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Pecan Wood For Sale
These pieces are generally from the nearby bottom lands of the Brazos River and from old pecan groves around the area which are steadily being cleared for development as Houston grows (and the Prairie dies). There are a number of nice half-log, crotch and slab pieces 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.
Note 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 also note that these blanks are cut from logs that range in age from fresh-cut to old and well-seasoned. I do not have a large kiln so, unless noted as kiln-dried, you must assume that all blocks are green to partially air-dried - they are NOT kiln-dried.
You can see examples of various bowls and vessels turned from these "exotic" Texas woods on my other website, www.prairiesend.com.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 266
6"x 6"x 3"
4 lbs.
This is a very nice small bowl blank of spalted Pecan. It is mostly heartwood with a soft pinkish-tinted light brown color with wavy bands of darker brown. There is a large section of lighter brown sapwood on one side.
I see no cracks or obvious flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 266 |
$12.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 276
3-3/4"x 3-3/4"x 12-1/4"
6 lbs.
This is an interesting spindle block of spalted Pecan. It is from an older lot of wood that was photographed after the end-grain was sealed, so the end-grain faces are somewhat obscured. On the other hand - it is at least 2 years old so the wood will be a lot dryer than most of my stock.
This block is about 80/20 heartwood and sapwood. The heartwood is a soft pinkish-tinted light to dark brown colors. The sapwood is light brown with some areas with an odd yellowish tinge (spalt-related?). It was cut from the area of a large side limb and a portion of the pith from that limb (a large knot) is present on one lower side and extends to the bottom (top photo). There appears to be a complex, grain pattern and something of a flame figure associated with that side limb. I surfaced this block on the jointer and did experience some tear-out/chipping in the grain around that knot (need to resharpen those jointer blades!), suggesting that it is dry and pretty hard - sharp tools and light cuts are suggested. The bottom photo is a close-up of that knot.
I see no sign of any pith-related cracks. There are several small and thin surface drying checks in the sides. Being small and tight, I consider them to be minor and would just reinforce them with CA glue as I turned. I see no other cracks or significant flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 276 |
$20.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 277
4"x 4"x 12"
7-1/2 lbs.
This is another interesting spindle block of spalted Pecan that is from an older lot of wood. Again, the sealer obscures the end-grain. It is at least 2 years old so the wood will be a lot dryer than most of my stock.
This block is about 80/20 heartwood and sapwood. The heartwood is a soft pinkish-tinted light to dark brown colors. The sapwood is light brown with some areas with an odd yellowish tinge (spalt-related?). The sapwood is confined to one edge; most will likely turn off as the block is rounded. There are a series of thin, grain-parallel ring-type cracks (or checks??) close to the edge on one side. They appear to be shallow and are not visible in the end-grain or in the equivalent grain zones on the adjacent side. Being close to the edge, most if not all will turn off. I would reinforce any remaining portions with CA glue. Note - the price is somewhat reduced because of likely concern with those cracks.
I see no other cracks or significant flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 277 |
$15.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 278
3-3/4"x 4"x 12"
5 lbs.
This is another interesting spindle block of spalted Pecan from an older lot of wood. Again, the sealer obscures the end-grain. It is at least 2 years old so the wood will be a lot dryer than most of my stock.
This block is about 60/40 heartwood and sapwood. The heartwood is a soft pinkish-tinted light to dark brown colors. In this case, the heartwood includes an area with an odd yellowish tinge (spalt-related?) The sapwood is light brown and is confined to one edge; a lot of that will turn off as the block is rounded. There are a series of thin, grain-parallel ring-type cracks (or checks??) on one side. Most appear to be shallow but one is visible in the end and extends into the block for a distance of ~1-1/4". That one will not turn off as the block is rounded; I would reinforce any remaining portion with CA glue. Note - the price of this block is also reduced because of likely concern with those cracks.
There is also a light scattering of small, old, black-stained borer holes. I see no other cracks or significant flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 278 |
$15.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 281
3-3/4"x 3-3/4"x 10-1/4"
4 lbs.
This is a very nice spindle block of spalted Pecan that is also from an older lot of wood. Again, the sealer obscures the end-grain. It is at least 2 years old so the wood will be a lot dryer than most of my stock.
This block is about 60/40 heartwood and sapwood. The heartwood is a soft pinkish-tinted light to dark brown colors. The sapwood is light brown. In this block, there is a yellowish tint (spalt related?) to areas of both heartwood and sapwood.
There are several thin, grain-parallel, ring-type cracks (or checks?) on the annotated face (top photo, but indistinct within the parallel grain). They appear to be shallow and are not visible in the end-grain or in the equivalent grain zones on the adjacent side. I would reinforce them with CA glue as I was turning. Note - the price is somewhat reduced because of likely concern with those cracks.
There is also a scattering of small, old, black-stained borer holes. I see no other cracks or significant flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 281 |
$15.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 284
3-3/4"x 3-3/4"x 17-7/8"
7 lbs.
This is a very nice long spindle block of spalted Pecan that is also from an older lot of wood. Again, the sealer obscures the end-grain. It is at least 2 years old so the wood will be a lot dryer than most of my stock.
This block is about 50/50 heartwood and sapwood. The heartwood is a soft pinkish-tinted light to dark brown colors with a slight yellowish tint (spalt related?) and moderate pencil-line spalt patterns. The sapwood is light brown.
There one long and thin, grain-parallel, ring-type crack (or check?) on one side (left side, top photo, but indistinct within the parallel grain). Probing with a slip of paper suggests that it is as deep as 1/2" and it not visible in the end-grain or in the equivalent grain zones on the adjacent side. I would reinforce and fill it with CA glue as I was turning. Note - the price is somewhat reduced because of likely concern with those cracks.
There is also a scattering of small, old, black-stained borer holes. I see no other cracks or significant flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 284 |
$25.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 285
6"x 6"x 3"
4 lbs.
This is a very nice small bowl blank of spalted Pecan. It is mostly heartwood with a soft pinkish-tinted light brown color with wavy bands of darker brown. There is a section of lighter brown sapwood on one back edge.
It was cut from close to the pith and a small central pith-hole, as well as a small portion of a pith-related radial crack are present on one back edge. If the annotated face is selected as the top of the bowl, those pith-related features will turn off completely. I see no other cracks or obvious flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 285 |
$12.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 286
6"x 6"x 3"
4 lbs.
This is another very nice small bowl blank of spalted Pecan. It is mostly heartwood with a soft pinkish-tinted light brown color with wavy bands of darker brown. There is a section of lighter brown sapwood on one back edge.
There are a scattering of small, old open borer holes in the sapwood area. If the annotated face is selected as the top of the bowl, those holes look as if they will turn off completely. I see no cracks or obvious flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 286 |
$12.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 303
3"x 3"x 13"
3-1/2 lbs.
This is an interesting 3"-square spindle block of spalted Pecan. It is from an older lot of wood - at least 2 years old - so the wood will be a lot dryer than most of my stock.
This block is about 50/50 heartwood and sapwood. The heartwood is a soft pinkish-tinted light to dark brown colors and a very nice grain pattern. The sapwood is light brown with some areas with an odd yellowish tinge (spalt-related?). There is also a thin patch of bark on the lower end of the annotated face (top photo).
I see no sign of any cracks or other structural flaws. There is a scattering so small, old , black-stained borer holes, primarily in the sapwood portion.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 303 |
$12.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 312
3"x 3"x 13"
3 lbs.
This is another nice 3"-square spindle block of spalted Pecan. It is from an older lot of wood that was photographed after the end-grain was sealed, so the end-grain faces are somewhat obscured.
This block is about 50/50 heartwood and sapwood. The heartwood is a soft pinkish-tinted light to dark brown colors and a very nice grain pattern. The sapwood is light brown with some areas with an odd yellowish tinge (spalt-related?). There is also a thin patch of bark on the lower end of the annotated face (top photo).
I see no sign of any cracks or other structural flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 312 |
$12.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 314
2-3/4"x 2-3/4"x 12"
3 lbs.
This is another nice (almost 3"-)square spindle block of spalted Pecan. It is from an older lot of wood that was photographed after the end-grain was sealed, so the end-grain faces are somewhat obscured.
This block is about 60/40 heartwood and sapwood. The heartwood is a soft pinkish-tinted light brown with prominent darker brown bands in a very nice grain pattern. The sapwood is light brown with a light yellowish tinge (spalt-related?).
I see no sign of any cracks or other structural flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 314 |
$12.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 316
2-3/4"x 2-3/4"x 12"
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3 lbs.
This is another nice (almost 3"-)square spindle block of spalted Pecan. It is from an older lot of wood that was photographed after the end-grain was sealed, so the end-grain faces are somewhat obscured.
This block is about 40/60 heartwood to sapwood. The heartwood is a soft pinkish-tinted light brown with prominent darker brown bands in a very nice grain pattern. The sapwood is basically a light brown with a light yellowish tinge (spalt-related?), but there is a large patch of darker brown (top photo, left end of closer side) that is likely due to spalting. There is also a section on bark on the outer edge of the sapwood (lower right edge of the top photo) that will turn off as the block is rounded.
I see no sign of any cracks or other structural flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 316 |
$12.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 319
3"x 3"x 10"
3 lbs.
This is another very nice 3"-square spindle block of spalted Pecan. It appears to be about 70/30 heartwood to sapwood. The heartwood is the usual soft pinkish-tinted light to dark brown colors. The sapwood is light brown.
I see no sign of any cracks or other structural flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 319 |
$11.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 324
3"x 3"x 5-1/2"
1-3/4 lbs.
This is a small 3"-square spindle block of spalted Pecan. It appears to be about 80/20 heartwood to sapwood. The heartwood is the usual soft pinkish-tinted light to dark brown colors. The sapwood is light brown with a tinge of yellow.
I see no sign of any cracks or other structural flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 324 |
$8.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 265
6"x 6"x 3"
3 lbs.
This is a very nice block of spalted Pecan. It is primarily heartwood with a soft pinkish-tinted light brown color with wavy bands of darker brown. There is a section of lighter brown sapwood with a thin strip of bark on one back edge.
I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 265 |
$12.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 268
6"x 6"x 3"
3-3/4 lbs.
This is another very nice block of spalted Pecan that is primarily heartwood with a soft pinkish-tinted light brown color with wavy bands of darker brown. There is a section of lighter brown sapwood with a thin strip of bark on one back edge.
I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 268 |
$12.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 269
6"x 6"x 3"
3-3/4 lbs.
This is another very nice block of spalted Pecan that is primarily heartwood with a soft pinkish-tinted light brown color with wavy bands of darker brown. There is a section of lighter brown sapwood with a thin strip of bark on one back edge.
I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 269 |
$12.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 270
6"x 6"x 3"
4-1/4 lbs.
This is another very nice block of spalted Pecan that is primarily heartwood with a soft pinkish-tinted light brown color with wavy bands of darker brown. There is a small portion of lighter brown sapwood on one back edge.
There is one thin pith-related crack on a portion of one edge that is parallel to the side. It should turn off completely as the block is rounded. I see no other cracks or obvious flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 270 |
$15.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 328
6"x 6"x 3"
3-3/4 lbs.
This is another very nice block of spalted Pecan. It is primarily soft pinkish-tinted light brown heartwood with wavy bands of darker brown. There are sections of lighter brown sapwood on opposite edges of the annotated face. That sapwood includes some nice, crisp pencil-line spalting.
I see no cracks or other structural flaws, but there are several old small, scattered and black-lined beetle holes in the sapwood. These add an interesting character to the wood.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 328 |
$12.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 329
6"x 6"x 3"
3-3/4 lbs.
This is another very nice block of spalted Pecan. It is primarily soft pinkish-tinted light brown heartwood with wavy bands of darker brown. There are sections of lighter brown sapwood on opposite edges of the annotated face. That sapwood includes some nice, crisp pencil-line spalting.
I see no cracks or other structural flaws, but there are several old small, scattered and black-lined borer holes in the sapwood. Again, these add an interesting character to the wood.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 329 |
$12.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 331
6"x 6"x 3"
3 lbs.
This is another nice block of spalted Pecan. It is about 70% soft pinkish-tinted light brown heartwood with wavy bands of darker brown, and 30% lighter brown sapwood. That sapwood includes some nice, crisp pencil-line spalting and numerous, small, black-lined beetle holes.
I see no structural flaws but there is an odd elongated band of darker brown surrounding on a shallow groove in one end (lower photo, end-grain face, right side). I am not sure what this is - possibly an enclosed juvenile branch - but it does not appear to be a crack and it looks like it will be turned off immediately as the block is rounded.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 331 |
$12.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 332
6"x 6"x 3"
3 lbs.
This is another nice block of spalted Pecan that is about 70% heartwood and 30% lighter brown sapwood. The heartwood is a soft pinkish-tinted light brown color with wavy bands of darker brown. The sapwood is a lighter brown with some crisp pencil-line spalting and numerous, small, black-lined beetle holes.
I see no structural flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 332 |
$12.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 335
6"x 6"x 3"
3-1/4 lbs.
This is another nice block of spalted Pecan that is about 75% heartwood and 25% lighter brown sapwood (on the backside). The heartwood is a soft pinkish-tinted light brown color with wavy bands of darker brown. The sapwood is a lighter brown with minor pencil-line spalting and several small, black-lined beetle holes.
I see no structural flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 335 |
$12.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 336
6"x 6"x 3"
3-1/4 lbs.
This is another nice block of spalted Pecan that is about 60% heartwood and 40% lighter brown sapwood (on the backside). The heartwood is a soft pinkish-tinted light brown color with wavy bands of darker brown. The sapwood is a lighter brown with minor pencil-line spalting and numerous small, black-lined beetle holes.
I see no structural flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 336 |
$12.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 337
6"x 6"x 4"
5 lbs.
This is an attractive block of spalted Pecan that is all heartwood. The color is a soft pinkish-tinted light brown with wavy bands and zones of spalting-induced darker brown.
The pith of the log crosses through this block and some radial cracks are present. You will have to be prepared for some crack reinforcement and possible filling if you plan a bowl from this blank. I see no other flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 337 |
$16.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 338
6"x 6"x 4"
4-1/2 lbs.
This is another attractive block of spalted Pecan that is primarily heartwood with a soft pinkish-tinted light brown color and wavy bands and zones of spalting-induced darker brown. There is a small area of sapwood on one edge (top photo). Several tight, frass-filled bugholes are present in that sapwood and adjacent heartwood.
The pith of the log crosses through one quarter of this block and some pith-associated radial cracks are present. Since that pith and radial cracks are off-center, most if not all will turn off of a potential bowl if the annotated face is selected at the top of the bowl. I see no other flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 338 |
$16.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 345
6"x 6"x 4"
5-1/2 lbs.
This is another attractive block of spalted Pecan with complex grain and spalting patterns related to a nearby major crotch. It is 100% heartwood with a soft pinkish-tinted light brown color and spalting-induced darker brown in lines, bands and zones.
A large, partially open and barky crotch gap runs through on one side of the block (both photos). Several thin and tight drying checks are associated with the crotch gap (mainly on the side closest to the edge). Depending upon the mounting orientation, those check and a portion of the crotch gap may be turned-off as the block is roughed to round. If I were turning this for a bowl, I would reinforce and fill the open portion of the gap (and any remaining checks) with CA glue and/or colored epoxy and make that feature a prominent element of the finished piece.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 345 |
$20.00 |
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Pecan Lot 261
6"x 6"x 3"
4-1/4 lbs.
This is another very nice block of spalted Pecan cut from the the heartwood of a large log. The color is a soft pinkish-tinted light brown with wavy bands of darker brown. There are numerous small, dark brown to black "bird-peck" spots throughout.
There are two very thin but open radial cracks from the nearby pith that extend into one corner of the block (top photo). If the labeled face of the block were mounted as the bottom of the planned bowl, those small cracks will turn off immediately during roughout. I see no other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 262
6"x 6"x 3"
4 lbs.
This is another very nice block of spalted Pecan. It was cut from the the outer portion of the log and includes heartwood and sapwood, with bark along one edge. The colors are a soft pinkish-tinted light brown with wavy bands of darker brown (the heartwood) a light to grayish-brown (the sapwood) and dark brown (the bark on the edge). There are two small bark pockets in the heartwood and a number of old, black-stained borer holes in the sapwood.
Depending on your chosen form, that bark will likely turn off during roughout. I see no obvious structural flaws.
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Pecan Lot 263
6"x 6"x 3"
4-1/4 lbs.
This is a very nice block of spalted Pecan cut from a large log. The colors are the soft pinkish-tinted light brown and wavy darker brown of heartwood and yellowish-brown of the sapwood. There are numerous small, dark brown to black "bird-peck" spots through out.
There are two very thin but open cracks along one edge (barely visible on the lower face, top photo). If the labeled face of the block were mounted as the top of the planned bowl, those small cracks will turn off immediately during roughout. I see no other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 264
6"x 6"x 3"
4-1/4 lbs.
This is another nice block of spalted Pecan cut from a large log. The colors are the soft pinkish-tinted light brown and wavy darker brown of heartwood and yellowish-brown of the sapwood.
There are a number of small, dark brown to black "bird-peck" spots throughout and several small, old, borer holes. I see no obvious cracks or other structural flaws.
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Pecan Lot 264 |
$12.00 |
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Pecan Lot 621
16" diameter x 6-1/2" deep
~55 lbs.
This is a very nice, very large, half-log Pecan blank. The sawn face reveals an attractive pattern of undulating bands of light and dark brown colors. It has full bark on the back side and would be suitable for a large natural-edge bowl.
The log was halved close to the pith, but none of that pith is present in this blank. I see no cracks or other structural flaws.
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Sample - rough-turned natural edge Pecan bowl
This is a small rough-turned natural edge Pecan bowl that I turned from a fresh piece of Pecan similar to blocks 100 to 105 above. I have included it to give a glimpse of what the wood can look like when turned. Unfortunately, it's true beauty will not be apparent until the bowl is completely finished. But I promise - it will be a beauty!
For additional views of finished Pecan bowls, you can refer to my other website, www.prairiesend.com.
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Pecan Lot 275
4"x 4"x 12"
7 lbs.
This is another very nice end-grain block of spalted Pecan. It is mostly (~80%) the light brown and wavy darker brown colors of Pecan heartwood but with a smaller area (~20%) yellowish-brown sapwood along one edge. There are numerous small, dark brown to black "bird-peck" spots through out and occasional small, old, black-stained borer holes in the sapwood portion. I see no cracks or obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 275 |
$20.00 |
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Pecan Lot 308
3"x 3"x 12"
3-1/2 lbs.
This is a 3" square end-grain block of spalted Pecan. It is approximately 50/50 heartwood and sapwood. The heartwood is light brown with wavy darker brown colors; the sapwood is a grayish-brown.
The sapwood contains several small, black-stained bug holes. These appear to be old and will add character to the piece. I see no cracks or other structural flaws.
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Pecan Lot 322
3"x 3"x 10"
3 lbs.
This is a very nice 3" square end-grain block of spalted Pecan. It is about 60% Pecan heartwood and 40% sapwood. It includes a beautiful pattern of pencil-line spalting in the sapwood portion. It also has a number of "bird-peck" spots scattered throughout and several old, black-stained and open borer holes. All of which add character to the piece.
I see no cracks or other structural flaws.
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Pecan Lot 279
4"x 4"x 10"
6-1/2 lbs.
This is a very nice end-grain block of spalted Pecan. It is mostly (~80%) the light brown and wavy darker brown colors of Pecan heartwood but with a smaller area (~20%) yellowish-brown sapwood along one edge. There are numerous dark brown "bird peck" spots throughout and several small old black-stained borer holes, mostly in the sapwood portion. I see no cracks or obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 280
4"x 4"x 10"
6-1/2 lbs.
This is another nice end-grain block of spalted Pecan. It is mostly (~80%) the light brown and wavy darker brown colors of Pecan heartwood but with a smaller area (~20%) yellowish-brown sapwood along one edge. There are numerous dark brown "bird peck" spots throughout and several small old black-stained borer holes, mostly in the sapwood portion. There is also one ~1/2" diameter borer hole that extends from one cut end parallel to one edge to a depth of ~3-1/2". This appears to be confined to that edge and is likely to turn off as the block is roughed to round. I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 280 |
$18.00 |
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Pecan Lot 282
4"x 4"x 8"
5 lbs.
This is another nice end-grain block of spalted Pecan. It is mostly (~80%) the light brown and wavy darker brown colors of Pecan heartwood but with a smaller area (~20%) yellowish-brown sapwood along one edge. There are numerous dark brown "bird peck" spots throughout and several small old black-stained borer holes, mostly in the sapwood portion. This appears to be confined to that edge and is likely to turn off as the block is roughed to round. I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 349
3"x 3"x 6-3/4"
1-3/4 lbs.
This is another nice spindle block of spalted Texas native Pecan. It is about 60% heartwood and 40% sapwood. There is a prominent pattern of pencil-line spalting throughout, in the heartwood as well as the sapwood.
I see no cracks or other significant flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 350
3"x 3"x 8-1/4"
2-3/4 lbs.
This is a beautiful spindle block of spalted Pecan with complex grain and spalting patterns related to a nearby major crotch. It is about 70% heartwood and 30% sapwood. That heartwood is a soft pinkish-tinted light brown color with spalting-induced darker brown in lines, bands and zones.
This block could produce a a really pretty and unique turning, but it will be a challenge. The area of the crotch includes a complex and beautiful grain pattern with a large, partially open, barky crotch gap in the center. That complex crotch gap runs along one edge of the block and into the annotated face (top photo) and is bordered by an eye-catching irregular black, pencil-type spalt line. The gap and complex grain pattern appears to penetrate deep into the block and should show up on any full-diameter spindle turning (such as a vase).
The complexity of the piece includes several thin but open drying checks within the tightly curving grain pattern of the crotch. These were present as very thin cracks when the photos were taken (and faintly visible on the top photo), but have opened up somewhat since then. If I were turning this block, I would reinforce and fill the open portion of the gap and those checks with thinned, colored epoxy and rough-turn immediately to produce a thick-wall rough-out that I'd set aside to finish drying. I would later remount and finish turn that blank and hope to see that beautiful crotch-grain in the side of a small vase.
I see no other cracks or significant flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 350 |
$20.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 352
3"x 3"x 11"
3-3/4 lbs.
This is an interesting spindle block of spalted Pecan. It is about 60/40 heartwood and sapwood. The heartwood is a soft pinkish-tinted light brown color with undulating, spalting-induced lines, bands and zones of darker brown. The sapwood is light brown with some pencil-line spalting patterns and includes a series of elongated, pinkish lenses of apparent heartwood (closer side, top photo).
This blank was cut from close to the pith and a portion of that pith is present just below the back side and extending from one edge to "outcrop" on the back. The pith is visible in the lower photo (black dot on end grain face within the closest corner) and as a wide, but thin pith-related radial crack that "daylights" on the upper face at the left end of the block in that same photo. Since the pith and crack appear to be confined to the edge and shallow back, they should turn off as the blank is rounded. It is possible that the blank will yield a maximum diameter of 2-1/2" rather than the maximum 3". If I were turning this blank, I would reinforce these cracks with CA glue and/or thinned colored epoxy before turning. I think that the grain and spalting patterns of this piece make the effort worth while.
I see no other cracks or significant flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 352 |
$10.00 |
SOLD
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Spalted Pecan Lot 353
3"x 3"x 12"
3-3/4 lbs.
This is another attractive spindle block of spalted Texas Pecan. It is about 70% soft pinkish-tinted light brown heartwood with undulating, spalting-induced lines, bands and zones of darker brown. The 30% sapwood is light brown with a strong, black pencil-line spalting pattern.
A portion of the pith is present in the upper third of the blank, crossing at a low angle from one side to the end grain face at the top (bottom photo, pith within the circular grain pattern on the upper face and in the central portion of the end grain face on the right). That pith includes a small, tight radial crack on the upper face of the lower photo, but is tight and sound on the end grain face. I would reinforce that crack with CA glue before turning. I think that the complex grain and spalting patterns of this piece make the effort worth while.
I see no other cracks or significant flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 353 |
$12.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 354
3"x 3"x 12"
3-1/4 lbs.
This is another attractive spindle block of spalted Texas Pecan. It is about 50/50 heartwood and sapwood, with the soft pinkish-tinted light brown color of heartwood and a light brown sapwood with minor pencil-line spalting.
There is no pith in this blank. However, there is one small and narrow crack in the annotated face (barely visible just below the annotations on the top photo). I would reinforce this with CA glue before turning. I see no other cracks or significant flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 354 |
$14.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 355
3"x 3"x 14-1/2"
4-1/4 lbs.
This is a beautiful spindle block of spalted Pecan. It is about 50/50 heartwood and sapwood. The heartwood is a soft pinkish-tinted light brown color with spalting-induced darker brown in lines, bands and zones. The sapwood is light brown with strong pencil-line spalting patterns.
It was cut from just beyond a spalted crotch area and a dark red, black-line-bordered area of spalting surrounds an open barky crotch gap that extends approximately 3" into the lower portion of the block (right end, top photo). That crotch gap extends diagonally between the upper (annotated) face and the nearest side in the top photo. I'm not sure how or if this could be worked into a turning. Otherwise, it appears to be free of any other significant flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 355 |
$18.00 |
SOLD
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Spalted Pecan Lot 356
3"x 3"x 15"
4-1/4 lbs.
This is another very nice spindle block of spalted Pecan. It is about 60% heartwood and 40% sapwood. The heartwood is a soft pinkish-tinted light brown color with spalting-induced darker brown in lines, bands and zones and a very nice flowing grain pattern. The sapwood is a spalted light to medium brown with some small pencil-line spalting and several old, black-line borer holes.
There is one narrow but lengthy drying check running up the middle of the sapwood on the backside (lower face on the bottom photo). This check developed after the photos were taken and is not visible in that lower photo. Probing with a corner of stiff paper suggests that it is less than 1/4" deep, but I am not sure. The price reflects my lack of confidence.
it appears to be free of any other significant flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 356 |
$12.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 358
3-1/2"x 3-1/2"x 11"
4-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice spindle block of spalted Pecan. It is about 60% heartwood and 40% sapwood. The heartwood is a soft pinkish-tinted light brown color with spalting-induced darker brown in lines, bands and zones and a very nice linear grain pattern. The sapwood is a spalted light to medium brown with moderate pencil-line spalting.
A very small portion of the pith and an associated radial pith crack are present in the one corner and the end of one side (bottom photo, upper right corner). They should turn off immediately as this block is roughed to round. There is also one fair-sized borer hole (not exposed in the photos) that it located right on one edge. It will also turn off completely as this piece is rounded. Whoops - there is also a pattern of thin and tight (and likely very shallow) end-grain checks in one end. I failed to trim this area off when preparing this blank, but I do not consider them to be significant - at most, you might lose 1/4" of the length. I see no other significant flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 358 |
$17.00 |
SOLD
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Spalted Pecan Lot 359
3-1/2"x 3-1/2"x 12-1/2"
5-3/4 lbs.
This is another nice spindle block of spalted Pecan. It is about 90% heartwood with a thin strip of delicately pencil-line spalted sapwood along one edge. Unfortunately, that nice sapwood will turn off as the block is rounded. The heartwood is a soft pinkish-tinted light brown color with spalting-induced darker brown in lines, bands and zones and a very nice linear grain pattern.
An area of several bark inclusions and small, partially-open barky gaps are present on one edge and side (lower photo, left end). Most if not all of these features will also turn off as the block is rounded. I would reinforce/fill (with CA glue or colored epoxy) any portions that remain after the initial rough-out. There are also several small and thin checks on the back side (closest face on the bottom photo, but those checks are not visible). These appear very shallow and will likely turn off with minimal loss of the overall diameter. I see no other significant flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 359 |
$20.00 |
SOLD
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Spalted Pecan Lot 362
4"x 4"x 14"
8-1/2 lbs.
Wow - this is a beautiful spindle block of spalted Pecan that could produce a beautiful turning or could become a major disaster! It is 100% heartwood and was cut from the area of a secondary crotch; the colors and complex grain of that crotch are very nice. But also associated with that crotch is a large and open, bark-lined crotch gap and the pith of the secondary limb of that crotch (top photo).
In addition, there is a second, smaller and partially-open bark inclusion on the other side (bottom photo), as well as the outer remains of an apparent pith-related radial crack along one edge (not visible in the photos). These do not appear to be connected to the larger crotch gap and I am not sure what the smaller inclusion represents. The radial crack looks like it will turn off completely as the blank is roughed out.
If I were turning this (and I may well do so if no one buys it first), I would carefully reinforce both open barky gaps with CA glue and then turn to leave both features as focal points of an artistic vessel (or I may screw it up and wish that I hadn't wasted my time!)
I see no other cracks or significant flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 362 |
$30.00 |
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Pecan Lot 287
3"x 3"x 6"
2-1/2 lbs.
This is a nice small block of spalted Pecan cut from the the heartwood of a large log. The color is a soft pinkish-tinted light brown with wavy bands of darker brown. There are a few small, dark brown to black "bird-peck" spots throughout.
There is one small and shallow crack running along and parallel to one edge (nearest edge on lower photo - barely visible). This will turn off completely as the block is rounded. I see no other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 290
3"x 3"x 13"
4-1/2 lbs.
This is an interesting block of spalted Pecan cut from the the heartwood of a large Pecan log. It was cut parallel to the pith and overall grain pattern, but the pith and grain pattern of a large side limb cross thru the central portion. That could make quite a nice feature in the finished turning. The colors include soft pinkish-tinted light brown with wavy bands of darker brown. There are a few small, dark brown to black "bird-peck" spots throughout.
There is one small and shallow pith-related crack on the edge of one back corner (lower right edge on the top photo). This will turn off completely as the block is rounded. I see no other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 291
3"x 3"x 14"
5 lbs.
This is another interesting block of spalted Pecan that also includes the pith and grain pattern of a large side limb (crossing thru the lower portion, closest end on top photo). That pattern could make quite a nice feature in the finished turning. The colors include soft pinkish-tinted light brown with wavy bands of darker brown. There are a few small, dark brown to black "bird-peck" spots throughout.
There is one thin but open ring-type (grain-parallel) crack on the edge of one back corner (right edge as annotated on the bottom photo). This extends ~1/2" into the block and may not turn-off completely as the piece is rounded. I would reinforce it with thin/medium CA glue and continue to turn. I see no other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 304
3"x 3"x 12"
3-1/2 lbs.
This is a nice block of spalted Pecan. It is approximately 40% heartwood and 60% sapwood and is a combination of soft pinkish-tinted light brown and slightly darker browns. There are a few small, dark brown to black "bird-peck" spots throughout and occasional, very small borer holes - both open and frass-filled.
I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 304 |
$10.00 |
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Pecan Lot 305
3"x 3"x 12"
3-3/4 lbs.
This is another nice block of spalted Pecan that is approximately 40% heartwood and 60% sapwood. The colors are a pleasant combination of soft pinkish-tinted light brown and slightly darker browns. There are a few small, dark brown to black "bird-peck" spots throughout and occasional, very small borer holes - both open and frass-filled.
I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 306
3"x 3"x 12"
3-3/4 lbs.
This is another nice block of spalted Pecan that is approximately 60% heartwood and 40% sapwood. The colors are a pleasant combination of soft pinkish-tinted light brown and slightly darker browns. There are a few small, dark brown to black "bird-peck" spots throughout.
I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 307
3"x 3"x 12"
4 lbs.
This is another nice block of spalted Pecan that is approximately 70% heartwood and 30% sapwood. The colors are a pleasant combination of soft pinkish-tinted light brown and slightly darker browns. There are a few small, dark brown to black "bird-peck" spots throughout.
I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 307 |
$12.00 |
SOLD
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Pecan Lot 315
3"x 3"x 12"
4 lbs.
This is a very interesting block of spalted Pecan that is approximately 70% heartwood and 30% sapwood. The basic colors are a pleasant combination of soft pinkish-tinted light brown and slightly darker browns, but three very light brown/white, linear bands are present within the sapwood in the lower half of the block (upper photo). The nature of these bands is unclear but they are likely a form of "pencil line" spalting. There are also a few small, dark brown to black "bird-peck" spots throughout.
I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 315 |
$12.00 |
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Pecan Lot 317
3"x 3"x 12"
4-1/4 lbs.
This is another nice block of spalted Pecan. The colors are a pleasant combination of soft pinkish-tinted light brown and slightly darker browns. There are also a few small, dark brown to black "bird-peck" spots throughout.
I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 317 |
$12.00 |
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Pecan Lot 318
3" x 3" x 10"
3-1/2 lbs.
This is another nice block of spalted Pecan. The colors are a pleasant combination of soft pinkish-tinted light brown and slightly darker browns. There are also a few small, dark brown to black "bird-peck" spots throughout.
I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 320
3" x 3" x 10-1/2"
3 lbs.
This is another nice block of spalted Pecan. The colors are a pleasant combination of soft pinkish-tinted light brown and slightly darker browns. There is a nice area of pencil-line spalting on one face but I am not sure that it continues very deep into the block. There are also a few small, dark brown to black "bird-peck" spots and small, open and frass-filled borer holes.
I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 106
6"x 6"x 7"
9-1/2 lbs.
This is a nice large block of spalted Pecan cut from the area of a major crotch in the Pecan tree. There is a dramatic area of dark brown included-bark and complex grain associated with the crotch. I see no obvious faults. Note - the pink color of the top photo is not real - the colors on the back side (lower photo) are closer to the true colors.
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Pecan Lot 106 |
$15.00 |
SOLD
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Pecan Lot 325
2"x 2"x 16-3/4"
2-1/4 lbs.
This is a nice 2" square "stick" of end-grain spalted Pecan. It is about 40% Pecan heartwood and 60% sapwood, with a number of "bird-peck" spots scattered throughout and one old, black-stained and open borer hole on one edge - all of which add character to the piece.
There is a small area of what appears to be included bark on the lower portion of the annotated face (top photo). There is a very small "Y"-shaped gap(crack?) in the center of that feature. It is located close to the edge and may turn-off completely as the block is rounded. I see no significant cracks or other structural flaws.
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Pecan Lot 326
2"x 2"x 23"
2-3/4 lbs.
This is another nice 2" square "stick" of end-grain spalted Pecan. It is about 50/50 Pecan heartwood and sapwood, with a thin portion of bark on one edge. It also has several "bird-peck" spots and old, black-stained and open borer holes scattered throughout.
I see no cracks or other structural flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 363
2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 12"
2-1/2 lbs.
This is another attractive spindle block of spalted Texas Pecan. It is about 70% soft pinkish-tinted light brown heartwood with spalting-induced lines, bands and zones of darker brown. The 30% sapwood is light brown with some strong, black pencil-line spalting.
I see no cracks or significant flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 363 |
$10.00 |
SOLD
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Pecan Lot 242
2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 10-1/2"
2 lbs.
Kiln-dried
This is another nice, solid end-grain block of Texas Pecan suitable for spindle turning. The color is a light brown, with a large patch of bark on one corner. That bark should turn-off immediately as the block is roughed to round. I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 243
2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 11"
2-1/2 lbs.
Kiln-dried
This is another end-grain block of Texas Pecan cut from close to a
large crotch. A portion of the crotch-related feather figure is present on one side and may be quite attractive when turned. However, it is not as obvious as in some other pieces I have cut recently. That central portion of the figure includes two fairly large open gaps that will likely require attention before turning (or working into your design). Again, I would use colored epoxy or some type of contrasting inlace material.
I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 244
2"x 2"x 10-1/2"
1-1/4 lbs.
Kiln-dried
This is another nice, solid end-grain block of Texas Pecan suitable for spindle turning. The color is a light brown with an area of crotch-related flame figure on one side. There is one small open gap in that flame figure that may require filling. I see no other cracks or obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 246
2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 8"
1-1/4 lbs.
Kiln-dried
This is another nice, solid end-grain block of Texas Pecan suitable for spindle turning. The color is a light brown with an area of inner (and outer) bark along one edge. That bark will turn off completely as the block is roughed to round. I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 247
2"x 2"x 11-1/2"
1-1/4 lbs.
Kiln-dried
This is another solid end-grain block of Texas Pecan suitable for spindle turning. The color is a light brown with an area of inner (and outer) bark along one edge and part of the back side. Most of that bark will turn
off as the block is roughed to round. I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 251
2"x 2"x 11"
1-1/2 lbs.
Kiln-dried
This is another solid end-grain block of Texas Pecan suitable for spindle turning. The color is a light brown with an area of inner (and outer) bark along one edge on the back side. That bark will turn off as the block is roughed to round. I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 252
2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 13-1/2"
2-1/2 lbs.
Kiln-dried
This is another nice, solid end-grain block of Texas Pecan suitable for spindle turning. The color is a light brown with a very small area of inner bark along one edge. That bark will turn off completely as the block is roughed to round. There is also one shallow beetle-borer hole on one end of the back side. Most of this will also turn off as the blank is rounded. I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 253
2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 16"
3 lbs.
Kiln-dried
This is a nice, solid end-grain block of Texas Pecan suitable for spindle turning. The color is a light brown with a very thin section of inner bark on most of the back side. This bark will turn off as the block is roughed to round. I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 254
2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 16"
3 lbs.
Kiln-dried
This is another nice, solid end-grain block of Texas Pecan suitable for spindle turning. The color is a light brown with a small area of thin inner bark on the back side. This bark will turn off as the block is roughed to round. I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 255
2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 13-1/2"
3-1/2 lbs.
Kiln-dried
This is another nice, solid end-grain block of Texas Pecan suitable for spindle turning. The color is a light brown. I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Pecan Lot 256
2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 16-1/2"
3-1/4 lbs.
Kiln-dried
This is another nice, solid end-grain block of Texas Pecan suitable for spindle turning. The color is a light brown. I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 365
2"x 4"x 12"
3-1/2 lbs.
This is an attractive block of spalted Texas Pecan suitable for carving, boxes, knife handles or the like. It was cut from close to a crotch and includes some nice crotch grain patterns. It is about 70% soft pinkish-tinted light brown heartwood with spalting-induced lines, bands and zones of darker brown. The 30% sapwood is light brown with strong, black pencil-line spalting.
I see no cracks or significant flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 365 |
$12.00 |
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Spalted Pecan Lot 367
1-1/2"x 4"x 10-1/4"
2-1/2 lbs.
This is another block of spalted Texas Pecan that might be suitable for carving, boxes, knife handles or the like. It was cut from close to a crotch and includes some nice crotch grain patterns. It is entirely soft and pinkish-tinted light brown heartwood with nicely flowing lines, bands and zones of darker brown.
There is a thin but open ring-type (grain parallel) crack on the lower portion of the face (barely visible on the right end, top photo). I see no other cracks or significant flaws.
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Spalted Pecan Lot 367 |
$8.00 |
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Pecan Lot 300
4"x 14"x 3"
6-1/2 lbs.
This is a very nice block of spalted Pecan. It is a light pinkish-brown with attractive, wavy darker-brown colors. There are a number of small dark "bird-peck" spots and small, tight bark inclusions scattered throughout.
There is a single long and thin ring-type crack on the back side (bottom photo). It appears to extend no more than 3/8" into the block. I see no other cracks or structural flaws.
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Pecan Lot 301
4"x 14"x 3"
6-1/2 lbs.
This is a very nice block of spalted Pecan. It is a light pinkish-brown with attractive, wavy darker-brown colors. There are also several small dark "bird-peck" spots and small, tight bark inclusions scattered throughout.
It was cut from very close to the pith of the log and there is a band of pith-related radial cracks on one side and edge for about half it's length (left side, both top and bottom photos). They appear to extend no more than 1/2" into the block. I see no other cracks or structural flaws.
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Pecan Lot 302
4" x 16-1/2" x 2-1/2"
6-3/4 lbs.
This is another very nice block of spalted Pecan. It is a light pinkish-brown with attractive, wavy darker-brown colors with some type of "ripply" bands crossing one face (top photo). I don't really know what those bands are! There are also several small dark "bird-peck" spots scattered throughout.
This piece was also cut from close to the pith of the log and there are several small, pith-related radial cracks on one the back side at one end (left side, both top and bottom photos). They appear to extend no more than 1/2" into the block. I see no other cracks or structural flaws.
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Pecan Lot 294
4"x 6"x 3"
3 lbs.
This is a nice small block of spalted Pecan. It is about 75% Pecan heartwood and 25% sapwood. The heartwood is light brown with wavy darker brown colors; the sapwood is a grayish-brown. There are also a number of "bird-peck" spots scattered throughout.
There is one grain-parallel "ring crack" along and parallel to the edge on one side (left side, top photo). That crack effectively reduce the sound width of the block to ~3-3/8". I see no other structural flaws.
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Pecan Lot 297
4"x 8-1/2"x 2-1/2"
3-1/4 lbs.
This is another nice small block of spalted Pecan. It is about 85% Pecan heartwood and 15% sapwood. The heartwood is light brown with wavy darker brown colors; the sapwood is a grayish-brown. There are also several small dark "bird-peck" spots and old, black-stained and open borer holes scattered throughout.
The only visible flaw is one tight knot on one edge (top face, upper photo) and a short, tight crack that extends vertically down the side below the knot (unfortunately, not visible in the photos). That knot and crack effectively reduce the sound width of the block to ~3". I see no other structural flaws.
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Pecan Lot 298
4"x 10"x 3"
4-1/2 lbs.
This is a very nice small block of spalted Pecan. It is about 95% Pecan heartwood and 5% sapwood (upper right and lower right corners, top photo). The heartwood is light brown with attractive, wavy darker-brown colors. There are also several small dark "bird-peck" spots and small, tight bark inclusions scattered throughout.
The remains of a small. juvenile branch extends through the block on the left hand side (visible on the upper and lower photos). This branch is tight and results in an attractive pattern in the adjacent grain. A second small, tight juvenile branch is visible in the center of the back side (lower photo), but its orientation is not obvious. I see no cracks or other structural flaws.
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Pecan Lot 299
4"x 10"x 3"
4-1/2 lbs.
This is another very nice small block of spalted Pecan. It is about 98% Pecan heartwood and only 2% sapwood (upper right corner, top photo). The heartwood is light brown with attractive, wavy darker-brown colors. There are also several small dark "bird-peck" spots and (3?) small, old, black-stained and open borer holes. Again, all of these features add character to the piece.
I see no cracks or other structural flaws.
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Pecan Lot 250
2"x 3"x 14"
3 lbs.
Kiln-dried
This is another thick block of Texas Pecan. The color is a light brown with a large area of inner and outer bark on one edge. I see no cracks or other obvious flaws.
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Listing last updated 10 February 2010
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