Juniperus spp. of the family Ephedraceae. There are at least 5 dozen species in the genus Juniperus that have the word juniper as all or part of one or more of their common names, and I have no idea which of them are represented on this page. Regions of grown are worldwide. ADDITIONALLY, there are another 16 or more species from almost as many genera that also have the word juniper as all or part of one or more of their common names. It is my intent (and I do NOT know that I have been successful) that the woods on this page all be from the genus Juniperus.
my samples:
both sides of a sample plank of Western Juniper / Juniperus occidentalis
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis, also listed as yellow cedar) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are available for each of the 3 views
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
California juniper (Juniperus californica, also listed as sweet fruited juniper) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are available for each of the 3 views
Very likely the heartwood started off fairly reddish but has faded over time
web pics
log ends and a plaque --- these are unusually red, I'm not sure if color is accurate or exaggerated
planks
planks ... even if moistened of the pics (which I'm sure they were) these seem to be unusually bright red
plank listed as "bird's eye"
end grain of a piece listed as Juniperus oxycedrus with the common name prickly juniper
end grain scales
moistened pen blanks
plank listed as Western juniper
plank listed as Chinese juniper
turning stock
four views of the same piece of turning stock
judging from the bowl below, this must be an attractive wood but you wouldn't know it by looking at this picture. This is a very low-quality picture, so I have not provided an enlargement
a ha! this is more like it. the bowl below clearly was made from a piece more like this one than the one directly above. On the other hand, this piece looks EXACTLY like aromatic red cedar, so may have been mislabled.
bowl made from juniper
bowl made from juniper. It is about 3.5" in diameter and under 2" tall and has a finish of wax over polyurethane.
bowl blank, waxed and very red --- I wonder if that's at least partially an artifact of the camera, not the wood
table and bench
finger ring
two views of a small cup (about the size of a regular styrofoam cup). The pics were provided by Mark Freeland who tells me he used boiled lindseed oil then blond shellac as finishes and buffed it. Thanks Mark. Enlargements are present and they show the grain even better.
rocker
sculpture
table
trivet
lamps
table bottom --- wish I had the pic of the top, but couldn't find it.
box and letter holder made from juniper root burl --- looks very similar to camphor burl
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