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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 H-174
1-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 13-1/2"
1-1/2 lb.
This is an interesting and attractive end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is almost all bright rosy/reddish-brown heartwood but with a thin strip of yellowish-brown sapwood on one edge (both photos). All of that sapwood will turn off.
There are several open borer holes in that thin sapwood on one edge - these too will turn off. There is one very small and tight, reddish-stained crack near one edge at one end (top photo, right edge, near end, and on the bottom photo, the far end of the top face). Most, if not all of that small crack should also turn off. I see no other cracks, checks or obvious flaws.
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Huisache H-174 |
$20.00
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Huisache Lot H-146
1-3/4" x 1-3/4" x 9-1/2"
1 lb.
This is another nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is essentially all Huisache heartwood, with only a very small patch of creamy light brown sapwood on one corner. The heartwood is a bright rosy/reddish-brown color with prominent stripes of lighter and darker reddish color.
I see no cracks, checks or other obvious flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-146 |
$15.00
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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 |
$18.00
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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-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-116 |
$8.00
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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 end-grain turning blocks between 2 and 3 inches square
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Huisache H-158
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 15"
3-3/4 lbs.
This is an interesting and very attractive end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is primarily the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood but with a thick section of light brown to yellowish brown sapwood on one edge. There are also a number of thin bark inclusions on three sides, two of which are 1-1/2" to 2" long with small, thin central gaps. These are sound but may require some filling before the turning is completed.
It was cut from well clear of the pith of the log and I see no sign or pith-related cracks. However, there is one thin and shallow drying check in one side of the sapwood portion. Probing with a slip of paper suggests that it is less than 1/4" deep and at a low angle to the face. I see no other cracks, checks or obvious flaws.
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Huisache H-159
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 10-1/2"
2-3/4 lbs.
This is a very attractive end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is entirely the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood with a strong, linear grain pattern.
It was cut from well clear of the pith of the log and I see no actual pith-related cracks. There are a few thin black lines along one edge that may be the tail ends of radial cracks outside the limits of this block. I see no true cracks, checks or other obvious flaws.
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Huisache H-161
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 10"
2-1/2 lbs.
This is another very attractive end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is entirely the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood with a strong, linear grain pattern.
It was cut from well clear of the pith of the log but there are several thin, tight cracks present over a 3" length of one side (bottom photo). These appear to be the tail ends of radial cracks that lay outside the limits of this block. There is also a small but prominent imbedded branch in one end-grain face that extends thru the block to daylight on the nearby edge (top photo). This imbedded branch appears solid and should not limit the turning of this block.
I see no true cracks, checks or other obvious flaws.
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Huisache H-162
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 10"
2-1/2 lbs.
This is another very attractive end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is primarily the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood with a strong, linear grain pattern. There is a thin strip of sapwood along one edge.
It was cut from well clear of the pith of the log I see no pith-related cracks. There are three small but prominent imbedded branches in the blank, two of which extends thru the block from side to side (top photo) and one that extends from the end-grain face to one adjacent side (bottom photo). These imbedded branches appear solid and should not limit the turning of this block.
I see no true cracks, checks or other obvious flaws.
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$25.00
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Huisache H-163
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 7-1/2"
1-1/2 lbs.
This is another attractive end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is primarily the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood with a thin wedge of sapwood and bark along one edge (top photo, left side).
It was also cut from well clear of the pith of the log and I see no pith-related cracks or other structural flaws. There is one large open borer hole in the outer portion of the sapwood (below the bark, top photo). That should turn off completely as the block is roughed to round.
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Huisache H-164
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 6-1/2"
1-1/2 lbs.
This is another attractive end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is approximately 60% bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood and 40% yellowish-brown sapwood (top photo). The sapwood forms a thick wedge but the boundary between it and the adjacent heartwood is indistinct. There are small patches of bark on two edges of the sapwood.
It was also cut from well clear of the pith of the log and I see no pith-related cracks. There is what appears to be a gappy bark inclusion on one corner (end-grain face, top photo). Most of that feature will turn off as the block is roughed to round, but some portion of the gap may require filling.
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Huisache H-165
2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 6"
1-1/4 lbs.
This is another attractive end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is approximately 70% bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood and 30% yellowish-brown sapwood (top photo). The sapwood forms a thick wedge on the backside with indistinct boundary between it and the heartwood.
It was also cut from well clear of the pith of the log and I see no pith-related cracks.
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Huisache H-167
2" x 2" x 13-1/2"
2-1/4 lbs.
This is a nice, "no-excuse" end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is primarily the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood with a section of creamy light brown to "orange brown" sapwood along one side. However, unlike other types of wood - sometimes the sapwood/heartwood boundary is gradational and indistinct.
I see no cracks, checks or other obvious flaws.
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Huisache H-167 |
$25.00
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Huisache H-168
2" x 2" x 11"
1-1/2 lbs.
This is another nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is primarily the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood with a tapering section of creamy light brown to "orange brown" sapwood along one edge. Again, that sapwood/heartwood boundary is gradational and indistinct. There is a bit of bark on one corner - no problem!
I see no cracks, checks or other obvious flaws. There is a single open borer hole on one side (bottom photo, left side, just below the tail-end of the bark).
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Huisache H-168
2" x 2" x 10-1/2"
1-1/2 lbs.
This is another nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache. This one looks to be about 70% creamy light brown to "orange brown" sapwood and 30% bright rosy/reddish-brown heartwood. Again, that sapwood/heartwood boundary is gradational and indistinct.
I see no cracks or checks or other obvious flaws. There are two open borer holes in the sapwood on one side (bottom photo, left side). The one closest to the end-grain face is parallel to the surface and very shallow (<1/8"); the other penetrates at an approximate 30 degree angle and my "paper-clip probe" indicates a 1-3/8" depth. You may want to fill this one before turning.
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Huisache H-170
2" x 2" x 10"
1-3/4 lbs.
This is an interesting (or is that "challenging"?) and attractive end-grain block of Texas Huisache. This one looks to be about all bright rosy/reddish-brown heartwood with a complex grain pattern, including a crotch-type flame (?) figure on one side (top photo).
The blank was cut right thru a portion of the pith of the log and a portion of that pith remains at one end (top photo, end-grain to annotated top face). There are two lines of small, cracks that radiate out from that shallow pith and extend to two adjacent faces (bottom photo, far end of left side and entire length of the top side). The grain pattern is sufficiently attractive that I would not reject the blanks due to these small radial cracks. Instead, I would reinforce them with CA glue and give it a try (and I may if someone doesn't beat me to it!). The price reflects these complications.
There is also one additional, larger crack just beside that flame (?) figure. It lies over that edge and does not appear to be deep. I think that it will turn off completely as the block is roughed to round. I see no other obvious flaws.
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$15.00
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Huisache H-171
2" x 2" x 8-1/2"
1-1/2 lbs.
This is another interesting/challenging and attractive end-grain block of Texas Huisache. This one looks to be about all heartwood but with and unclear mix of bright rosy/reddish-brown and creamy colors. It includes a complex (odd??) grain pattern at the lower end (top photo). That complexity includes an open, elongated "crack" that I suspect is just a gappy bark inclusion with minimal bark (top photo).
The blank was cut well away from the pith and I see no sign of pith-related cracks.
There is one very thin and tight crack on one edge (near end, bottom photo) but does not have any visible depth where it intersects the side or end-grain face). It will turn off completely as the block is roughed to round. There also is one shallow, open borer hole on the annotated face to the right of that gappy bark inclusion. I see no other obvious flaws.
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Huisache H-172
2" x 2" x 8"
1-1/4 lbs.
This is another attractive end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is all bright rosy/reddish-brown heartwood. The grain pattern is strong and linear.
The pith was cut completely out of this blank but one pith-related radial crack did "sneak in". That crack is confined to one edge (upper left edge, bottom photo) and should not pose a problem since it will turn off completely as the block is roughed to round. I see no other obvious flaws.
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Huisache H-173
2" x 2" x 7"
1-1/4 lbs.
This is another nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache. It is all bright rosy/reddish-brown heartwood. The grain pattern is strong and linear.
I tried to cut the pith out of this one but wound-up with some in there after all. There are several small, thin radial cracks associated with that pith and they show up on one entire side (bottom photo) and a small portion of the annotated face (top photo). I would just reinforce them with thin CA glue and turn something a bit smaller than the full 2" diameter. You can try it if you like - for the reduced price below. I see no other obvious flaws.
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Huisache Lot H-144
2" x 2" x 8"
1-1/4 lbs.
This is another very nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache heartwood. The grain pattern is striped with prominent, narrow bands of lighter and darker rosy/reddish brown color.
The pith was cut completely out of this blank and I see no pith-related cracks, or other obvious flaws.
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$15.00
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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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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 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 H-153
3" x 3" x 10"
3 lbs.
This is a very nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache (Sweet Acacia). It is approximately 60% bright rosy/reddish-brown heartwood and 40% creamy light-brown sapwood. There is a bit of bark remaining on one corner that will turn off as the block is rounded.
The blank was cut well clear of the pith of the log and I see no sign of any pith-related cracks. The is one small and thin crack or check in the shallow portion of heartwood, very close to the sapwood. It does not appear to be deep and I consider it to be insignificant to turning (other than to be reinforced with CA glue). I see no other cracks, checks or obvious flaws.
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Huisache H-155
3" x 3" x 8"
2-1/2 lbs.
This is another nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache (Sweet Acacia). It is almost entirely the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood with a small wedge of creamy light-brown sapwood on one corner (top photo).
The blank was cut from very close to the pith of the log and a portion of that pith is present and curves thru the block just below/beside one edge (right side, bottom photo). A single small radial crack, associated with that pith, is present at one corner of the block (upper right corner, end-grain face, top photo). It does not appear to be deep and most, if not all, should turn off as the block is rounded. There is a second smaller pith within the block (a secondary limb?) but I see no pith-associated cracks.
There are several open and small, frass-filled borer holes associated with the sapwood. Those should also turn off immediately. I see no other cracks, checks or obvious flaws.
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$22.00
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Huisache H-156
3" x 3" x 7-1/2"
2-1/4 lbs.
This is another nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache (Sweet Acacia). It is primarily the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood with small thin sections of creamy light-brown sapwood on two edges (bottom photo, although one sapwood edge is indistinct).
The blank was cut well away from the pith of the log and no pith or pith-related cracks are present. I see no obvious flaws.
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Huisache H-157
3" x 3" x 6"
2 lbs.
This is another nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache (Sweet Acacia). It is entirely the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood.
The blank was cut well away from the pith of the log and no pith or pith-related cracks are present. I see no obvious flaws.
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Huisache H-179
3" x 3" x 6"
2 lbs.
This is another nice end-grain block of Texas Huisache (Sweet Acacia). It is mainly the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood, but with a thin strip of creamy sapwood on one edge.
The blank was cut from close to the pith of the log and a small portion of that pith is present on one corner (near right corner, bottom photo). Most, if not all of that small portion of pith will turn off. There is also one very thin, curving line on the right side of the annotated face (top photo) that is likely to be the tail end of a small pith-related crack. Because of the location close to the edge, that too should turn off as the block is rounded. And last, there is one long, gappy bark inclusion of one side of one end-grain face (top photo). That is an open gap and probing with a thin slip of paper suggests a depth of less than 1/4". The price below reflects these "complications", and I see no other obvious flaws.
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Huisache H-147
6" x 6" x 3"
4 lbs.
This is a very pretty, square bowl blank of Texas Huisache (Sweet Acacia). It is almost entirely the rosy, reddish brown of Huisache heartwood, with only a thin strip of sapwood along one edge (right edge, top photo).
The pith of this log is included in the lower portion (both photos) and there is one prominent radial crack associated with that pith on one side. That crack does not quite extend to the end-grain face visible in the top photo, but does cut ~3/4" into the end-grain face of the bottom photo. Were I turning this, that crack would be reinforced with thin CA glue and the blank mounted such that the annotated face would be the top of the bowl. In that orientation, most if not all of the crack, as well as the associated pith, will turn off as the bottom of the bowl is shaped.
There are also the remains of several juvenile branches or "twigs" imbedded within the wood. These are quite sound and any remaining portions should make interesting features in the finished bowl. I also see one small open borer hole and several frass-filled borer holes associated with that strip of sapwood. These should turn off as the bowl form is rounded.
Please note, the price below reflects the presence of the "complications" described above. I see no other cracks, checks or significant flaws.
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Huisache H-148
6" x 6" x 3"
4 lbs.
This is another pretty, square blank of Texas Huisache (Sweet Acacia). It is primarily the rosy, reddish brown of Huisache heartwood, but includes a section of creamy sapwood along one edge (left edge, top photo). I see this blank as most suitable for an oval hollow-form.
This blank was cut just outside the pith of the log, but there are several small pith-related crack associated with that pith on one side. Those cracks are very thin and tight and, where exposed on the end-grain faces, extend outward away from the center of the blank (top photo). In addition, there is one small, shallow check on one end of the annotated face (top photo). That check, and the small, pith-associated radial cracks on the bottom side are the reason for my recommendation of turning a hollow-form from this blank. In that form, all of those small cracks will turn off as an oval form is shaped.
There are also two areas of "gappy" included bark - one large open gap on one edge (near corner, bottom photo) and one small, linear gap on the annotated face (top photo). Again, in an oval hollow-form, these should turn off completely. I also see two prominent, partially frass-filled borer holes in that section of sapwood (top photo). These should also turn off as the hollow-form shape is turned.
Please note, the price below reflects the presence of the "complications" described above. I see no other cracks, checks or significant flaws.
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Huisache H-148 |
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Huisache H-149
6" x 6" x 3"
4 lbs.
This is another nice, square blank of Texas Huisache (Sweet Acacia). It is also primarily the rosy, reddish brown of Huisache heartwood, but includes a section of creamy sapwood along one edge (right edge, top photo). I also see this blank as most suitable for an oval hollow-form.
This blank was cut just outside the pith of the log, but there are several small pith-related crack associated with that pith on one side. Those cracks are very thin and tight and are exposed on the end-grain faces as well as the back side. In one case (end-grain face, top photo), they extend outward away from the center of the blank. At the other end of the block (bottom photo), one crack extends vertically for about 1-1/4" and a second extends inward for a length/depth of ~2". There is also a single long but shallow check in the annotated face. If turned in an oval hollow-form shape, most of these cracks and that check will turn off and you would be left with only the one "inward" crack to deal with. Since it appears quite tight, I believe that reinforcing with thin CA glue will suffice.
There are also several prominent, frass-filled borer holes along the edge of that section of sapwood (both photos). These should also turn off as the hollow-form is turned.
Please note, the price below reflects the presence of the "complications" described above. I see no other cracks, checks or significant flaws.
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Huisache H-151
6" x 6" x 3"
4 lbs.
This is a very nice, square blank of Texas Huisache (Sweet Acacia). It is also primarily the rosy, reddish brown of Huisache heartwood, but includes section of creamy sapwood and a bit of bark along two edges of the back side (bottom photo). There is a bit of light brown spalt-staining of that heartwood on the annotated face. I see this blank as suitable for either a conventional bowl or an oval hollow-form (with no excuses).
This blank was cut from close to the pith of the log and a small portion remains (near end of annotated face, top photo). However, I see no cracks associated with that pith. There is one large and prominent knot in the sapwood area on the backside that is quite sound and should be no problem. There are also several open borer holes associated with the sapwood on the back side. With the blank mounted such that the sapwood is on the bottom portion of the bowl, all of those "beetle features" should turn off.
I see no cracks, checks or other significant flaws.
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Huisache H-151 |
$30.00 |
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Huisache H-152
6" x 6" x 3"
4 lbs.
This is another very nice square blank of Texas Huisache (Sweet Acacia). It is also primarily the rosy, reddish brown of Huisache heartwood, but includes section of creamy sapwood and a bit of bark along two edges of the back side (bottom photo). It also includes a large area of light brown spalt-staining of the heartwood on the annotated face (top photo). That spalt staining extends deep into the heartwood on one end (left end, bottom photo).
This blank was cut from close to the pith of the log and all traces of that pith were removed. There are a number of open borer holes associated with the sapwood on the back side that would be removed if the blank is mounted such that the sapwood is on the bottom portion of the bowl (or hollow-form). I see no cracks, checks or other significant flaws.
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Huisache H-152 |
$30.00 |
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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 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 63 |
$35.00 |
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Huisache H-175
3" x 8-1/2" x 3/4"
3/4 lb.
This is a nice, clear, straight-grained, quarter-sawn board of Texas Huisache. It is entirely the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood.
I see no cracks, checks or other significant flaws.
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Huisache H-176
2" x 6-1/2" x 3/4"
3/4 lb.
This is a small, clear, straight-grained plane-sawn board of Texas Huisache. It is entirely the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood.
I see no cracks, checks or other significant flaws.
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Huisache H-177
2" x 10" x 3/4"
1/2 lb.
This is a beautiful, quarter-sawn to plane-sawn board of Texas Huisache. It is entirely the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood. I got too close to the pith on one end and several small, tight radial cracks are present on one half (far end, bottom photo)
I see no other cracks, checks or significant flaws.
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Huisache H-178
1-1/2" x 10" x 3/4"
1/2 lb.
This is a small but attractive, straight-grained, rift-sawn board of Texas Huisache. It includes both the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood and the creamy to yellowish-brown of Huisache sapwood.
I see no cracks, checks or other significant flaws.
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Huisache H-180
2-1/2" x 10" x 1"
1 lb.
This is an interesting, straight-grained plane-sawn board of Texas Huisache. It is entirely the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood, but with wide streaks of sapwood-like creamy color.
There are two thin and shallow radial cracks/checks in the upper portion of the annotated face (top photo, just to the right of the number "180"). The price below reflects the presence of those flaws. There are also two prominent imbedded twigs within the board and two more open holes where once-imbedded twigs "popped-out" when I trimmed this board (both photos). I see no other cracks, checks or significant flaws.
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Huisache H-181
2-7/8" x 9" x 1"
1 lb.
This is a beautifully figured, rift- to quarter-sawn board of Texas Huisache. It is mainly the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood, but with wide streaks of sapwood-like creamy color in that heartwood and a strip of creamy-yellow sapwood and dark brown bark on one corner.
There is one prominent imbedded twig and patch of bark on the upper portion of the board that extends thru the board to the opposite side. There are also two small "birds-eye" imbedded twigs in the lower portion of the annotated face. I see no cracks, checks or other significant flaws.
If you look ahead to Huisache H-182 you will see the other half of the book-matched set shown in the bottom photo. On the annotated faces, these two boards are near mirror-images of each other. I will sell this one for the price shown below, or both H-181 and H-182 as a set for $25.00.
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Huisache H-182
2-7/8" x 9" x 1"
1 lb.
This is another beautifully figured, rift- to quarter-sawn board of Texas Huisache - the mirror-image to H-181 above. It is mainly the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood, but with streaks of sapwood-like creamy color in that heartwood and a strip of creamy-yellow sapwood and dark brown bark-wane on one corner.
There is one prominent imbedded twig and patch of bark on the upper portion of the board that extends thru the board to the opposite side. There are also two small "birds-eye" imbedded twigs in the lower portion of the annotated face. I see no cracks, checks or other significant flaws.
If you look back to Huisache H-181 you will see the other half of the book-matched set shown in the bottom photo. On the annotated faces, these two boards are near mirror-images of each other. I will sell this one for the price shown below, or both H-181 and H-182 as a set for $25.00.
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Huisache Lot H-140
5" x 10-3/4" x 2"
4 lbs.
This is a very nice large rectangular block of Texas Huisache. It is almost entirely the bright rosy/reddish-brown of Huisache heartwood with just two thin strips of light brown sapwood on the back edges.
This blank was cut right the pith of the log and a portion of that pith is present just below the top face (annotated face, close end, top photo). There actually is a second pith in that area, related to a nearby crotch. That main pith does include several small and thin radial cracks that are apparent at the surface. These small are quite tight and I would simply reinforce them with CA glue.
There are two small beetle holes on the back side and a third on one side. These may require filling. I see no other significant flaws.
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$30.00
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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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Huisache Lot H-122 |
$12.00
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Listing last updated 18 April 2013
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