Wood ID?

[keepanionme]

Can anyone help ID this piece I found while going through a firewood pile?

 

[sileighty_guru]

Purpleheart stump cut?

 

[HereWeGo]

My completely uneducated guess would be Cedar.

 

[cueman]

I would think Cedar also if it came from a firewood pile of native Pennsylvania woods.
But if I looked at the wood without reading the firewood comment I would have guessed some kind of Cypress.

 

[qbilder]

Eastern red cedar. Useless in cues, unfortunately. That piece is what we call a biscuit in the lumberjack world. It's a cross cut of the log and entirely comprised of end grain. It will also soon begin fading to a dull brown. I have always wanted to attempt stabilizing it, but haven't yet tried. If it can be stabilized & retain color, it could be a huge asset to cue making. Very big IF, though.