I got a call from a local farmer that told me he had the biggest Walnut tree in the country on his farm. After walking through a few hay fields I finally found it. I know this probably is not a record breaker, but the area I live in this is the largest one that I have seen/heard about. The DBH was around 48in and I was able to measure the width of the crotch area, it came out to 60 inches. I made the deal this evening with the land owner and me are going to harvest it this spring. Looks like I will be calling my friend with his Lucas mill to come assist in sawing it into large 8/4 and 12/4 slabs.
http://youtu.be/mhQpUDlQrYA
If that cabin was mine i would be fixing it back up...
Nice tree...
I enjoyed that video, gonna watch more later!
That is a purdy big Walnut tree. Look forward to seeing more about this.
Thank you for the video. That will will a fun thing to watch as the harvest story unfolds.
Great job. Really liked your story and presentation.
Who's acoustic guitar work is in your background music?
Enjoyed your adventure so far. Gonna keep watching your progress. Thanks for sharing!
Keep your stories and videos coming there great.
yea, that wind noise was just too much to handle :D :D :D :D just kidding, pretty calm video, I still like Tenn, always have and the folks there aint' too bad either, sure make some good breakfast sausage,,
Quote from: outpost22 on January 30, 2016, 10:58:14 AM
Great job. Really liked your story and presentation.
Who's acoustic guitar work is in your background music?
That was a nice song I found by an unknown artist. youtube will provide you with free songs for your videos once you are a partner.
I am also a musician and hope to put my own music in future videos.
Quote from: drobertson on January 30, 2016, 12:22:28 PM
yea, that wind noise was just too much to handle :D :D :D :D just kidding, pretty calm video, I still like Tenn, always have and the folks there aint' too bad either, sure make some good breakfast sausage,,
Agreed, and that sausage sure makes some fine gravy too!
Nice video! You said it is by the creek? Do you recover the root wad for the wood grain in that part of the tree? I just learned that they are digging up old redwood stumps in CA. They are milling slabs from the stumps for tables. Beautiful!
Kderby
Quote from: kderby on January 30, 2016, 12:35:24 PM
Nice video! You said it is by the creek? Do you recover the root wad for the wood grain in that part of the tree? I just learned that they are digging up old redwood stumps in CA. They are milling slabs from the stumps for tables. Beautiful!
Kderby
that is something to think about! I will have to check on that.