Sawing American Chestnut

[Sawdust Lover]

Since I bought my mill a few years ago I have been sawing alot of reclaimed lumber. I find and buy old buildings that are falling down around southwest Va. and try to salvage what I can. Here are some pics of some clear chestnut I cut yesterday from a barn built in 1850. It is slow cutting with all the nails and waste but the end product is well worth it.

  

  

  

  

  

[clww]

Great looking boards!

[Dave Shepard]

That's neat. I've sawn two chestnut logs, both had been buried for over a hundred years. The lumber was just as nice as the one on your mill. What are you going to make out of it?

[jueston]

thats some good looking lumber, deffinitly worth the effort, and i'm sure people are willing to pay for that effort, reclaimed lumber can fetch a pretty good price these days.

[Sawdust Lover]

That's neat. I've sawn two chestnut logs, both had been buried for over a hundred years. The lumber was just as nice as the one on your mill. What are you going to make out of it?

I keep some of it for building furniture in my shop but most of it is sold. I have sent it as far north as New Hampshire and as far west a Kansas.

[bandmiller2]

Some of the older utility poles are chestnut,many have minimal treatment some just to ground level.I made a split rail fence from one,the grain was so straight I put a wedge in one end and split the whole pole.Big shame we lost them, one of the most usefull trees we had. Frank C.

[clww]

I was just thinking, what metal detector do you use?

[kelLOGg]

I sawed Chestnut for a master furniture maker who got the logs from a barn in Va. He filled the knot and insect holes with dark epoxy and built a beautiful dining room table.
Bob

[Sawdust Lover]

I was just thinking, what metal detector do you use?

I bought 2 wands from Woodcraft, not sure the make but they cost around $130.00 each. They dont miss a nail!

[WDH]

I think that it would make great paneling.