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Title: Some extremely dark walnut
Post by: 123maxbars on March 06, 2019, 04:09:19 PM
I started into a nice walnut log yesterday, I hope to finish it up tomorrow. So far it has produced some of the darkest Walnut I have ever sawed.
These pics are of two of the slabs taken three hours after sawing, I did put water on them to show the color better.
9/4, 22in Wide and 8ft long. Below the pics is the video showing the sawing.
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THIS LOG WAS LIKE NO OTHER, STUNNING WALNUT SLABS - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAC0wde5fWs)
Title: Re: Some extremely dark walnut
Post by: Roxie on March 06, 2019, 07:00:09 PM
WOW  :o
Title: Re: Some extremely dark walnut
Post by: YellowHammer on March 06, 2019, 07:04:36 PM
That's a winner.
Title: Re: Some extremely dark walnut
Post by: moodnacreek on March 06, 2019, 07:16:25 PM
The color of hardwood lumber varies a lot within the species. In walnut it is very noticeable and interesting. Back when I started the walnut was dark with little sapwood. Then I started seeing red and now it is lite brown with way too much sapwood.
Title: Re: Some extremely dark walnut
Post by: Hackeldam Wood Products on March 07, 2019, 05:17:34 AM
very nice. 
Title: Re: Some extremely dark walnut
Post by: cbla on March 07, 2019, 05:48:35 AM
beautiful color!!
Title: Re: Some extremely dark walnut
Post by: sealark37 on March 07, 2019, 08:45:39 AM
I see a couple of stunning gunstocks between those knots!
Title: Re: Some extremely dark walnut
Post by: Farm29 on March 07, 2019, 01:28:17 PM
Dats some pretty stuff any guess on how big or old the tree was it came from?  I cut some the other day that had some nice dark streaks came from a 38" + diameter tree 




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Title: Re: Some extremely dark walnut
Post by: samandothers on March 08, 2019, 11:57:42 AM
Danny must have fainted, no comments yet!  :D

Beautiful color on both!
Title: Re: Some extremely dark walnut
Post by: WV Sawmiller on March 08, 2019, 04:15:59 PM
Nathan,

   Nice wood. Let me know when you are having another get together or such at your home and I may just try to make a day trip if timing is right around here.

   Nice sawhorses. I make some real similar. Basically 7-3' long 2X4s with whatever scrap 4/4 pieces I have laying around to make the stringers/stretchers. Its a good use if you end up with a short 2X4 from flare or defect when cutting some. Of course those short ones also make good stacking pallets and I usually make 2' wide stacking pallets and use 2X4 vertical for bases and 3-2X6s for the tops.

   Anyway here is the design I use if you are interested. It would be real easy to make them longer/wider or taller by just modifying those lengths. Keep them videos coming.
Title: Re: Some extremely dark walnut
Post by: 123maxbars on March 08, 2019, 10:06:40 PM
Quote from: samandothers on March 08, 2019, 11:57:42 AM
Danny must have fainted, no comments yet!  :D

Beautiful color on both!
I usually text my good finds like this to Danny when they come off the mill, after a few hours he usually responds  ;D
Title: Re: Some extremely dark walnut
Post by: longtime lurker on March 09, 2019, 05:59:28 AM
Thats something pretty special right there.
Title: Re: Some extremely dark walnut
Post by: will49766 on March 09, 2019, 07:36:58 PM
Very nice Nathan.  If only we had as much Walnut up here as you have down there. 
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