So, What's The Purple Stuff.... Cedar?

[Dix]

Split some of this today from the Sandy scrounges.... ignore the finger upper right



Feels like it'll dry right quick.

 

[gzecc]

Probably cedar, although if it came from Sandy, all kinds of ornamental trees came down.

 

[Freeheat]

cedar for sure

 

[Dix]

Figured it was cedar.

Got bunch of it. I'll keep it separate for quick starts.

 

[smars4444]

Eastern red cedar... dries very quick.

 

[raybonz]

You'll know what it is by the nice smell that red cedar has .. Hear it burns like gas..

Ray

 

[Dix]

Hmmm, don't remember a smell. But the pieces before and after were cherry.

Some of it was 6-8" rounds. I'd call it "viney", too. Bark is very dry.

 

[Whitepine2]

Could be plumb it's purple.

 

[WeldrDave]

Very nice red cedar, Take some shavings and put them in a jar, place them in various rooms in your home, makes great air freshener, not to mention a nice burning and smelling wood!

 

[fishingpol]

Great timing on this thread Dix. I'm starting a woodworking project and the pieces that I am using I really had no idea what they were. There were a few nice "burly" looking pieces in the pile that I noodled down to size and saw that the knots had red in them. I went outside and picked up a container of the noodles and they smelled like cedar. I know that there is red and white cedar. I just did not realize red cedar had a lot of whitish wood. Crazy burl figuring on the pieces, just what I needed.

The piece in the pic has a few fresh coats of Danish oil on it so there is a little gloss to them, and the color is darker than normal. I have to call my wood guy to keep his eye out for more of these.

Edit: bark was already removed in the left piece.

 

[perry]

I have some wood i got this week that is a pale purple red color. it is hard, heavy, no bark and dry after split . not cedar. dont know what it is

 

[Danno77]

I have some wood i got this week that is a pale purple red color. it is hard, heavy, no bark and dry after split . not cedar. dont know what it is

Could be black walnut. I had some kinda like that not all that long ago, even posted a thread asking what it was, you might be able to find it if you search. I'll look, too.

 

[perry]

Could be black walnut. I had some kinda like that not all that long ago, even posted a thread asking what it was, you might be able to find it if you search. I'll look, too.

I posted pics here - https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/what-kind-of-wood.103884/

 

[ArsenalDon]

I dont think it is cedar...cedar has a fantastic smell and the bark does not look right

 

[Wood Duck]

That is Eastern Red Cedar. The piece in the picture was from a damaged part of the tree so the purple center wood is mottled with white (which is not the normal condition) and the bark is odd looking. Still, I can see it is Red Cedar.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

That is eastern red finger.

 

[Dix]

That is eastern red finger.

You, can go to your room, or sit in the truck.

Your call.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

 

[Dix]