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Default Identify wood.

On 6/30/2013 7:33 AM, dpb wrote:
On 6/30/2013 7:20 AM, F Murtz wrote:
Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On Sun, 30 Jun 2013 18:58:15 +1000, F Murtz
wrote:

Can any one identify this wood, I got it as firewood and burned a lot
before I discovered it makes good pens.

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Eastern red cedar...


That gets my vote, too. Once able to view the picture the very first
thing that popped in my mind was the novelty boxes, mirrors, you name it
that you see in vacation areas (well, here in the Midwest anyways)

Typically little jewelry boxes with a coat of varnish and stamped on it
"Souvenir of the Wisconsin Dells" etc.

Looks a lot prettier as a peng