Amazing butternut on walnut graft wood

low_48 · January 15, 2015, 12:04:39 AM

My good friend, James Pearce, found this amazing grafted stock at a mill near Galesburg, IL a few years ago. Butternut on walnut root stock. I just thought about sharing it tonight. He build this oversize barrister case for a client who wanted a special cabinet for her Native American blanket collection. He gave me a cutoff piece about 4' long for my collection, just saw the board again the other day and thought I should share. He just did a masterful job with this piece!

Lud · January 15, 2015, 06:55:29 AM

Pretty awesome. Impossible to imitate.

sprucebunny · January 15, 2015, 08:07:20 AM

Yes, very unique !!

Thanks.

Jemclimber · January 15, 2015, 09:45:02 AM

Beautiful piece.

mesquite buckeye · January 15, 2015, 10:19:51 AM

Cool. ;D 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

bedway · January 15, 2015, 10:59:17 AM

That is some work of art, both by the craftsman and the creator

hackberry jake · January 15, 2015, 07:23:56 PM

smiley_clapping Thats Amazing!

Peter Drouin · January 16, 2015, 06:38:14 AM

Nice work.

Left Coast Chris · January 16, 2015, 09:52:33 AM

Interesting butternut was grafted to black walnut. You have to wonder if it might be English walnut on black walnut. My English walnut wood can look similar to the butternut when finished.

starbits · January 16, 2015, 07:12:13 PM

That is one beautiful cabinet.

Starbits

tule peak timber · January 16, 2015, 07:58:08 PM

A beautiful piece of work to say the least.... 8) 8) 8) 8) Like left Coast , I cut a lot of grafted walnut and try to put it to work in the design of millwork and furniture. Yahoo!!!!!

Magicman · January 17, 2015, 09:53:14 AM

Thanks for sharing a picture of something that can not be described. 8)

lowpolyjoe · January 17, 2015, 11:54:20 AM

Unbelievable

Peter Drouin · January 17, 2015, 08:05:09 PM

I bet you can get more a BF than apple wood :D :D :D :D

POSTON WIDEHEAD · January 17, 2015, 09:41:54 PM

Quote from: Peter Drouin on January 17, 2015, 08:05:09 PM
I bet you can get more a BF than apple wood :D :D :D :D

You killing me Peter! :D :D :D

SwampDonkey · January 18, 2015, 04:38:21 AM

That piece is probably sold by the carat. Outstanding. I have seen butternut than color, almost olive brown. A lot of it has some pinkish hues as well, chestnut brown mostly.

Swatson · January 18, 2015, 12:06:30 PM

Wow. That is beautiful. Ive never heard of walnut trees being grafted. Learn new stuff every day!

tule peak timber · January 18, 2015, 12:23:40 PM

Grafted walnut. This is a very old tree and part of an orchard I have coming in next week. Rob

Swatson · January 18, 2015, 12:33:43 PM

That is pretty neat. We dont have nut farms down here that I am aware of. My parents have an old apple orchard that has grafted trees. Jonathan roots and red and yellow delicious grafts. Some of the trees that get damaged will regrow and produce only jonathan apples.