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I bought some wood at a woodworker’s estate sale. Can you identify the species ?

https://beehaw.org/post/7328832

I bought some wood at a woodworker’s estate sale. Can you identify the species ? - Beehaw

The guy’s children were doing the sale and didn’t know what this is. It was too beautiful to pass up. Here’s another angle [https://i.imgur.com/yJSBYHM.jpg]. The pics are really close to the actual color.

Aug 25, 2023 at 1:42amWeb
Show threadTheForkOfDamoclesAug 25, 2023
I forgot to say I’m in the Pacific Northwest, though there was wood from all over. The guy was a woodworker for 35 years.
Show threadVieuxQuebAug 25, 2023
Upvoted for visibility as I don’t know but it does look good.
Show threadCrimeDadAug 25, 2023
I don’t know, but it sure is pretty. Did you get anything else?
Show threadTheForkOfDamoclesAug 25, 2023
Yeah, a bunch of 6” maple billets, a few small bowl blanks, some big turning blanks of various types. It was quite the sale. I bought some, then sat in my car for a bit before realizing I’d be foolish to let the opportunity go, and went back for more.
Show threadDoombot1Aug 25, 2023
I could be totally wrong but it at least partially looks like a burl to me. Not sure what type of wood, though.
Show threadshua_tooAug 25, 2023
I’m no woodworker, but I’ll at least venture a naive guess and say birdseye maple. You said he’s got other chunks of maple, so maybe that was part of his maple stock?
Show threadTheForkOfDamoclesAug 26, 2023
I don’t think birdseye, but I considered quilted maple. I just haven’t seen it this reddish-orange before. Also, this has “fuzzy” textured areas that make me think more of a cedar like another person said.
Show threadFizzAug 25, 2023
Yep that’s definitely a block of red autumn cedar.
Show threadTheForkOfDamoclesAug 25, 2023

Aha! Thank you!

Is that the same as eastern red cedar? Looking it up, I see a forum discussion about how rare quilting is in this species. I’m going to have to ponder what to make that really does it justice. BTW, I’m certainly open to suggestions.

Show threadFizzAug 25, 2023
Its the same species but it’s not in the same family. It really is a rare specimen you’ve got there we don’t usually see them this far north.
Show threadTheForkOfDamoclesAug 25, 2023
Very interesting, and I assume you mean it’s the same family, but not the same species?
Show threadphxAug 25, 2023
That’s a weird and cool thing to collect. Do you plan to leave it as a block, carve out, or undetermined yet
Show threadTheForkOfDamoclesAug 25, 2023
I really don’t know, yet. I’ll be looking at lots of pictures to get some inspiration.
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Show threadshua_tooAug 25, 2023
The first thing I thought of when I saw the post. Beautiful ♥️
Show threadTheForkOfDamoclesAug 25, 2023
That guy has cracked the case!
Show threadJerkface (any/all)Aug 25, 2023
That’s a human. You can tell by the distinctive phalanges and claws or “fingernails”.
Show threadTheForkOfDamoclesAug 25, 2023
Imagine my surprise when I pulled that block from the shelf and the woodworker’s hand was still attached!