I wrote asking if what I found in the parking lot of a Sam's club was cedar. The bark sure looked like it. Well I wacked it open yesterday (oh I do like the ripping chain on my chain saw) and it did have the appearence of cedar what with the reddish heartwood and the yellowish sapwood. Also little flecks here and there of the sapwood throughout.
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it appearslike the aromatic variety. Also, the basement now has the smell of cedar.OTOH,the wood also appears like the block of juniper listed at:
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although thebowls I've turned look nothing like the bowl at the bottom of the abovelink. I think I may have lucked out getting the aromatic variety, unless ofcourse, juniper has the same/similar smell. Overall though I am and the wifeare pleased and I guess that's what counts.