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A Not-So-Highly-Valuable Black Walnut Log

Started by WDH, January 25, 2014, 09:37:03 PM

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WDH

Ran across a knappy black walnut log.  Way too big for me to handle on the LT15.  What to do?  Call Customsawyer (Jake). 



 

The log looks crotchety, and so was Jake because it was COLD!



 

Definitely some rot, surely some metal, maybe Jake will be mad at me for this unless I can convince Julio to come over and cook something  :).

Jake's friend John D. came along to help.



 

Ready to go to make a date with a LT70  ;D.



 



 




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POSTON WIDEHEAD

Nice log ! The front tires on that JD needs a little more air.  :)
The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

WDH

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isawlogs

Big Big log....  BIG Poston .. really BIG log.  :)
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Peter Drouin

I love those green tractors. be nice to see what in the tree  :)
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License NH softwood grader.

POSTON WIDEHEAD

i'll bet that Highly Valuable Walnut log weighed at least 3500 pounds.
The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

POSTON WIDEHEAD

Quote from: Peter Drouin on January 25, 2014, 10:04:42 PM
I love those green tractors. be nice to see what in the tree  :)

Nails, part of a basketball goal, horseshoe, piece of a clothes line, galvanized eye hook and an insulator.  :o :o :o
The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

WDH

Peter,

Yep, so far it is a mystery.  It might be a flop.  There might be something good. 

David,

The Forestry Forum Calculator has that black walnut butt log weighing at 3000 pounds.
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POSTON WIDEHEAD

Quote from: WDH on January 25, 2014, 10:08:20 PM


David,

The Forestry Forum Calculator has that black walnut butt log weighing at 3000 pounds.

I was close....do I win the Jelly?
The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

Magicman

Maybe Dodgy and I need to supervise since we have newly acquired experience.  We pick um without metal.   ;D
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WDH

David,

Grits, not Jelly.  That way, the contest entries will be limited and you stand a good chance of winning.   

Magicman,

If this one has an insulator in it, Jake will be mad at me  :).

Woodmizer LT40HDD35, John Deere 2155, Kubota M5-111, Kubota L2501, Nyle L53 Dehumidification Kiln, and a passion for all things with leafs, twigs, and bark.  hamsleyhardwood.com

POSTON WIDEHEAD

I think it'll make some nice $300.00 slabs. Be sure to post pic.  :)
The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

Magicman

Quote from: WDH on January 25, 2014, 10:19:04 PMIf this one has an insulator in it, Jake will be mad at me  :)
Aww, it will only cost you a blade.   ;D
Knothole Sawmill, LLC     '98 Wood-Mizer LT40SuperHydraulic   WM Million BF Club Member   WM Pro Sawyer Network

It's Weird being the Same Age as Old People

Never allow your "need" to make money to exceed your "desire" to provide quality service.....The Magicman

WDH

Woodmizer LT40HDD35, John Deere 2155, Kubota M5-111, Kubota L2501, Nyle L53 Dehumidification Kiln, and a passion for all things with leafs, twigs, and bark.  hamsleyhardwood.com

Peter Drouin

It is fun to see what in them. I man can guess what's in it.
But for as long as I have cut logs I always look and sometimes you get a big surprise. :D :D
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45' of Wood Mizer, cutting since 1987.
License NH softwood grader.

POSTON WIDEHEAD

It is HIGHLY likely you will find at least 1 nail in a HIGHLY valuable Walnut log.
I never use a new blade.....I'l use a new re-sharp blade.....but not a brand new one.
The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

POSTON WIDEHEAD

The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

WDH

Looks like pine, maybe some other conifer, surely not a black walnut post  :).
Woodmizer LT40HDD35, John Deere 2155, Kubota M5-111, Kubota L2501, Nyle L53 Dehumidification Kiln, and a passion for all things with leafs, twigs, and bark.  hamsleyhardwood.com

Peter Drouin

Your horse looks tired,  or ready to become supper like a chicken. :D
A&P saw Mill LLC.
45' of Wood Mizer, cutting since 1987.
License NH softwood grader.

julio

Danny  sorry  so late reply but im on my way
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WDH

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Jake, we done good!  He's coming!
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Sixacresand

Hey,  Who's gonna mill those smaller walnut logs?
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julio

I'll bring left over low country boil till we can whip something up. 8)
If you put your finger in your ear and scratch, it sounds like PacMan.

Nomad

     We should do a Not-So-Highly-Valuable Black Walnut Log project.  It'd be fun to see the look on Jake's face when he hits a tire iron in the middle of that thing. :D
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Sixacresand

"Sometimes you can make more hay with less equipment if you just use your head."  Tom, Forestry Forum.  Tenth year with a LT40 Woodmizer,

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