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Oak Turning Wood For Sale
The pieces below are primarily Live Oak and Water Oak, the most common of the Oaks in this part of Texas. From time to time, I will have local varieties of the Red and White oak species available.
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. Most of these blanks 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 the photography.
Please note - I do not have a large kiln and so all of these Oak pieces (except for the pen blanks) are green to partially air-dried. They are not kiln-dried and should be treated as green wood for purposes of turning.
You can see examples of various bowls and vessels turned from these "exotic" Texas woods on our companion website, www.prairiesend.com.
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This initial "H" was cut for a customer from some of the same Texas Live Oak as those included on this page. Isn't that wood beautiful?
Additional examples of Oak turnings are presented on our companion website Prairie's End Woodshop.
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Live Oak Pen Blanks
1"x 1"x 5-1/2" and 6"
I occasionally have nicely figured wood leftover from my sawmill operations. When I have the time, I cut these into pen blanks. Those pictured here are spalted Live Oak with numerous prominent Oak ray flecks. They are quite attractive and should make very nice pens.
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Live Oak Pen Blanks |
$2.00 each, no minimum. |
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Small end-grain blocks - 1" to 2-1/2" square
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Live Oak Lot 260
2"x 2"x 11-1/4"
1-3/4 lbs.
This is a very nice end-grain "stick" of Texas Live Oak that was essentially quarter-sawn such that the grain lies at an approximate 90-degree angle to two opposing faces and parallel to the other two faces. The cut reveals a combination of attractive, tightly-flowing, net-like grain patterns and prominent ray flacks.
The wood is solid and contains no visible cracks or structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 260 |
$12.00 |
SOLD
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Live Oak Lot 261
2"x 2"x 11-1/4"
1-3/4 lbs.
This is another very nice end-grain "stick" of Texas Live Oak that was essentially quarter-sawn such that the grain lies at an approximate 90-degree angle to two opposing faces and parallel to the other two faces. The cut reveals a combination of attractive, tightly-flowing, net-like grain patterns and prominent ray flacks.
The wood is solid and contains no visible cracks or structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 261 |
$12.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 262
2"x 2"x 12-1/4"
1-3/4 lbs.
This is a very nice end-grain "stick" of Texas Live Oak. It was rift-sawn such that the grain lies at an approximate 45-degree angle to all 4 faces. That cut reveals a combination of attractive, tightly-flowing, net-like grain patterns and ray flacks on all faces.
There is a thin section of bark on one edge (right edge, top photo) that should turn off completely as the block is rounded. The wood is solid and contains no visible cracks or structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 265 |
$12.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 263
2"x 2"x 12"
1-3/4 lbs.
This is another very nice end-grain "stick" of Texas Live Oak. This piece was also rift-sawn such that the grain lies at an approximate 45-degree angle to all 4 faces. The cut reveals a combination of attractive, tightly flowing, net-like grain patterns and ray flacks on all faces.
There is a large section of wane on one edge. It is located where the bark is visible on the lower left edge of the top photo - that bark pealed off as the blank dried, leaving the area of wane. That wane should turn off completely as the block is rounded. The wood is solid and contains no visible cracks or structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 264
2"x 2"x 13"
2 lbs.
This is another very nice end-grain "stick" of Texas Live Oak that was rift-sawn such that the grain lies at an approximate 45-degree angle to all 4 faces. The cut reveals a combination of attractive, tightly-flowing, net-like grain patterns and ray flacks on all faces.
There is a thin section of bark on one corner (lower left corner, top photo) that should turn off completely as the block is rounded. The wood is solid and contains no visible cracks or structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 264 |
$12.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 265
2"x 2"x 13-1/4"
2 lbs.
This is a very nice end-grain "stick" of Texas Live Oak. The grain includes attractive, tightly-flowing, net-like patterns on the front face (top photo) and a beautiful pattern of grain-crossing, ribbon-like rays on the back face (bottom photo, although that photo doesn't do it justice).
There is a thin section of bark on one edge which should turn off completely as the block is rounded. There are also three small, infilled borer holes just below the bark on one side. The wood is solid and contains no visible cracks or structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 267
2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 12"
2-3/4 lbs.
This is another very nice end-grain, spindle block of Texas Live Oak. The grain includes attractive, tightly-flowing, net-like patterns on two faces (top and right side, top photo) and a beautiful pattern of grain-crossing, ribbon-like rays on the back face (bottom photo).
There is a thin section of bark on part of one edge (lower left edge, top photo) which should turn off completely as the block is rounded. The wood is solid and contains no visible cracks or structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 267 |
$15.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 268
2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 16"
3-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice end-grain, spindle block of Texas Live Oak that was rift-sawn such that the grain lies at an approximate 45-degree angle to all 4 faces. The saw-exposed grain includes attractive, tightly-flowing, net-like patterns on two faces (the annotated and left side, top photo) and a beautiful pattern of grain-crossing, ribbon-like rays on the opposite faces (bottom photo, although that photo doesn't do it justice)).
There is a fairly thick section of bark on part of one edge (lower left edge, top photo). It is thickest (~5/8") at the lower end and thins toward the upper end. Most, if not all, will turn off as the block is rounded. The wood is solid and contains no visible cracks or structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 268 |
$18.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 248
2"x 2"x 11-1/2"
2 lbs.
This is a very nice end-grain "stick" of Texas Live Oak. This piece also includes a dense pattern of grain-crossing, ribbon-like rays that are exposed as a very tight ripple pattern on the plain-sawn faces and as elongated and complex ray flecs on the quarter-sawn faces. Those complex patterns are likely to be beautifully exposed in a turned piece.
There is a thin, tight stress crack on one edge (lower edge, right end, 1st photo). At the end-grain face this crack appears to be very shallow and should turn off as the block is rounded. However, spalt-staining suggests that a plane of weakness may cross the edge to the adjacent face (top photo) I would reinforce it with thin CA glue before turning. Elsewhere, the wood is solid and contains no visible cracks or structural flaws. Note however - this is a freshly-milled block of Texas Southern Live Oak - the end-grain faces have been wax-sealed but the block has not been dried and should be treated as green wood for purposes of turning.
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Live Oak Lot 248 |
$12.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 271
3"x 3"x 12"
4 lbs.
This is another very nice end-grain spindle block of Texas Live Oak. The grain includes attractive, tightly-flowing, undulating patterns on two plain-sawn faces (left and right sides on the top photo) and a beautiful pattern of grain-crossing, ribbon-like rays on one quarter-sawn face (bottom photo) and a nifty net-like grain pattern on the opposite quarter-sawn face (annotated face, top photo).
There is a small patch of bark on a portion of one side (right edge, top photo). Most if not all of that bark should turn off as the block is rounded. Otherwise, this block is solid and contains no visible cracks or structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 271 |
$20.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 269
3"x 3"x 9-3/4"
3-1/2 lbs.
This is a very nice end-grain spindle block of Texas Live Oak. The grain includes attractive, tightly-flowing, net-like patterns on two rift-sawn faces (upper face and left side, top photo) and a beautiful pattern of grain-crossing, ribbon-like rays on one quarter-sawn face (bottom photo).
There is an area of wane (missing bark) on one edge (top photo) that should turn off completely as the block is rounded. There is also a small, localized area of decay one side (lower left side, bottom photo) which appears to be the remains of a small imbedded branch. This will have to be considered in the design. Otherwise, this block is solid and contains no visible cracks or structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 269 |
$18.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 270
3"x 3"x 11"
3-3/4 lbs.
This is another very nice end-grain spindle block of Texas Live Oak that was rift-sawn such that the grain lies at a high angle to all 4 faces. The saw-exposed grain includes a mix of tightly-flowing, net-like patterns and a beautiful pattern of grain-crossing, ribbon-like rays.
This block is solid and contains no visible cracks or structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 270 |
$20.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 273
3"x 3"x 12"
4-1/4 lbs.
This is another very nice end-grain spindle block of Texas Live Oak. It was cut somewhere between quarter- and rift-sawn, the resulting grain pattern lies at a high angle to 2 of the 4 faces. The saw-exposed grain includes a mix of tightly-flowing, ropey, net-like patterns and a beautiful pattern of grain-crossing, ribbon-like rays.
This block is solid and contains no visible cracks or structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 273 |
$20.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 274
2-3/4" x 2-3/4"x 8-1/2"
2 lbs.
This is another very nice end-grain spindle block of Texas Live Oak that was cut such that two faces are quarter-sawn and two are plane-sawn.
This block is solid and contains no visible cracks or structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 274 |
$15.00 |
SOLD
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Live Oak Lot 275
3"x 3"x 12"
4 lbs.
This is another nice end-grain spindle block of Texas Live Oak that was rift-sawn such that the grain lies at a high angle to all 4 faces. The saw-exposed grain includes a mix of tightly-flowing, net-like patterns and grain-crossing, ribbon-like rays (present but not really visible in the photos). Those dark spots on the bottom photo are surficial burn marks from my sawmill blade that will turn off.
There is a large, prominent knot on the backside (bottom photo). That knot is sound but a number of small stress cracks (drying checks?) are present within and around the knot that are not really visible on the photo. These are minor and could be readily filled with inlace or colored epoxy to be interesting features in the final turned piece. However, I have reduced the price due to these apparent "flaws".
There are also one open (~1/4" deep) and several frass-filled (uncertain depth, but likely shallow) bugholes on one face (left side, bottom photo, but not visible at that angle). Again, most if not all of these holes should turn off as the block is rounded. Otherwise, this block is solid and contains no other visible cracks or structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 275 |
$15.00 |
SOLD
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Live Oak Lot 274X
3"x 3"x 12"
4 lbs.
This is another very nice end-grain spindle block of Texas Live Oak that was rift-sawn such that the grain lies at a high angle to all 4 faces. The saw-exposed grain includes a mix of very attractive and tightly flowing, net-like patterns and grain-crossing, ribbon-like rays.
There are two bugholes, one open and one frass-filled, of uncertain but likely shallow depth on one face (upper face, bottom photo). There is also a thin strip of loose bark on one edge. This bark will turn off as the blank is roughed to round. Otherwise, this block is solid and contains no visible cracks or structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 274X |
$20.00 |
SOLD
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Live Oak Lot 277
3"x 3"x 12"
4 lbs.
This is another very nice end-grain spindle block of Texas Live Oak that was rift-sawn such that the grain lies at a high angle to all 4 faces. The saw-exposed grain includes a mix of very attractive and tightly flowing, net-like patterns and grain-crossing, ribbon-like rays.
There is a thin strip of bark along one edge (bottom photo). All of that bark should turn off completely as the block is rounded. Otherwise, this block is solid and contains no visible cracks or structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 277 |
$20.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 306
3"x 3"x 12"
4-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice end-grain spindle block of Texas Live Oak. It was cut somewhere between quarter- and rift-sawn, the resulting grain pattern lies at a high angle to 2 of the 4 faces. The saw-exposed grain includes a mix of tightly-flowing, net-like patterns and a beautiful pattern of grain-crossing, ribbon-like rays.
This block is solid and contains no visible cracks or structural flaws. The remains of one small juvenile branch is present on one edge (right edge, top photo), but that should turn off immediately as the blank is turned to round.
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Live Oak Lot 306 |
$20.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 246
3"x 3"x 7"
2-3/4 lbs.
This is a nice, short end-grain spindle block of Texas Live Oak. The grain includes attractive, tightly-flowing, net-like patterns on three rift-sawn faces and a beautiful pattern of grain-crossing, ribbon-like rays on one quarter-sawn face (bottom photo).
There is an area of wane (torn wood) on one edge (top photo) that should turn off completely as the block is rounded. There is also a small, localized area of what appears to be included bark one side (upper left side, bottom photo). This will also likely turn off. Otherwise, this block is solid and contains no visible cracks or structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 246 |
$14.00 |
SOLD
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Live Oak Lot 247
3"x 3"x 7"
2-1/2 lbs.
This is another short end-grain spindle block of Texas Live Oak. The grain includes attractive, tightly-flowing, net-like patterns on three rift/plane-sawn faces and a beautiful pattern of grain-crossing, ribbon-like rays on one quarter-sawn face (bottom photo).
There are two significant cracks in this block. One is the obvious crack visible on one edge of both photos. Located on that edge, it will turn off immediately as the block is roughed to round. The second appears to be a stress crack visible in one end only (right end-grain face, bottom photo). This will have to be considered in the final design, and the price reflects that flaw. Otherwise, this block is solid and includes no other visible flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 247 |
$12.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 279
4"x 4"x 6"
3-1/2 lbs.
This is a very nice, "short and stout" end-grain spindle block of Texas Live Oak. The saw-exposed grain includes very attractive and tightly flowing, net-like, plane-sawn patterns on two faces (top photo) and grain-crossing, ribbon-like, quarter-sawn rays on the other two (bottom photo).
There is a thin strip of bark along a portion of one edge (top photo). All of that bark will turn off completely as the block is rounded. Otherwise, this block is solid and contains no visible bugholes, cracks or other structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 279 |
$16.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 316
4-1/2"x 4-1/2"x 10"
7-1/4 lbs.
This is a very nice, large end-grain spindle block of Texas Live Oak. This piece was milled as "rift-sawn" (all faces at ~45 degree angle to the grain) so all faces exhibit a combination of grain-crossing, ribbon-like rays and ray flecks. The annotated face is especially beautiful! There is also some thin, black pencil-line spalting. Those features and complex patterns are likely to be beautifully exposed in a turned piece.
There is a section of bark on one edge of the back side. This bark is relatively thick but being confined to the edge, should turn off cleanly as the block is roughed to round.
This block is solid and contains no visible cracks or structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 316 |
$30.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 317
4-1/2"x 4-1/2"x 10"
7-1/2 lbs.
This is a very nice, large end-grain spindle block of Texas Live Oak. This piece is essentially a "1/4-log" piece, with two adjacent quarter-sawn faces and two adjacent plain-sawn faces. The quarter-sawn faces include a combination of especially beautiful ribbon-like rays and ray flecks. There are also numerous small patches of thin, black pencil-line spalting. Again, these features and complex patterns are likely to be beautifully exposed in a turned piece.
There is a section of bark on one edge of the back side. This bark is relatively thick but being confined to the edge, should turn off cleanly as the block is roughed to round. There are also a number of small, infilled borer holes in the sapwood close to the bark.
This block is solid but it does contain a portion of the pith and includes several small, dark-stained pith-related cracks. However, these cracks seem to be confined to one edge (top photo) and should turn off as the block is roughed to round. In addition, there are several small drying checks at one end (end-grain face, bottom photo). Re-examination (9/13/11) reveals that these drying checks are noticeably larger and probing with a slip of paper reveals that they are as deep as 1". Trimming these off might reduce the overall length a bit, but there is still plenty of solid wood in this block.
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Live Oak Lot 282
6"x 6"x 3"
4-1/4 lbs.
This is a nice square block of Texas Live Oak. The grain includes attractive, tightly flowing and undulating patterns on the plain-sawn faces of the top and bottom. Two sides are quarter-sawn (the left and right sides on the top photo) and display very nice patterns of ribbon-like ray flecks. The other two (end-grain) sides clearly show the numerous radiating, grain-crossing medullary rays.
This block is solid - I see no cracks or other structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 282 |
$18.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 290
6"x 6"x 3"
4-1/4 lbs.
This is another very nice square block of Texas Live Oak. The grain includes attractive, tightly-flowing, undulating patterns on the plain-sawn faces of the top and bottom. Two sides are essentially rift-sawn (the left and right sides on the top photo) and display a web/net-like grain pattern. The other two (end-grain) sides clearly show the numerous radiating, grain-crossing medullary rays.
This block is solid with no significant cracks or other structural flaws. However, there are several minor, thin and likely very shallow drying checks on the annotated face (developed after the photo was taken, so not visible). Mounted with the annotated face as the base of a bowl or hollow-form, most of these checks would turn off and any remaining would be restricted to the tenon.
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Live Oak Lot 291
6"x 6"x 3"
3-3/4 lbs.
This is another very nice square block of Texas Live Oak. The grain includes attractive, tightly-flowing, undulating patterns on the plain-sawn faces of the top and bottom. Two sides are quarter-sawn (the left and right sides on the top photo) and display very nice patterns of ribbon-like ray flecks. The other two (end-grain) sides clearly show the numerous radiating, grain-crossing medullary rays.
There are small strips of bark on two edges of the back side (bottom photo). Mounted with this face as the bottom of a bowl, all of that bark should turn off. There are several small, infilled borer holes in the sapwood just below the bark.
This block is solid - I see no cracks or other structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 292
6"x 6"x 3"
3-3/4 lbs.
This is another very nice square block of Texas Live Oak. The grain includes attractive, tightly-flowing, undulating patterns on the plain-sawn faces of the top and bottom. Two sides are quarter-sawn (the left and right sides on the top photo) and display very nice patterns of ribbon-like ray flecks. The other two (end-grain) sides clearly show the numerous radiating, grain-crossing medullary rays.
There are sections of bark on two edges of the back side (bottom photo). Mounted with this face as the bottom of a bowl, all of that bark should turn off. There are also several small, infilled borer holes in the sapwood just below the bark.
This block is solid - I see no cracks or other structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 292 |
$18.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 293
6"x 6"x 3"
3-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice square block of Texas Live Oak. The grain includes attractive, tightly-flowing, undulating patterns on the plain-sawn faces of the top and bottom. Two sides are quarter-sawn (the left and right sides on the top photo) and display very nice patterns of ribbon-like ray flecks. The other two (end-grain) sides clearly show the numerous radiating, grain-crossing medullary rays. There are also several small areas of attractive black pencil-line spalting - these would be eye-catching features if they turn out to be present in the walls of a bowl.
There is one large section of bark on the back side (bottom photo). Mounted with this face as the bottom of a bowl, all of that bark should turn off.
This block is solid - I see no cracks or other structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 293 |
$18.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 295
6"x 6"x 4"
5-1/2 lbs.
This is a very attractive, deep square block of Texas Live Oak. The top and bottom faces are quarter-sawn and include very nice patterns of ribbon-like ray flecks. The two plain-sawn sides (the left and right sides on the top photo) include attractive, tightly-flowing, undulating grain patterns. The other two (end-grain) sides clearly show the numerous radiating, grain-crossing medullary rays.
There are thin strips of bark on two edges of one side (right side, top photo and near side, bottom photo). Most if not all of that bark will turn off as a bowl is roughed to round.
This block was cut from close to the pith of the log but no pith-related cracks are present. There are a couple of small drying checks on one corner, but the are minor and should turn off as the block is rounded. I see a nice bowl or hollow-form in this piece.
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Live Oak Lot 295 |
$20.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 297
6"x 6"x 4"
5-1/2 lbs.
This is another deep square block of Texas Live Oak. The top and bottom faces are quarter-sawn and include very nice patterns of ribbon-like ray flecks. The two plain-sawn sides (the left and right sides on the top photo) include attractive, tightly-flowing, undulating grain patterns. The other two (end-grain) sides clearly show the numerous radiating, grain-crossing medullary rays.
There are small patches of bark on two edges of one side (right side, top photo and near side, bottom photo). All of that bark should turn off. There are also several small, infilled borer holes in the outer portion of the sapwood. Most of these should also turn off.
This block was cut from close to the pith of the log and a single long open pith-related radial crack extends into one side (top photo, left side and exposed end-grain face). The depth of this crack appears to be approximately 1" and it will control the shape of any turned form, but I see a nice bowl or hollow-form in this piece. In addition, there are several small, thin drying checks in the outer portion of the sapwood on the opposite side - these should turn off as the block is rounded. All of these cracks/checks can be worked around, but the price reflects the presence of these flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 297 |
$18.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 298
6"x 6"x 4"
5-1/2 lbs.
This is another deep square block of Texas Live Oak. The top and bottom faces are also quarter-sawn and include very nice patterns of ribbon-like ray flecks. The two (end-grain) sides clearly show the numerous radiating, grain-crossing medullary rays.
There is a thin patch of bark on a portion of one side (right side, top photo and near side, bottom photo). All of that bark should turn off if a planned bowl form is oriented such that the annotated face is the bottom. There are also several small, infilled borer holes in the outer portion of the sapwood, just below that bark. Most of these should also turn off.
This block was also cut from close to the pith of the log and a single long open pith-related radial crack extends into one side (top photo, left side and exposed end-grain face). The depth of this crack at the end-grain faces is approximately 1/4" to 3/4" and I suspect that all of it will turn off as a bowl shape is roughed-out. I see a nice bowl or hollow-form in this piece.
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Live Oak Lot 299
6"x 6"x 4"
5-1/4 lbs.
This is another deep square block of Texas Live Oak. The top and bottom faces are quarter-sawn and include very nice patterns of ribbon-like ray flecks. The two (end-grain) sides clearly show the numerous radiating, grain-crossing medullary rays.
There is a fairly thick section of bark on a portion of one side (right side, top photo and near side, bottom photo). Most of that bark will turn off if a planned bowl form is oriented such that the annotated face is the top, but it may reduce the maximum bowl-form diameter to ~5-1/2". There are also several small, infilled borer holes in the outer portion of the sapwood, just below that bark. Most of these should also turn off.
This block was also cut from close to the pith of the log and a single short pith-related radial crack extends into one corner (top photo, left side and exposed end-grain face). The depth of this crack at the end-grain face is approximately 1/4" and it I expect all of it to be removed as a bowl shape is roughed-out. Again, I see a nice bowl or hollow-form in this piece.
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Live Oak Lot 300
6"x 6"x 4"
5-1/4 lbs.
This is a very nice, near-perfect, deep square block of Texas Live Oak. The top and bottom faces are quarter-sawn and include very nice patterns of ribbon-like ray flecks. The two (end-grain) sides clearly show the numerous radiating, grain-crossing medullary rays. A low profile hollow-form turned from this block could be beautiful.
There are thin strips of bark on two edges of one side (right side, top photo and near side, bottom photo). All of that bark will turn off if a hollow-form form is planned,, but it may reduce the maximum diameter of a conventional bowl form to ~5-3/4". There likely are one or more small, infilled borer holes in the outer portion of the sapwood. Most of these should also turn off.
This block was also cut from close to the pith of the log but I see no sign of any pith-related cracks or other structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 300 |
$25.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 302
6"x 6"x 4"
5-1/2 lbs.
This is another nice, deep square block of Texas Live Oak. The top and bottom faces are quarter-sawn and include very nice patterns of ribbon-like ray flecks. The two end-grain sides clearly show the numerous radiating, grain-crossing medullary rays. A low profile hollow-form turned from this block could be beautiful.
There is a thin patch of bark on one corner of one side (left side, top photo and far side, bottom photo). All of that bark will turn off as the block is trimmed to round.
This block was also cut from close to the pith of the log but I see no sign of any pith-related cracks or other structural flaws. There are a series of thin, tight drying checks on one side - the outer portion of the sapwood, adjacent to the bark (not apparent in the photos). These should also turn off as the bowl or hollow-form is turned, but may reduce the maximum diameter somewhat. The price reflects that uncertainty.
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Live Oak Lot 302 |
$22.00 |
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Live Oak Lot 303
6"x 6"x 4"
5-3/4 lbs.
This is another nice, deep square block of Texas Live Oak. The bottom face is quarter-sawn and exhibits a very nice patterns of ribbon-like ray flecks. The two end-grain sides clearly show the numerous radiating, grain-crossing medullary rays. A low profile hollow-form turned from this block could also be beautiful.
There is a small area of wane, where a patch of bark popped-off, on one corner of one side (lower right side, top photo and bottom photos). That area will turn off as the block is trimmed to round.
This block includes a portion of the pith along one edge (lower left edge, top photo and top edge on bottom photo). Several small, old and dark-stained pith-related cracks are present on that edge (bottom photo). These cracks are small, shallow and tight, and are confined to the edge and adjacent corner. With the block oriented correctly, all of these will turn off as a bowl or hollow-form is trimmed to round. I see no other cracks or structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 303 |
$22.00 |
SOLD
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Live Oak Lot 309
11"x 11"x 4-1/2"
20-1/2 lbs.
This is a very attractive, large and deep square block of Texas Live Oak. It has full bark on the backside and is best suited for a natural-edge bowl. However, the bark is not as tight as you or I might like so you will have to "chase" it with CA glue before and during turning.
This block was cut from close to the pith of the log but is free of pith-related cracks. However, a number of very thin and shallow drying checks are present in the pith center of the annotated face (but not visible on the top photo). These small checks should turn off completely if the blank is mounted for the turning of a NE bowl.
I see no other cracks or structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 310
11"x 11"x 4-1/2"
20-1/4 lbs.
This is a very attractive, large and deep square block of Texas Live Oak. It has full bark on the backside and is best suited for a natural-edge bowl. However, the bark is not as tight as you or I might like so you will have to "chase" it with CA glue before and during turning.
The plane-sawn top exhibits a very nice pattern of tightly flowing, undulating web or net-like grain. The two plain-sawn ends clearly show the numerous radiating, grain-crossing medullary rays.
This block was cut from close to the pith of the log and one prominent but shallow (5/8"?) pith-related crack is present at one end (top photo). In addition, not visible on the top photo are a number of very thin, shallow drying checks in the pith-center of the annotated face. These checks and the larger crack would turn off completely if the blank is mounted for the turning of a NE bowl.
I see no other cracks or structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 310 |
$50.00 |
SOLD
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Live Oak Lot 307
3"x 2"x 12"
2-3/4 lbs.
This is a nice rectangular block of Texas Live Oak. The wider faces (top and bottom) are quarter-sawn grain and include very nice patterns of ribbon-like ray flacks.
This block is solid - I see no cracks or other structural flaws.
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Live Oak Lot 307 |
$12.00 |
Sold
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Live Oak Lot 308
3"x 2"x 12"
3-1/4 lbs.
This is a nice rectangular block of Texas Live Oak. The wider faces (top and bottom) were cut somewhere between quarter- and rift-sawn and the resulting grain pattern lies at a high angle. The saw-exposed grain includes a mix of tightly-flowing, ropy net-like patterns and a very nice pattern of grain-crossing, ribbon-like rays.
This block is solid - there is a small, short and shallow, black-stained radial crack at the lower end of the annotated face and two small end-grain checks (one on each end). These do not appear to be significant but I have reduced the price to reflect these minor flaws.
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Listing last updated 25 January 2012
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 possibility that I have more, either cut into blocks or in the rough log,
so I may be able to meet your specific requirements.
If not - send an email with your requirements and I will put it into my
"wood requested by species"
files and
see if I can cut it next time I have a log of that species up on the mill.
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