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 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 124 10" diameter x 6" deep 12 lbs. This is a very nice half-log, round-cut deep 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 halved close to the pith and a portion of that pit is present just below the face (top photo). There are some very thin and tight checks associated with that pith but they do not appear to be deep. These small cracks should be reinforced with CA glue when turning. There is also one larger drying crack in the sapwood on the backside. It appear to penetrate ~1/2 inch into the heartwood where exposed on the outside of the round (not visible on the photos). There is also an area of wood "tear-out" on the bottom (right side, lower photo) that occurred when the tree was cut down. That tear-out and most, if not all, of the crack on the backside of the round will turn off in a conventional bowl form. However, due to the recently-developed drying crack, I have reduced the price from the $30 noted on the top photo to $25. Despite those features, I see no significant structural weakness in this piece. The blank has been roughly rounded and flattened on the back to reduce shipping weight, to reveal some of the internal figure. It is ready to mount on your lathe and begin turning. SOLD Aromatic red Cedar lot 124 $25.00 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. Aromatic red Cedar lot 126 $20.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 127 10" x 8-1/2" x 3" 7 lbs. This is another nice rectangular bowl blank in 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 of that log is included and exhibits a couple of very thin and tight (and faint) drying checks that appear to be minor, but should be reinforced with CA glue when turning. There is also one larger drying crack in the sapwood on the backside. It appears to penetrate ~1/4 inch into the heartwood where exposed on the end-grain face (recently developed and not visible on the lower photo). I see no other significant cracks or structural weakness in this piece. SOLD Aromatic red Cedar lot 127 $14.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 129 9" x 5" x 3" 7 lbs. This is a smaller rectangular blank in 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. There are several small knots but they are tight and sound. I see no cracks or other structural weakness in this piece. SOLD Aromatic red Cedar lot 129 $7.00 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 132 5" x 5" x 5" 3 lbs. This is another 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. There are several tiny (and tight) drying checks in one end. I see no other cracks or structural weakness in this piece. Sold Aromatic red Cedar lot 132 $7.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 133 5" x 5" x 5" 3 lbs. This is another 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 but it is tight and sound. There is one small, knot-associated crack on one edge (lower edge, top photo); this should turn off immediately in almost any shape you plan. I see no other cracks or structural weakness in this piece. SOLD Aromatic red Cedar lot 133 $7.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 134 5" x 5" x 3-1/2" 2-1/2 lbs. This is another very nice block 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. A portion of the pith passes thru one edge (near edge, lower photo) but it is tight and sound and would likely turn off. There are two small drying cracks, one each on two separate edges (the top and bottom edges of end-grain side visible in the upper photo, but not visible since they developed after the photo was taken); these cracks are small and shallow and should turn off immediately in almost any shape you plan. I see no other cracks or structural weakness in this piece. SOLD Aromatic red Cedar lot 134 $6.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 135 5" x 5" x 3-1/2" 2 lbs. This is another very nice block 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. A portion of the pith passes thru one edge (left side, both photos) but it is tight and sound. There are no visible cracks or other structural weakness in this piece. Sold Aromatic red Cedar lot 135 $5.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 136 5" x 5" x 3-1/2" 2 lbs. This is another very nice block 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. There is no pith in this piece and no visible cracks or other structural weaknesses. Sold Aromatic red Cedar lot 136 $5.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 137 5" x 5" x 3-1/2" 2 lbs. This is another very nice block 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. There is no pith in this piece. There are several faint drying checks in one end-grain face, but these are almost incipient, rather than actual developed cracks, and likely very shallow. I see no other visible cracks or structural weaknesses. Sold Aromatic red Cedar lot 137 $5.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 138 9" x 5" x 1-1/4" 1-1/2 lbs. This is a nice rectangular 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 no pith in this piece, however there is a prominent small knot that crosses thru the lower portion of the block (both photos). I see no cracks or other structural weaknesses. SOLD Aromatic red Cedar lot 138 $4.00 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 140 2" x 2" x 10" 1-1/2 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. I see no cracks or other structural weaknesses. Sold Aromatic red Cedar lot 140 $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. 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. 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. Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 143 $15.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 144 7" x 8" x 2-1/2" 3 lbs. This is a very 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 the back side. That sapwood will likely turn off as the bowl is roughed-out. The pith of the log is included within the block (top photo). However, that pith is tight with no visible cracks. There is one long, thin and apparently quite shallow drying crack in the annotated face (top photo). I would simply reinforce it with CA glue before turning. I see no other significant cracks or structural weakness in this piece. SOLD Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 144 $12.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 145 7-1/2" x 8-1/2" x 3-1/4" 3-1/2 lbs. This is another very 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 the back side. Most of that sapwood will likely turn off as the bowl is roughed-out. This blank was cut from very close to the pith of the log and some of that pith is present at the face (visible in the end-grain sides, top and bottom photos). However, that pith is tight with no visible cracks. There are two long and apparently quite shallow drying cracks within the pith on each edge of the back side (lower photo). These should turn off completely as a bowl is roughed out (with this back side being the bottom of the bowl). I see no other significant cracks or structural weakness in this piece. Sold Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 145 $14.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 146 8-1/2" x 8-1/2" x 3-1/4" 4-1/2 lbs. This is another very nice square bowl blank in aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. This one has the potential for a spectacular bowl due to the presence of a large crotch-grain "feather figure" that should be prominent on one side of the finished bowl. The colors are primarily salmon-pink heartwood with some contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood on the back side and within that feather-figure grain. Most of that outside sapwood will likely turn off as the bowl is roughed-out. This blank was cut from very close to the pith of the log but the main pith is absent. The pith of the two smaller limbs defining the crotch are present (visible on the face and sides of the top photo). However, those pith elements are tight with no significant cracks. There are several small drying checks within the tighter portion of the feather figure (beside the limb pith on the annotated face, top photo, but not really visible on the photo), but these are tiny and readily reinforced/filled with CA glue during turning. There is also one long and apparently quite shallow drying crack on the back side (lower photo, again not really visible on the photo). That should turn off completely as a bowl is roughed out (with this back side being the bottom of the bowl). I see no other significant cracks or structural weakness in this piece. Sold Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 146 $18.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 147 11" x 11" x 3" 7 lbs. This is a very nice large, square bowl blank in aromatic Texas Eastern Red Cedar. The colors are the salmon-pink heartwood and nicely contrasting cream to beige colored sapwood on the back and two sides. This blank was cut from very close to the pith of the log. While the pith is absent, there is a small, thin, pith-related crack on one edge (top edge, upper photo, but not really visible on the photo). I would reinforce and, if necessary, fill this with CA glue during turning. There is also one long and open drying crack on one side of the back (closest side of the back on the lower photo), as well as several small, open (and apparently shallow) borer holes (not really obvious on the photo). That crack and the borer holes should turn off completely as a bowl is roughed out (with this back side being the bottom of the bowl). I see no other significant cracks or structural weakness in this piece. Sold Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 147 $28.00 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. 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. 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 click to enlarge Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 151-X 13" diameter x 3-1/2" deep 10 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 2 to 3" deep salad bowl or deep platter. The heartwood is a deep salmon pink color; the sapwood is a nicely contrasting cream to beige color. Again - 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 main pith was cut out of this blank but the pith of a large side limb is present on one edge. That pith is tight and free of cracks. There is one very minor drying check within the interior of the face - I expect that it will be completely removed as the bowl/platter is hollowed. I see no structural weakness in this piece. It is pretty much ready to be mounted on your lathe and turned. SOLD Aromatic Eastern Red Cedar lot 151-X $30.00 END OF NEWEST LISTINGS click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 155 10" diameter x 4" deep 7 lbs. This is another very nice, round-cut deep 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. Typical of Cedar, there are at least two tight closed knots representing branches that once extended outward from the heartwood into the adjacent sapwood. One of these is quite large and the pith is present on the top and the bottom. The pith on the bottom does contain on small combined ring and radial crack that may appear in the bottom of the turned bowl and, if so, would warrant reinforcing, and possibly filling, with Ca Glue or colored epoxy/inlace. That smaller knot on the face is represented on the bottom side by a small protruding portion of the branch. Despite that one crack, I see no significant structural weakness in this piece. The blank has been roughly rounded and flattened on the back to reduce shipping weight, to reveal some of the internal figure. It is ready to mount on your lathe and begin turning. SOLD Aromatic red Cedar lot 155 $22.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic red Cedar lot 109 10" diameter x 4-1/2" deep 8 lbs. A very nice half-log bowl blank in Texas Eastern Red Cedar. The heartwood is a beautiful salmon to dark red; the sapwood is a nicely contrasting white to cream color. Typical of Cedar, there appear to be numerous tight closed knots throughout. There is also an interesting low-angle juvenile branch on the flat cut face and a number of juvenile branches that extend outward from the heartwood into the adjacent sapwood - this will make for interesting patterns in the sides and bottom of a turned bowl. The log that yielded this half-log piece was cut close to the pith and most of the pith has been removed. The blank appears to be sound with no significant structural weakness. SOLD Aromatic red Cedar lot 109 $20.00 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 red Cedar lot 111 10" diameter x 5" deep 9 lbs. This is another very nice half-log bowl blank in Texas Eastern Red Cedar, the other half of the log that yielded Lot 109. The heartwood is also a beautiful salmon to dark red; the sapwood is a nicely contrasting white to cream color. Typical of Cedar, there appear to be numerous tight closed knots throughout. There is also an interesting low-angle juvenile branch on the flat cut face and a number of juvenile branches that 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 log that yielded this half-log piece was cut parallel to the pith and a portion remains at the cut face. The blank appears to be sound with no significant structural weakness. SOLD Aromatic red Cedar lot 111 $22.00 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Red Cedar lot 116 10" diameter x 7" deep 6 lbs. This is another very nice and 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. Typical of Cedar, there are several tight closed knots throughout. A number of juvenile branches 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 log that yielded this half-log piece was cut diagonally thru the pith and a portion of that pith is included. However, the pith is tight and the blank exhibits no visible structural weakness. It was roughly-rounded to reduce shipping weight, to reveal some of the internal figure, and to make it ready to mount on your lathe and begin turning. SOLD Aromatic red Cedar lot 116 $23.00 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. 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. 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 click to enlarge click to enlarge Aromatic Purple Heart Cedar lot 152 11" diameter x 5" deep 9-1/4 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. This blank was cut from the log directly through the pith and a portion of the pith is present below the cut face. However, that pith is tight and the blank 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. Sold Aromatic red Cedar lot 152 $25.00 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