful salmon to dark red; the sapwood is a nicely contrasting white to cream color. It includes a major side limb and results in a very nice flowing figure at the cut surface with complex grain patterns and colors. Typical of Cedar, there are a number of juvenile branches that appear to extend outward from the heartwood into the adjacent sapwood - these will make for interesting patterns in any turned form. The log that yielded this half-log piece was cut thru the pith and the shallow portion of that pith is included at the cut surface. However, the pith is tight and the blank exhibits no visible structural weakness. I did not round this into a bowl blank shape but left it intact such that you can cut it into smaller turning blanks - for goblets, pepper mills, pens, bowls or the like - if desired. However, I did scribe a circle on the cut face so that you can see the extent of the largest (10") bowl form that is likely from this piece. Aromatic red Cedar lot 121 $25.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Red Cedar lot 122 10-1/2" x 11" x 4" 9 lbs. This is another very nice half-log bowl blank in aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. The heartwood is a beautiful salmon to dark red; the sapwood is a nicely contrasting white to cream color. It includes a major side limb and results in a very nice flowing figure at the cut surface with complex grain patterns and colors. Typical of Cedar, there are a number of juvenile branches that appear to extend outward from the heartwood into the adjacent sapwood - these will make for interesting patterns in any turned form. The log that yielded this half-log piece was cut thru the pith and the shallow portion of that pith is included at the cut surface. However, the pith is tight and the blank exhibits no visible structural weakness. I did not round this into a bowl blank shape but left it intact such that you can cut it into smaller turning blanks - for goblets, pepper mills, pens, bowls or the like - if desired. However, I did scribe a circle on the cut face so that you can see the extent of the largest (10") bowl form that is likely from this piece. Sold Aromatic red Cedar lot 122 $25.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 151 11" diameter x 5" deep 9-3/4 lbs. This is another beautiful half-log bowl blank in aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. This is the variety locally known as Purple Heart, with a gorgeous deep purple heartwood; the sapwood is a nicely contrasting cream to beige color. As is usual with Eastern Red Cedar, there are a number of juvenile branches that appear to extend outward from the heartwood into the adjacent sapwood - these will make for interesting patterns in the sides and bottom of a turned bowl. The pith was cut completely out of this half-log blank and it exhibits no visible structural weakness. It was roughly-rounded and flattened on the back to reduce shipping weight, to reveal some of the internal figure, and to make it ready to mount on your lathe and begin turning. Aromatic red Cedar lot 151 $30.00 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. © 2008, Texas Woodcrafts