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Bodark Wood For Sale
AKA .. Osage Orange, Bois d'Arc, or Hedgeapple
This is a very common wood in the bottomlands of the nearby Brazos River. It was formerly planted as hedgerows or living fences elsewhere on the prairie and reputed to be: "Horse high, bull strong and hog tight". These same Bodarks later became the durable fence posts that supported the "modern" barbed-wire! Wanting to see how they really worked, we are presently in the process of establishing a Bodark hedgerow around much of our property to replace the present barbed-wire fencing that contains our livestock.
Bodark is a hard wood and results in a beautiful finish. It turns easily on the lathe when green but becomes more of a challenge when it dries.
Note : 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. I do not kiln-dry these blanks so they should be considered green or partially air-dried unless otherwise noted.
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 photographing and listing them on this site.
You can see examples of various bowls and vessels turned from these "exotic" Texas woods on our companion website, www.prairiesend.com.
NEW LISTINGS - 12/27/09
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Bodark Lot 208
3" x 3" x 17"
6 lbs.
This is a nice, long 3" square end-grain block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with a lot of red-stain spalting and small areas of "included" bark. It is a very attractive piece.
The blank is sound - I see no cracks or major structural flaws.
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Bodark Lot 208 |
$30.00 |
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Bodark Lot 209
3" x 3" x 15"
5-3/4 lbs.
This is another nice, long 3" square end-grain block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with a lot of red-stain spalting. It is a very attractive piece.
The blank is sound - I see no cracks or major structural flaws. However, it does include one fairly large area of "included" bark (left side, bottom photo) that will have to be considered in the final design. There are also two small areas of "included" bark, and one area of excessive-spalt "decay" on the edges (both photos). Confined to the edges, all of those areas should turn-off as the blank is roughed-out.
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Bodark Lot 210
3-1/4" x 3-1/8" x 13-1/4"
5 lbs.
This is an interesting long 3" square end-grain block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with some red-stain spalting. There is a large and fairly deep area of bark and thin sapwood along one edge. While most of that bark will turn-off as the piece is rounded, the "wane" will likely reduce the maximum end-grain turning diameter to something like 2 to 2-1/2" in portions.
The blank is sound - I see no cracks or major structural flaws.
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Bodark Lot 211
3-1/4" x 3-1/8" x 12"
5 lbs.
This is another nice 3" square end-grain block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with some red-stain spalting and a thin section of sapwood along one face and edge (top photo).
While this blank appears to be quite sound, there are two thin and tight cracks in that sapwood face (top photo). The longer, curving crack within the sapwood area appears to be shallow - it does have any expression in the nearby cut end. That tiny crack at the lower end (closer end, top photo) does extend into the block about !/4" in the edposed end-grain. These are minor and if any portion remained once the blank was rounded - I would simply reinforce with CA glue. I see no other cracks or structural flaws.
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Bodark Lot 211 |
$25.00 |
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Bodark Lot 212
3-1/4" x 3-1/8" x 11-7/8"
5 lbs.
This is a very nice 3" square end-grain block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with some major red-stain spalting and one thin section of sapwood along one edge (top photo).
This blank is quite sound with no cracks or other structural flaws.
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Bodark Lot 212 |
$27.00 |
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Bodark Lot 213
3" x 3" x 11-1/2"
4-3/4 lbs.
This is a beautiful, highly-figured 3" square end-grain block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with some red-stain spalting. There are several areas of bark and thin sapwood along the edges and two small, "bark-included"(?) holes on one side (left side, bottom photo). Most of those areas of bark will turn-off as the piece is rounded. One of those small holes is bark-lined and appears to be about 1/2" deep; the other is bark-filled and of uncertain depth.
The blank is sound - I see no cracks or major structural flaws.
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Bodark Lot 213 |
$30.00 |
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Bodark Lot 214
3" x 3" x 10-1/2"
3-3/4 lbs.
This is another very nice 3" square end-grain block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with some red-stain spalting.
The blank is sound - I see no cracks or major structural flaws.
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Bodark Lot 214 |
$23.00 |
SOLD
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Bodark Lot 215
3" x 3" x 10-1/4"
3-3/4 lbs.
This is another nicely-figured 3" square end-grain block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with a lot of red-stain spalting within a gracefully flowing grain pattern.
The blank appears to be quite sound. There is one old spalt-stained crack on one edge at the upper end (top photo), but all of that should turn-off as the blank is rounded. I see no other flaws.
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Bodark Lot 215 |
$25.00 |
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Bodark Lot 216
3" x 3" x 10-1/4"
4 lbs.
This is another nicely-figured 3" square end-grain block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with some light red-stain spalting within a gracefully flowing grain pattern. There is a section of sapwood and bark "wane" on one edge (both photos), but all of that bark and most of the sapwood will turn-off as the blank is rounded.
The blank is quite sound - I see no cracks or other flaws.
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Bodark Lot 217
3" x 3" x 10-1/2"
3-3/4 lbs.
This is another nicely-figured 3" square end-grain block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with some light red-stain spalting within a gracefully flowing grain pattern. There is a section of sapwood and bark "wane" on one edge (both photos), but all of that bark and sapwood will likely turn-off as the blank is rounded.
The blank is quite sound - I see no cracks or other flaws.
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Bodark Lot 218
3" x 3" x 10-1/2"
3-3/4 lbs.
This is another nicely-figured 3" square end-grain block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with some light red-stain spalting within a gracefully to strongly-flowing grain pattern. There is a section of sapwood and bark "wane" on one edge (both photos), but all of that bark and most of the sapwood will turn-off as the blank is rounded.
The blank is quite sound - I see no cracks or other flaws.
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Bodark Lot 219
3" x 3" x 9"
3-1/4 lbs.
This is another very-nicely figured 3" square end-grain block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with considerable red-stain spalting. There are two areas of bark and thin sapwood - along the edges and corners of both ends. Most of those areas of bark will turn-off as the piece is rounded.
The blank appears to be sound - I see no major cracks or other structural flaws. However, there is one ring-type (grain-parallel), spalt-enhanced open crack associated with the complex grain on one edge (right side, top photo). I cannot be certain, but it appears to be quite shallow - it is less than 1/8" deep where it intersects the edge of the adjacent side. I suspect that most, if not all, of this crack will turn off as the blank is roughed out. If not, I would reinforce (and fill if necessary) with CA glue while turning. This is too nice a piece of wood to discard for such a minor feature!
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Bodark Lot 220
3" x 3" x 9"
3-1/2 lbs.
This is another very-nicely to highly-figured 3" square end-grain block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with considerable red-stain spalting. There are two areas of bark and thin sapwood - both confined to edges that will turn-off as the piece is rounded.
The blank appears to be sound with the possible exception of one short, spalt-enhanced, radial-type crack in one end. In addition, there are two small bark-lined holes in one end (exposed end, top photo). Probing suggests that they are less than 1/2" deep. At worst - that crack and those holes might reduce the overall length of the turning to ~8". Again, this is too nice a piece of wood to discard for such minor flaws!
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Bodark Lot 220 |
$23.00 |
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Bodark Lot 221
3" x 3" x 8-7/8"
3-1/4 lbs.
This is another very-nicely figured 3" square end-grain block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with considerable red-stain spalting. There is one small area of bark and thin sapwood on one corner - that will turn-off as the piece is rounded.
The blank appears to be sound with no visible cracks or other significant flaws.
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Bodark Lot 222
3" x 3" x 7"
2-1/2 lbs.
This is a nice small 3" square end-grain block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with considerable red-stain spalting. There is one small area of bark and thin sapwood on one end (top photo).
The blank appears to be sound with no obvious cracks or other significant flaws. However, there is one thin line of spalting that suggests some type of crack (left side of the annotated face, top photo). This feature is close to the edge and I suspect that most, if not all, will turn off as the blank is rounded.
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Bodark Lot 223
3-3/8" x 2-5/8" x 16"
6 lbs.
This is a very-nicely figured, large rectangular block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with considerable red-stain spalting - especially at one end (top photo). There is one small area of thin sapwood.
The blank is generally sound - I do see one thin and tight radial-type crack at one end (closest end, upper face, on the bottom photo). It does appear to extend ~3/4" beow that face in the end-grain. I see no other cracks or structural flaws.
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Bodark Lot 225
3" x 2-5/8" x 7"
2-1/2 lbs.
This is a very-nicely figured, small rectangular block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with considerable red-stain spalting. There is one large area of bark and thin sapwood on one side and edge.
The blank is quite sound - I see no cracks or other structural flaws.
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Bodark Lot 226
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 18-1/4"
4-1/2 lbs.
This is a nice, long 2-1/2" square end-grain block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with considerable red-stain spalting.
The blank appears to be sound with no obvious cracks or other significant flaws. However, there is one strong, grain-crossing line of spalting that suggests some type of crack (left side, closer end, on the bottom photo). However, it is not an open crack! I am not sure what it represents.
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Bodark Lot 227
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 17-1/4"
4-1/2 lbs.
This is a long, highly-figured and burly 2-1/2" square end-grain block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with considerable red-stain spalting, on a complex, swirling and burly grain pattern. There are three areas of bark and thin sapwood, much of which will turn-off as the blank is rounded.
The blank appears to be sound with no obvious cracks or other significant flaws. There are two small, bark-lined(?) holes of unknown (but likely shallow) depth.
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Bodark Lot 229
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 8-5/8"
2-1/4 lbs.
This is a small, burly 2-1/2" square end-grain block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with moderate red-stain spalting, gently flowing grain pattern and occasional burl buds. There is one area of bark and thin sapwood on one edge. This bark and most of the sapwood will turn-off as the blank is rounded.
The blank appears to be sound with no obvious cracks or other significant flaws.
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Bodark Lot 230
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 7-3/8"
1-3/4 lbs.
This is a small 2-1/2" square end-grain block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with moderate red-stain spalting, gently flowing grain pattern. There is a large but thin area of bark and sapwood on the back side. This bark and most of the sapwood will turn-off as the blank is rounded.
The blank appears to be sound with no obvious cracks or other significant flaws.
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End-Grain Turning blanks, 1-1/2 to 6 inches square
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Bodark Lot 191
1-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 12"
1 lb.
This is a very nice 1-1/2" square-section "stick" of Texas Bodark. It might be suitable for one or more turning tool handles, pool cue sections or other small-diameter spindle turnings. It was cut from the outer portion of the log and is primarily yellow heartwood with an area of sapwood and bark along one side.
The blank is quite sound and I see no cracks or other significant flaws.
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Bodark Lot 190 |
$6.00 |
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Bodark Lot 174
2" x 2" x 11-1/2"
1-3/4 lbs.
This is another nice 2"-square "stick" of spalted Texas Bodark. The grain is strong and attractive. There is a lot of bold, red-stained spalting in the back half. That spalting appears quite sound.
I see no cracks or significant flaws.
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Bodark Lot 175
2" x 2" x 10-1/2"
1-3/4 lbs.
This is another nice 2"-square "stick" of Texas Bodark. The grain is a very attractive, undulating pattern. There is a small area of sound, red-stained spalting on one corner of the back half.
I see no cracks or significant flaws.
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Bodark Lot 175 |
$12.00 |
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Bodark Lot 176
2" x 2" x 10"
1-3/4 lbs.
This is another nice 2"-square "stick" of spalted Texas Bodark. The grain is strong and attractive. There is a lot of bold, red-stained spalting on the right side and in a diagonal band across the top end. That spalting appears quite sound.
I see no cracks or significant flaws.
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Bodark Lot 177
2" x 2" x 9"
1-1/2 lbs.
Wow - look at that grain pattern. This piece of spalted Texas Bodark was cut from the area of a crotch and the cross grain is nice. I see this as a nice one for a knife handle or pistom grips. There is some red-stained spalting and an open hole (bughole?) on the on the lower end and a bit of sapwood and bark on the back side of the upper end.
I see no cracks or other significant flaws.
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Bodark Lot 178
2" x 2" x 8"
1-1/4 lbs.
This is another nice 2"-square "stick" of Texas Bodark. The grain is a very attractive, gently undulating pattern. There is an area of sapwood and bark along one edge on the back side.
I see no cracks or significant flaws.
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Bodark Lot 206
2" x 2" x 7"
1 lbs.
Another nice 2" square "stick" of Bodark cut from the burly portion of the tree. The grain has an unusuall and very attractive wavy figure. It is is primarily golden-yellow heartwood, but with a touch of sapwood and bark on one corner of the back (lower photo) and several areas of streaky red spalt staining elsewhere (upper photo).
The blank is sound - I see no cracks or other structural flaws.
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Bodark Lot 206 |
$10.00 |
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Bodark Lot 155
2-7/8" x 2-7/8" x 12"
3-1/2 lbs.
This is a nice almost 3" square spindle block of partially spalted Texas Bodark. The grain is strong and linear. There is sapwood and bark on one back edge (and wane) and an area of strong red spalting on the lower end of one front corner.
I see no cracks or significant flaws.
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Bodark Lot 158
2-7/8" x 2-7/8" x 8"
2-1/2 lbs.
This is another nice almost 3" square spindle block of Texas Bodark. The grain is strong and linear. There is a large, radiating pattern of red spalt-staining on the back side.
I see no cracks or significant flaws.
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Bodark Lot 162
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 10-1/4"
2-1/2 lbs.
This is another nice 2-1/2"-square spindle block of Texas Bodark. The grain is strong and linear. There is minimal spalting in this piece. A long band of sapwood and bark are present on one edge. Most of this will turn-off as the block is roughed out.
Sorry - I messed up on the second, back-side photo. Take my word for it - it is a nice clear wood with a section of sapwood and bark along its entire length.
I see no cracks or significant flaws.
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Bodark Lot 163
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 10-1/4"
2-1/2 lbs.
This is another nice 2-1/2"-square spindle block of Texas Bodark. The grain is strong and linear. There is minimal spalting in this piece. A long band of sapwood and bark are present on one edge. Most of this will turn-off as the block is roughed out.
I see no cracks or significant flaws.
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Bodark Lot 165
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 8-1/4"
2 lbs.
This is another nice 2-1/2"-square spindle block of Texas Bodark. The grain is strong and attractive. There is minimal spalting in this piece. A long band of sapwood and bark are present on one edge of the back side. Most of this will turn-off as the block is roughed out.
I see no cracks or significant flaws.
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Bodark Lot 196
3" x 3" x 8-1/2"
3 lbs.
This is a nice 3" square end-grain block from an old Bodark tree. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with small areas of sapwood and thin layer of bark on one edge (lower photo) and light reddish spalting on the other edge and side (top photo). All of that sapwood and bark (an unfortunately, the spalting) will turn off as the block is roughed to round.
The blank is sound - I see no cracks or major structural flaws. There is a small (~1/4") open hole (bark inclusion?) the edge of one end. I see no other "flaws".
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Bodark Lot 196 |
$16.00 |
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Bodark Lot 141
2" x 2" x 8-1/2"
+1 lbs.
This is a very nice 2x2 square-section block of Texas Bodark. It is composed entirely of strong golden-yellow heartwood and is quite sound. There is an elongated zone of narrow spalt lines extending up the length of the face (top photo). These spalt line are associated with a thin radial crack that appears to have died-out at the face of this block and does not appear to penetrate into this block.
I see no significant flaws.
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Bodark Lot 107
4" x 4" x 20"
13 lbs.
This is a very nice, large (4" square) spindle block in Texas Bodark. It comes from a huge, very old tree that was recently storm damaged. That old tree had a lot of spalting in the central portion which resulted in zones and lines of a strong reddish brown within the bright yellow of the fresh-cut Bodark. That yellow heartwood will turn to a strong golden brown with age and sunlight.
The blank is quite sound. There is one small crack in one end (bottom photo) and several small and tight knots. I see no significant flaws.
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Bodark Lot 107 |
$40.00 |
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Bodark Lot 150
5" x 5" x 12"
12-1/4 lb.
This is a very nice 5" square-section block of Texas Bodark. It is sound with a strong linear grain for the most part and an eye-catching pattern crossing that linear grain on the annotated face (top photo). That pattern resembles a crotch feather figure, but it is not a crotch - not sure what to call it.
This block exhibits no cracks or other obvious structural flaws. It does have two adjacent black-stained holes of uncertain origin (one at ~1/2" and one at ~1/8").
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Bodark Lot 150 |
$45.00 |
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Bodark Lot 151
5" x 5" x 12"
12-1/2 lb.
This is another very nice 5" square-section block of Texas Bodark. It also exhibits a strong linear grain throughout but is likely to have a subtle burly pattern under that partially bark-covered backside. Most of that bark and sapwood will turn-off as the block is roughed to round. Bands of strong red spalt-staining are present and make a very attractive and unique pattern.
This block exhibits no cracks or other obvious structural flaws.
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Bodark Lot 151 |
$45.00 |
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Bowl Blanks - Square Blocks, Whole and Half-Log Forms
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Bodark Lot 119
6 x 6 x 4" (4" = max likely bowl depth)
7-1/2 lbs.
This is another small but deep slab piece of Texas Bodark. The primary color is a bright golden yellow - typical of Bodark heartwood. The sapwood is a creamy tan. That yellow heartwood will turn to a strong golden brown with age and sunlight. There is some attractive reddish brown spalting on the face of the blank. It has full bark on the backside and could be turned as natural-edge bowl, but the bark is not tight and keeping it intact during turning will take considerable care (and CA glue!).
I see no pith, cracks or other significant flaws in this block.
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Bodark Lot 119 |
$20.00 |
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Bodark Lot 120
6 x 6 x 3" (3" = max likely bowl depth)
5-1/2 lbs.
This is another small but deep slab piece of Texas Bodark. The primary color is a bright golden yellow - typical of Bodark heartwood. The sapwood is a creamy tan. That yellow heartwood will turn to a strong golden brown with age and sunlight. There is some light reddish brown spalting on the face of the blank. It has full bark on the backside and could be turned as natural-edge bowl, but the bark is not tight and keeping it intact during turning will take considerable care (and CA glue!).
I see no pith, cracks or other significant flaws in this block.
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Bodark Lot 120 |
$17.00 |
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Bodark Lot 131
6 x 6 x 2-7/8" (2-7/8"= max likely bowl depth)
+4 lbs.
This is a very nice block of spalted and lightly-burly Texas Bodark. Bands of strong reddish-brown spalting are present and visible within the bright golden-yellow Bodark heartwood on the top face, side and both ends. This spalting was associated with the nearby pith of the original log. That pith has been removed and I see no pith-related cracks.
The burly character is visible as three small, open and bark-lined burl buds on one corner of the back side, and the associated rays that extend into the block from those buds (visible on the end-grain face, lower left corner of the upper photo). Probing suggests that those bark-lined buds are open for no more than 1/2" into the block.
A fairly thick section of sapwood and bark is present on one edge of the backside. This would be removed in the turning of a conventional bowl form. The sapwood is a creamy tan and the bark is light brown. I see no pith, cracks or other significant flaws in this block.
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Bodark Lot 131 |
$25.00 |
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Bodark Lot 132
8 x 8 x 3-3/8" (2-7/8"= max likely bowl depth)
8-1/2 lbs.
This is a very nice block of Texas Bodark. The primary color is a bright golden yellow - typical of Bodark heartwood - which will turn to a strong golden brown with age and sunlight. There is also some light spalting in the heartwood and a patch of sapwood and bark on one edge og the back. The sapwood is a creamy tan and the remaining bark is light brown.
It was cut well away from the pith of the log and there are cracks or other significant flaws.
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Bodark Lot 132 |
$30.00 |
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Bodark Lot 106
6" max. diameter x 2" depth
2 lbs.
This is a nice small and shallow, half-log piece of Texas Bodark that has been roughly trimmed to round and is ready to be mounted on your lathe. It comes from heart of a small crotch and there is a very nice "flame" or "feather" figure on that cut face (upper photo).
The color is the bright golden yellow typical of Bodark heartwood. The sapwood is relatively thin, and since the blank comes from a very old tree, the sapwood is narrow and a brownish-tan color. That yellow heartwood will turn to a strong golden brown with age and sunlight. The bark was loose so I removed most of it to reduce the mess and the shipping weight.
The blank was cut along the pith and some remains at the cut face. There are two small and quite tight cracks in the outer portion of one crotch limb (top photo). I would reinforced these with thin CA glue, just to be safe.
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Bodark Lot 122
10" diameter x 4-1/2" depth
15-1/2 lbs.
This is a nice large and deep half-log Bodark bowl blank. The color (at the moment) is the bright golden yellow typical of Bodark heartwood, with a thin margin of near-white sapwood. That yellow heartwood will turn to a strong golden brown with age and sunlight. The back is full bark, suitable for a natural-edge bowl.
The pith has been removed, but one long and two short old radial cracks are present in one end of the face. The larger is visible at the cut end where it extends approximately 1-1/2" into the block. These are small but open and spalt-enhanced features, formed as the tree grew, and are not drying cracks (checks). I would fill them with thinned, colored epoxy and "turn-away". I see no other cracks or flaws.
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Miscellaneous, Rectangular Bodark Blocks
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Bodark Lot 199
1-7/8" x 3" x 10"
2-1/4 lbs.
This is a nice rectangular block of Bodark. The wood is primarily the bright golden-yellow of fresh-cut Bodark heartwood with a small area of red spalting on the face and one end (upper photo).
The blank is sound - I see no cracks or other structural flaws.
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Bodark Lot 182
5" x 12" x 4"
9-1/2 lb.
This is another very nice block of Texas Bodark. It is sound with a strong linear grain and small areas of red spalt stain.
I see no cracks or other obvious structural flaws. It does have a small area of sapwood and bark on one edge and several small (apparent) bark inclusions.
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Bodark Lot 182 |
$35.00 |
SOLD
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Bodark Lot 183
5" x 12" x 2-7/8"
6-1/2 lb.
This is another very nice block of Texas Bodark. It is sound with a strong linear grain and small areas of red spalt stain.
I see no cracks or other obvious structural flaws. It does have a small area of sapwood and bark on one edge.
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Bodark Lot 183 |
$25.00 |
Sold
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Bodark Lot 185
5" x 10-1/2" x 3"
6-1/2 lb.
This is another very nice block of spalted Texas Bodark. It is sound with a strong linear grain and a prominent area of red spalt stain on the face and large areas of sapwood and bark on the back. I suspect that the bark and sapwood are the top of a broad burly grain pattern.
I see no cracks or other obvious structural flaws.
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Bodark Lot 185 |
$30.00 |
Sold
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This beautiful goblet was recently turned from some of the same Texas Bodark wood listed on this site. Additional examples of Bodark turnings are presented on our companion website Prairie's End Woodshop.
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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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