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Huisache Wood For Sale
Huisache (pronounced "wee-sach"), or Sweet Acacia, has a beautiful grain pattern and gorgeous colors - being orange-red in the heartwood and a creamy yellow color in the sapwood. It turns easily when green, producing long curls of a fascinating sparkly orange-white color. The bark of fresh-cut Huisache is very tight and clings well to a natural edge vessel. The wood also finishes to a beautiful surface.
Interestingly enough, Huisache is a bane to farmers, ranchers and rural homesteads in this part of Texas. Similar to Mesquite, it is invasive and can quickly take-over fallow land and replace grasses and other vegetation. Similar to but even worse than Mesquite, Huisache has many thorns - long, very hard and sharp needle-like thorns that penetrate truck and tractor tires and result in numerous flats, pain and agony! Considerable effort is required (and taken) to eradicate Huisache once it is established, and as a result, it is rarely found in sufficient size for most woodworking needs.
Occasionally, however, I am able to locate and harvest larger Huisache trees (I reckon you'd have to call them "old growth" Huisache). These larger trees are generally still small relative to other timber trees - I have yet to see a Huisache "saw log". But these larger "trees" do produce pieces big enough for useful lathe work. As a result, I have quite a few whole, half-log and crotch pieces available. A lot of effort is put into locating, harvesting and trimming these pieces, but the beauty of the wood makes the effort worthwhile.
You can see examples of various bowls and vessels turned from these "exotic" Texas woods on our companion website, www.prairiesend.com.
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. 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.
Please be aware - as with most of the wood on this website (other than the pen blanks), these Huisache blanks are fresh and green, or only partially air-dried. They have NOT been kiln-dried and any turning must consider greenwood turning procedures.
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Huisache Pen Blanks
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Huisache Pen Blanks
1"x 1"x 6""
I occasionally cut some of my nicely figured Huisache into pen blanks. Those pictured here are typical - the colors are the strong pinkish brown of Huisache heartwood with occasional traces of the white to gray sapwood on some of the blanks. The wood is hard and can be sanded and finished to a beautiful, sensually smooth surface. These pen blanks have been fully dried in my kiln.
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Huisache end-grain turning blocks between 1 and 2 inches square
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Huisache Lot H-106
1-7/8" x 1-7/8" x 11-1/4"
1-3/4 lb.
This is a very nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is primarily bright rosy/reddish-brown heartwood with a small strip of lighter-brown sapwood on one edge. All of the sapwood should turn off as the block is rounded.
There are two drying checks in the sapwood (right edge of the annotated face, top photo, but not visible on that photo), but these are confined to the edge and should turn off. There is also one crack on a corner of the back side (faintly visible on the left side, closer end, bottom photo). Confined to that corner, it should also turn off. I see no other cracks, checks or significant flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-106 |
$20.00
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Huisache Lot H-108
1-7/8" x 1-7/8" x 8-1/2"
1-1/4 lb.
This is a very pretty end-grain block of Texas Huisache cut from close proximity to a small crotch. It is approximately 80% bright rosy/reddish-brown heartwood and 20% creamy, yellowish-brown sapwood with a complex and nicely-flowing grain pattern.
I see no cracks, checks or obvious flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-108 |
$18.00
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Huisache Lot H-109
1-7/8" x 1-7/8" x 12-3/8"
1-3/4 lb.
This is a very nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is approximately 70% bright rosy/reddish-brown heartwood and 30% creamy, yellowish-brown sapwood in a thick lens on one edge. Most of the sapwood will turn off but a substantial portion will remain in the central portion of the block.
There is one crack along one edge (faintly visible on the left side, closer end, top photo). It appears to extend approximately 1/8" into the blank where it intersects the end-grain face. Most of that will also turn off but a small portion may remain. I recommend reinforcing it with thin CA glue before turning. I see no other cracks, checks or obvious flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-109 |
$20.00
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Huisache Lot H-111
1-3/4" x 1-3/4" x 8"
1 lb.
This is a nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is approximately 70% bright rosy/reddish-brown heartwood and 30% creamy, yellowish-brown sapwood in a thick wedge on one side. Most of the sapwood will turn off but a substantial portion will remain.
There is a thin layer of bark along the outer edge of the sapwood (all photos). A large oval pocket of imbedded bark appears to be associated with that area of bark (middle photo). The interior portion of the bark pocket is light colored (close-up, bottom photo). It is not clear what that is but it appears sound. Most of the bark will turn off but a portion of the imbedded bark area may remain. I recommend reinforcing that area with thin CA glue before turning. I see no cracks, checks or other obvious flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-111 |
$10.00
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Huisache Lot H-112
1-3/4" x 1-3/4" x 7-3/4"
1 lb.
This is a very pretty end-grain block of Texas Huisache cut from close proximity to a small crotch. It is approximately 80% bright rosy/reddish-brown heartwood with a complex and nicely-flowing grain pattern and a very nice flame figure on one side (bottom photo). The 20% yellow-brown sapwood is confined to the ends of the blank (top photo).
I see no cracks, checks or obvious flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-112 |
$20.00
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Huisache Lot H-113
1-3/4" x 1-3/4" x 5"
3/4 lb.
This is a very pretty, small end-grain block of Texas Huisache, also cut from close proximity to a small crotch. It is approximately 40% bright rosy/reddish-brown heartwood and 60% light brown sapwood, both with a nicely-flowing grain pattern.
I see no cracks, checks or obvious flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-114
1-3/4" x 1-3/4" x 5"
3/4 lb.
This is a beautiful, small end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It was cut from within a very complex crotch and includes a tightly contorted grain pattern around several knots (top photo) and an area of flame figure (left side, top photo, but not really visible). It is 100% bright rosy/reddish-brown heartwood.
One of those knots (on the end-grain face, top photo) is partially open and should be reinforced with CA glue before turning. I see no cracks, checks or other obvious flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-114 |
$10.00
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Huisache Lot H-115
1-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 8-1/2"
3/4 lb.
This is another very pretty end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is primarily bright rosy/reddish-brown heartwood with a tightly-flowing grain pattern around a large knot on one side (bottom photo). There is a patch of yellow-brown sapwood on one face (bottom photo).
There are three small and thin drying checks within that patch of yellow sapwood (bottom photo, but not really visible). There is also on small and tight crack on the upper end of the annotated face (top photo, but also not visible). I would just reinforce these with CA glue before turning. I see no other cracks, checks or obvious flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-115 |
$10.00
SOLD
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Huisache Lot H-116
1-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 8"
1/2 lb.
This is another nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is a mix of rosy/reddish-brown heartwood, light brown sapwood and a thin strip of dark brown bark on one edge.
I see no cracks, checks or other obvious flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-125
1-7/8" x 1-7/8" x 6"
3/4 lb.
This is another small but very pretty end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is almost entirely rosy/reddish-brown heartwood with just a small patch of yellowish-brown sapwood on one corner (top photo).
The pith of the small log from which this was cut passes through the block from one corner to the middle of the opposite side (bottom photo). There is one very small and tight radial crack associated with the pith on the corner. I'd reinforce that with thin CA glue before turning. I see no other cracks, checks or obvious flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-125 |
$10.00
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Huisache Lot H-128
1-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 11"
1 lb.
This is a very nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is approximately 60% bright rosy/reddish-brown heartwood and 40% creamy light brown sapwood.
There are two small and tight drying checks in the sapwood portion, both confined to edges where they should turn off completely as the blank is rounded. There are also two knots that appear to be the ends of a small juvenile branch imbedded on one edge at the heartwood/sapwood boundary. Most if not all of that small feature will also turn off as the blank is roughed to round. I see no other cracks, checks or obvious flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-128 |
$12.00
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Huisache Lot H-129
1-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 7"
3/4 lb.
This is another nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is about 95% bright rosy/reddish-brown heartwood with only a thin wedge of creamy light brown sapwood on the backside.
I see no cracks, checks or obvious structural flaws. There is one prominent knot on one face - I do not know where that one goes but it could be an interesting feature in a finished turned form.
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Huisache Lot H-129 |
$10.00
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Huisache Lot H-97
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 12"
2-3/4 lbs.
This is a very nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is primarily the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood with a thin section of creamy light brown of Huisache sapwood along one edge. The heartwood grain pattern is striped with narrow bands of lighter and darker rosy/reddish brown color.
A small portion of pith is present on one corner (lower right corner, top photo) and is associated with a single small radial crack. Confined to that corner, both pith and crack will turn off as the blank is roughed-out. There is also a tiny drying check in the sapwood in the opposite corner from the pith - this will also turn off immediately. I see no other cracks, checks or obvious flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-98
2" x 2" x 12-3/8"
2 lbs.
This is another nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is primarily the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood with a thin section of creamy light brown to "orange brown" sapwood along one edge. All of that "orange-brown" will turn off as the block is rounded, as will most of the lighter brown sapwood.
This blank was cut completely away from the pith and I see no pith related cracks. There is a small black spot of unknown origin on the edge of the sapwood (bottom photo). That too will turn off. I see no significant flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-98 |
$20.00
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Huisache Lot H-101
2" x 2" x 12-3/8"
2 lbs.
This is another nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is a mix of bright rosy/reddish-brown heartwood and creamy light brown to "orange brown" sapwood along one edge. There is a strip of dark brown bark on one edge. All of that bark and a lot of the sapwood will turn off as the block is rounded.
This blank was cut from close to the pith and one long, slightly open pith related radial crack is present along one edge (upper edge of the left side, top photo). That crack should also turn off immediately as the block is roughed to round. I see no other cracks, checks or significant flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-101 |
$20.00
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Huisache Lot H-102
2" x 2" x 10-1/4"
1-1/2 lbs.
This is an interesting and very attractive end-grain block of Texas Huisache. The pith of the log, or the pith of a secondary limb, passes diagonally thru the blank and much of the grain is circular around that pith. The colors are roughly 50/50 bright rosy/reddish-brown of heartwood and light brown to yellowish brown sapwood.
I see no cracks or other flaws associated with that pith.
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Huisache Lot H-102 |
$25.00
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Huisache Lot H-105
2" x 2" x 5-1/4"
3/4 lbs.
This is another nice, small end-grain block of Texas Huisache cut from close to a crotch. The included crotch grain is attractive (top photo). The colors are the bright rosy/reddish-brown of heartwood and light brown to "orange brown" of Huisache sapwood.
Again, I see no cracks, checks or significant flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-105 |
$10.00
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Huisache Lot H-107
2" x 2" x 8-3/4"
1-1/4 lb.
This is a very nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is primarily bright rosy/reddish-brown heartwood with a small strip of lighter-brown sapwood on one corner. All of that sapwood should turn off as the block is rounded.
The pith of a secondary limb passes through the lower portion of the block, but it is sound with no sign of pith-related cracks. I see no significant flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-107 |
$15.00
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Huisache Lot 75
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 11-3/4"
2-3/4 lbs.
This is another very nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is about 50/50 heartwood and sapwood with the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood and creamy light brown of Huisache sapwood. The heartwood grain pattern is nicely striped with lighter and darker bands of the rosy/reddish brown - very pretty.
Several small and thin drying checks are present in the sapwood on one end-grain face and the very end of one adjacent side (bottom photo, lower left corner). These small cracks appear to be shallow and should turn off as the blank is roughed to round. There is also one very small and tight crack in the heartwood of the other end that should turn off completely as the blank is rounded. I see no other cracks, checks or obvious flaws.
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This tall, delicate goblet was recently turned from some of the same Texas Huisache wood listed on this site. Additional examples of Huisache turnings are presented on our companion website Prairie's End Woodshop.
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Huisache Lot 76
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 9-1/2"
2-1/4 lbs.
This is another very nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is about 60/40 heartwood and sapwood with the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood and creamy light brown of Huisache sapwood. The heartwood grain pattern is striped with narrow bands of lighter and darker rosy/reddish brown color.
Several small and thin drying checks are present in the sapwood on one end-grain face (bottom photo, lower left corner). These small cracks are shallow and most if not all will turn off as the blank is roughed to round. There is also one prominent crack in one corner and lower edge of the heartwood (closest corner, top photo). That extraneous crack will turn off completely as the blank is rounded. I see no other cracks, checks or obvious flaws.
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$20.00
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Huisache Lot 77
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 8-1/4"
2 lbs.
This is another very nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is about 50/50 heartwood and sapwood with the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood and creamy light brown of Huisache sapwood. The heartwood grain pattern is striped with lighter and darker bands of the rosy/reddish brown - very pretty.
I see absolutely no cracks, checks or obvious flaws.
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Huisache Lot 78
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 8"
1-3/4 lbs.
This is another nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is about 70/30 heartwood and sapwood with the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood and creamy light brown of Huisache sapwood. The heartwood grain pattern is striped with irregular bands of lighter and darker rosy/reddish brown color. That darker brown shading across portions is a light spalting stain.
It was cut from very close to the pith and a portion is present in one end of the block. A small band of pith-related radial cracks are visible in this area (upper left corner of the end-grain face, top photo). Being confined to this edge, most if not all of those cracks will turn off as the blank is rounded. There is also one prominent and open bark-lined gap in one side (upper face, bottom photo). This gap appears shallow but I cannot guarantee that. I see no other cracks, checks or significant flaws.
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Huisache Lot 78 |
$15.00
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Huisache Lot H-82
2-5/8" x 2-3/4" x 10-3/8"
2-1/2 lbs.
This is a very pretty end-grain block of spalted Texas Huisache. It is approximately 50/50 heartwood and sapwood with colors that vary from banded bright rosy/reddish-brown and creamy light brown (heartwood) that grade to all creamy light brown (sapwood).
Several small, thin and tight drying checks are present in the sapwood on one face (annotated side, top photo). It appears that most, if not all, will turn off as the block is roughed to round. The price below reflects these "flaws". I see no other cracks, checks or obvious flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-82 |
$15.00
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Huisache Lot H-86
2" x 2" x 7"
1 lb.
This is another very pretty end-grain block of spalted Texas Huisache. It is approximately 50/50 bright rosy/reddish-brown heartwood and creamy light brown sapwood.
I see no cracks, checks or other obvious flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-137
3" x 3" x 8-1/2"
3 lbs.
This is a challenging block with the potential to become a fascinating turned piece. It was cut from within a crotch and has a large and beautiful portion of the "flame figure". But, it also has a prominent, gappy section of included bark related to the merger of the two limbs of the crotch. It is not clear to me how deep or what complications will occur due to that bark. I would probably stabilize and reinforce that area with CA glue or thinned epoxy before turning. This, along with that beautiful flame figure could result in a very attractive finished turning.
The colors are a bright, banded rosy/reddish- to light-brown of Huisache heartwood and creamy light brown of Huisache sapwood. That included bark, as well as a smaller patch of bark on one corner is a dark brown to black.
The main pith of the crotch lime has been cut out of this block. However, the pith of a smaller, independent side limb lies within the upper portion of the block and appears to pass out through the area of included crotch bark on one edge (end-grain face to left corner on the bottom photo). There are no obvious cracks or checks beyond two minor cracks on one edge (right edge, upper face, bottom photo). These will turn off immediately as the block is roughed to round.
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$35.00
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Huisache Lot H-93
3" x 3" x 9-3/4"
3-1/2 lbs.
This is a very nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache. The colors are the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood and creamy light brown of Huisache sapwood. There is a bit of bark on one corner that will turn off as the block is rounded.
The blank was cut thru the pith of the log and a portion of the pith is present on one side (right side, end-grain face, top photo and upper side, end-grain face, bottom photo). There are several very small cracks on the face beside that remaining pith. These small cracks do not appear to be deep and I consider them to be insignificant to turning. I see no other cracks, checks or obvious flaws.
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$20.00
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Huisache Lot H-94
3" x 3" x 9-3/4"
3-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache. The colors are the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood and creamy light brown of Huisache sapwood.
The blank was also cut from close to the pith of the log and a portion of the pith is present on one edge (upper edge, bottom photo). Again, there are several very small and indistinct cracks on the face beside that remaining pith. These small cracks do not appear to be deep and I consider them to be insignificant to turning. In addition, located on the edge, all of these should turn off as the block is roughed to round. I see no other cracks, checks or obvious flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-94 |
$20.00
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Huisache Lot 71
3" x 3" x 11-1/2"
4 lbs.
This is a very nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache. The colors are the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood and creamy light brown of Huisache sapwood.
Several small and thin drying checks are present in the sapwood of the end-grain faces and a portion of one face. These small cracks do not appear to be deep and most will turn off as the blank is roughed to round - but they will have to be considered when planning the final form of the turning. I see no other cracks, checks or obvious flaws.
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Huisache Lot 71 |
$20.00
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Huisache Lot H-131
7" diameter x ~2 to 2-1/2" depth
4-1/2 lbs.
This is a beautiful medium-size crotch piece of rosy, reddish brown Texas Huisache. It would be suitable for an approximately 7" diameter x 2" to 2-1/2" deep bowl. With full and tight bark on the backside, that bowl could be in either conventional or natural-edge form. The crotch includes a very nice flame or feather figure. That small dark feature in the upper portion of the flame figure appears to be a patch of imbedded bark associated with the crotch gap when the tree was younger. Three thin and short zigzag cracks radiate outward from that center. Those tiny cracks and the bark are sound but I would reinforce them with thin CA glue before turning.
The blank was cut very close to all three piths of the crotch. The main pith has been removed but the smaller piths of the two limbs remain just below the annotated face. The only pith-related crack that I see is a small, shallow and tight one at the outer edge of the right-hand limb. I would simply reinforce that feature with thin CA glue before turning.
There are three drying checks in the end-grain face of the left-hand limb (end-grain face visible on the middle photo). Two are small and tight (not open) and should be reinforced with thin CA glue. The third is open and should be filled as well as reinforced before turning. It is likely that most, if not all, of these checks will be removed as the bowl is roughed to round, especially in a conventional bowl form. I see no equivalent drying checks on the other two end-grain faces.
I see no other cracks, checks or significant flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-132
7" diameter x ~2 to 2-1/2" depth
4-1/2 lbs.
This is another beautiful medium-size crotch piece of rosy, reddish brown Texas Huisache - the other half of the lot that yielded H-131 above. It too would be suitable for an approximately 7" diameter bowl, but this time, with a maximum possible depth of 2". With full and tight bark on the backside, that bowl could be in either conventional or natural-edge form. The crotch also includes a very nice flame or feather figure, so I would probably choose to go for a NE "artistic" bowl form to preserve the best of that flame figure in the bottom of the bowl. Again, that small dark feature in the upper portion of the flame figure appears to be a patch of imbedded bark associated with the crotch gap when the tree was younger. In this case, the bark includes a bit of an open gap and only two tiny radiating, zigzag cracks. Those tiny cracks and the bark are sound but I would reinforce them with thin CA glue before turning, and if that gap looks to remain in the final form, I might fill the open portion with some type of attractive material.
The blank was cut very close to all three piths of the crotch. In this half, most of the piths of the two limbs were removed but the main pith and a portion of the right-hand limb remain (middle photo). The only pith-related crack that I see are two short and tight ones that radiate out from the main pith (middle photo, but too tiny to be visible). I would simply reinforce that feature with thin CA glue before turning.
There as one significant split/crack in the left-hand limb that is the tail-end of a "tear" when the tree was harvested and limbed. It does extend to that 7" circle scribed on the annotated face and I am not sure how deep it penetrates into the blank. It is possible that it will reduce the maximum possible diameter of bowl. I would also reinforce this before turning. This, plus a fairly deep crevasse/depression in the backside of the left-hand limb, are part of why I would go for a NE bowl form - those would likely turn off as the bowl is roughed to round.
There is one significant drying check in the end-grain face of the main trunk (middle photo). That check appears to tie into that crevasse/depression in the bark side of the blank mentioned above. It is likely that most, if not all, that check and depression will be turn-off as the bowl is roughed to round. I see no equivalent drying checks on the other two end-grain faces.
I see no other cracks, checks or significant flaws. There are two small beetle holes in this blank - on in the sapwood of the crotch between the limbs (top photo but again, too small to see) and one in the end-grain face of the main trunk (right side, middle photo).
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Huisache Lot H-133
6" x 7-1/4" x 2-1/2"
4 lbs.
This is another very nice half-log piece of rosy, reddish brown Texas Huisache. It looks as if it would be suitable for a fairly deep ~6" diameter bowl. It has almost full bark on the back side so I would likely be suitable for a natural-edge or conventional bowl, as well as a small hollow-form. Having been cut from just below a crotch (the one that yielded blanks H-131 and 132 above), the lower portion of the crotch figure is present on one end (top photo). That would make an attractive feature in the side of a conventional bowl or hollow-form.
The blank was cut through the pith and most has been removed, but there is a small portion just below the surface at one end (end-grain face, middle photo). There is one long, tight and shallow radial crack associated with that pith (top photo, but the crack is too thin to see). I would just reinforce it with CA glue. There is also one fairly large drying check visible on the left side of that end-grain face of the middle photo. It extends inward toward the pith but does not appear to be a pith-related radial, and it also appears to extend along the outside edge toward the opposite end. Due to that possible continuity, I would probable aim for a natural-edge bowl or hollow-form, such that the entire check will turn off. Two additional tight checks are also present on the end-grain face at that far end (bottom photo) that should turn off completely.
I see no other cracks, checks or significant flaws.
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$22.00 |
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Huisache Lot H-134
6" x 7-1/4" x 3"
4-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice half-log piece of rosy, reddish brown Texas Huisache. It also looks as if it would be suitable for a fairly deep ~6" diameter bowl. It has full bark on the back side (with the exception of a small chain-saw nick) so it would likely be suitable for a natural-edge or conventional bowl, as well as a small hollow-form. Having also been cut from just below a crotch (the one that yielded blanks H-131 and 132 above), the lower portion of the crotch figure is present on one end (top photo). That would make an attractive feature in the side of a conventional bowl or hollow-form.
The blank was cut through the pith and it has essentially been removed. I see no sign of any pith-related cracks. There is also one thin drying check visible on the left side of that end-grain face of the middle photo. It extends through the pith and into the outer heartwood. It looks as if it would be removed when the blank is roughed to round, but I would go ahead and reinforce it with thin CA glue.
I see no other cracks, checks or significant flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-134 |
$25.00 |
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Huisache Lot H-135
9" diameter and 3" to 4" depth
8-3/4 lbs.
This is a fairly large and deep half-log Texas Huisache bowl blank. The grain pattern is very attractive and appears to contain some type of feather figure on the annotated face (perhaps due to a nearby limb?) as well as several small oval knots from juvenile branches. The colors include a combination of soft light-brown to reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood, a bit of yellow of sapwood and the dark brown of Huisache bark. I have trimmed it to rough-round to reduce weight and to better reveal the internal quality. With that full bark on the backside it would be suitable for a natural edge bowl as well as a conventional bowl or hollow-form.
I halved the log such that the pith is not present in this blank. The tail end of a single pith-related radial crack is present and visible on the top photo as a thin, red-stained stripe. That crack is quite tight and so shallow that it is not visible in the end-grain sides. A second small and tight radial crack is present on one edge (right side, top photo) and does appear to extend about 1" (diagonally) into the block (middle photo).
There are two large open drying checks in the opposite portion of the end-grain side. And these do appear to extend well into the blank. Were I turning this, I would go for a conventional bowl such that most (hopefully all) of those checks would turn off as the bottom of the bowl was shaped. Early on I would reinforce the checks with CA glue and then let the extent, size and appearance of the checks control the final shape of that bowl. The price reflects the complications of these checks.
I see no other cracks or significant flaws.
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$30.00 |
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Huisache Lot H-136
9" diameter and 3" to 4" depth
8-3/4 lbs.
This is another fairly large and deep half-log Texas Huisache bowl blank - the other half of the log that yielded H-135 above. The grain pattern is also very attractive and appears to contain a complex figure on the annotated face (perhaps due to a nearby limb?) as well as several small oval knots from juvenile branches. The colors include a combination of soft light-brown to reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood, a bit of yellow of sapwood and the dark brown of Huisache bark. I have trimmed it to rough-round to reduce weight and to better reveal the internal quality. With that full bark on the backside it would be suitable for a natural edge bowl as well as a conventional bowl or hollow-form.
The pith of the log is present in this blank and two thin radial cracks radiate out from it. That red stripe on the annotated face is the spalt-stained track of the main crack. Both cracks are quite thin and tight and I would just reinforce them with CA glue before turning.
There are two large and open drying checks that cut through the sapwood and outer portion of the heartwood and are clearly visible in the end-grain sections of the side (middle and bottom photos). And these do appear to extend well into the blank and may overlap on the back side with a separation of 3/4" or so (mashed by the bark). Were I turning this, I would go for a conventional bowl such that most (hopefully all) of those checks would turn off as the bottom of the bowl was shaped. Early on I would reinforce the checks with CA glue and then let the extent, size and appearance of the checks control the final shape and depth of that bowl. The price reflects the complications of these checks.
I see no other cracks or significant flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-136 |
$30.00 |
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Huisache Lot 29
6" x 7" x 3"
5 lbs.
This is another absolutely beautiful crotch piece of rosy, reddish brown Texas Huisache - the other half of the small log that yielded lot #28 above. It also looks as if it would be suitable for a fairly deep ~6" diameter bowl in either conventional or natural-edge form. The main crotch includes small secondary limb and results in a prominent double flame or feather figure.
The blank was cut close to all three piths and most of them have been removed. There is one small and tight radial crack associated with the main pith - so tight that it is not readily visible in the end-grain face of the top photo. It does not appear to extend deeply into the blank (<3/4") and I would simply reinforce it with thin CA glue as I roughed-out the bowl. There is also an inclusion of crotch bark that will be present on one edge of a full-size (6" diameter) conventional bowl form (It looks like it would turn off if a natural-edge bowl form is chosen). This bark appears tight and sound and I would plan on keeping it by application of thin CA glue to reinforce it before (and during) turning.
The bark on this blank is quite tight and looks as if it would be suitable for a barky, natural-edge bowl. That form is also likely to provide the best display of the two flame figures.
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Huisache Lot 29 |
$26.00 |
SOLD
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Huisache Lot 31
6" x 8" x 3"
5-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice half-log piece of rosy, reddish brown Texas Huisache - the half-brother to Lot #30 above. It also looks as if it would be suitable for a fairly deep ~6" diameter bowl in either conventional or natural-edge form. The bark on this blank is quite tight and looks as if it would be suitable for a barky, natural-edge bowl.
The blank was cut through the pith and most has been removed. There does appear to be one small and tight radial crack associated with that pith on one end (barely visible on the end-grain face of the bottom photo). It appears to extend ~3/4" in that end-grain face. Again, I would simply reinforce it with thin CA glue as I roughed-out the bowl. There are also the remains of two juvenile side branches or "twigs" imbedded within the wood. My 6" circle bowl sketch avoids both of these, but you could relocate it to include one or the other if you like. There is also a small "twiggy" branch exiting the back of the blank (bottom photo).
I see no other cracks, checks or significant flaws.
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Huisache Lot 31 |
$22.00 |
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This beautiful natural-edge bowl was recently turned from the same Texas Huisache wood as listed on this site. Additional examples of Huisache turnings are presented on our companion website Prairie's End Woodshop.
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Huisache Lot 33
7-1/2" x 9" x 3-1/2"
9-3/4 lbs.
This is another large half-log piece of rosy, reddish brown Texas Huisache, the other half of the log that yielded Lot #32 above. It also looks as if it would also be suitable for a fairly deep, 7" to 7-1/2" diameter bowl in either conventional or natural-edge form. The bark on this blank is tight and looks as if it would be suitable for a barky, natural-edge bowl. Please note - I incorrectly annotated an 8-1/2" width on this blank, rather than the actual 7-1/2". That is an 8" circle annotated on the face.
The blank was cut close the pith and most of that pith was removed. However, the tail ends of several thin radial cracks are visible crossing the center of the annotated face. They are not apparent on the end-grain faces and appear to be extremely shallow. If present at depth, they are tight (not open) and should be reinforced with CA glue when exposed during turning. A pocket of included bark associated with the crotch of an old side limb is present on one edge of this blank. This will be gone when the blank is trimmed for turning.
I see no other cracks, checks or significant flaws.
Note added 11/26/2011 - Since my initial description, this blank has dried considerably and the bark on the back has become fairly loose. The blank is no longer really suitable for a "barky" natural-edge bowl. Also two small beetle holes are now present in the sapwood at one end and two more penetrate the bark on the backside. These are likely shallow and will turn off in a conventional bowl form, but they may reduce the potential depth of the finished bowl. Otherwise this blank is as described above.
Lloyd
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Huisache Lot 37
6-1/2" x 7-1/2" x 2"-3"
5-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice half-log piece of rosy, reddish brown Texas Huisache. The bark is tight and, with the exception of a minor chainsaw "nick" (right side, bottom photo), is complete. It would also be suitable for a fairly deep ~6" diameter bowl in either conventional or natural-edge form.
The blank was cut close to the pith and most has been removed. There is a portion of the pith remaining and a hint of a small, tight radial crack is apparent on one end-grain face (bottom photo, but not really visible). I would not hesitate to use the blank, reinforcing that possible crack(?) with thin CA glue as I turned - if it is indeed present.
There are also three small "twiggy" branches exiting the back of the blank (bottom photo). I am not sure how these will look in the bottom or sides of the finished bowl, but they could be interesting. I see no other cracks, checks or significant flaws.
Note added 11/26/2011 - Since my initial description, this blank has dried considerably and the bark on the back has become fairly loose. The blank is no longer really suitable for a "barky" natural-edge bowl. Also three small beetle holes are now present in the bark on the backside. These are likely shallow and should turn off in a conventional bowl form, but they may reduce the potential depth of the finished bowl. Otherwise this blank is as described above.
Lloyd
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Huisache Lot 41
7" x 7-1/2" x 2" to 2-1/2"
5 lbs.
This is another beautiful small crotch piece of rosy, reddish brown Texas Huisache. The crotch grain pattern includes a strong flame or feather figure. With complete and tight bark on the back,, it would be suitable for a very nice 6" diameter bowl in either conventional or natural-edge form.
The blank was cut close to the pith and most has been removed. I see no cracks, checks or significant flaws.
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$26.0 |
SOLD
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Huisache Lot 51
6" x 7-1/2" x 2-1/2"
5-1/4 lbs.
This is an interesting small half-log piece of basically rosy, reddish brown Texas Huisache. It would be most suitable 6" diameter conventional bowl. The bark is a bit loose so it might be difficlut to turn a natural-edge bowl.
The blank was cut right thru the pith and most was removed. However, there has been some light decay that resulted in a shallow "pith hollow" and some light brown spalt-staining of the pith area (top photo). There is also a zone of small, thin pith-related radial cracks crossing in the center of the annotated face that is not visible in the exposed end-grain faces. I believe that in a conventional bowl form, that zone of small cracks would be removed as the center is hollowed-out. In a natural-edge form, most if not all of those cracks, along with that pith hollow, will be removed as the bottom is shaped. However, I would reinforce and fill any remaining cracks in the resulting tenon.
I see no sign of any other cracks, checks or significant flaws.
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Huisache Lot 59
8" x 8" x 2-1/2" to 3"
6 lbs.
This is a very nice half-log crotch blank of rosy, reddish brown Texas Huisache with a nice crotch figure. There is a partially gappy bark inclusion in the crotch which would make it "not so good" for a conventional bowl, but with the complete and tight bark on the back, it would perfect for a 7 to 8" diameter natural-edge bowl. The NE bowl will also display the crotch grain to the best advantage.
The blank was cut close to the pith and a portion of the pith remains in this half. That pith is sound but does have a number of small and thin drying checks that have developed since it was cut. If turned as a NE bowl, the pith and those small checks will remain only as part of the tenon when the bottom is roughed to round.
I see no sign of any other cracks, checks or other significant flaws.
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$25.00 |
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Huisache Lot 63
6-1/2" x 8" x 3-1/2"
6 lbs.
This is another beautiful half-log crotch blank of rosy, reddish brown Texas Huisache with a very attractive crotch feather figure. It has a tiny, enclosed bark inclusion in the crotch (top photo), but it could be reinforced and become a solid part of a fairly deep conventional bowl. However, that would not make the best exposure of that crotch feather. I would go for a 6" x 3" natural-edge bowl form.
This blank was also cut close to the pith and a portion of the pith remains in this half. The pith appears to be sound but the center of that left-hand limb it does include several very small and tight cracks or drying checks. Again, if turned as a NE bowl, the pith and those small checks will turn off when the bottom is roughed to round.
I see no sign of any other cracks, checks or other significant flaws.
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Huisache Lot 64
5" x 5-3/4" x 2"
2-1/4 lbs.
This is a nice small half-log piece of rosy, reddish brown Texas Huisache. With the complete and tight bark on the back, it would be suitable for a 4 to 4-1/2" diameter bowl, in either conventional or natural-edge form.
The blank was cut right thru the pith and a small portion of that pith remains. That pith is sound but there are several tiny, thin and shallow radial cracks (or checks?) in the annotated face (top photo). If turned as a NE bowl, the pith and most, if no all, of those small cracks/checks turn off as the bottom is roughed to round. For a conventional bowl form, I would reinforce those cracks/checks with thin CA glue and "turn with minimum concern"!
I see no sign of any other cracks, checks or other significant flaws.
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Lot 776 Huisache
10"x 14"x 4-1/2"
15 lbs.
This is an absolutely beautiful crotch piece of reddish Texas Huisache suitable for a deep 10" diameter bowl or hollow-form. It includes a wide, bright and colorful flame figure which extends throughout its length.
The pith has been removed and there is very little evidence of pith-related radial cracks. Two small but open radial drying cracks incise the sapwood and outer heartwood on the end (top photo) and one small but prominent and open radial drying crack also incises the sapwood and outer heartwood just below the cut face on one side (left limb on the middle photo). These cracks do not appear to extend deeply into the blank and should be removed in the initial shaping of a bowl or hollow-form.
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$35.00 |
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Huisache Lot H-99
1-3/4" x 2" x 12-1/4"
1-3/4 lbs.
This is a nice rectangular block of Texas Huisache. It is primarily the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood with just a tiny piece of light brown sapwood on one corner.
This blank was cut completely away from the pith and I see no pith related cracks. There is one small black knot on the back side. I see no significant flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-118
4" x 12" x 1"
1-3/4 lbs.
This is a nice, clear, straight-grained 4/4 board of Texas Huisache. It is primarily the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood with a thin strip of light brown sapwood on one edge.
I see no cracks, checks or other significant flaws.
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$15.00
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Huisache Lot H-119
3-1/4" x 9-1/4" x 1"
1 lb.
This is another nice, clear, straight-grained 4/4 board of Texas Huisache. It is a mix of rosy/reddish-brown heartwood and light brown sapwood.
I see no cracks, checks or other significant flaws.
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$15.00
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Huisache Lot H-120
3" x 8-1/2" x 7/8"
3/4 lb.
This is an interesting small Huisache board cut from a large crotch. The center of one of the crotch limbs passes thru the center and a portion of a crotch "flame" figure is present on one end (bottom photo, upper end). The colors are a mix of rosy/reddish-brown of the heartwood and light brown of sapwood, with a bit of darker brown bark on the corners of the sapwood area.
The pith of that crotch limb is sound - I see no cracks, checks or other significant flaws.
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$15.00
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Huisache Lot H-122
2" x 8-1/2" x 1-1/2"
1 lb.
This is a nice, clear rectangular block of Texas Huisache. It is a mix of rosy/reddish-brown heartwood and light brown sapwood.
I see no cracks, checks or other significant flaws.
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$12.00
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Listing last updated 25 January 2012
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If not - send an email with your requirements and I will put it into my
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