Member SPD748 (Lee) came down from North Carolina this morning and brought down 2 Walnut logs to be sawn.
These logs had been laying for a good while and the bark was falling off all over the place.
Unbelievable slabs and lumber came out of these logs. In fact I haven't seen logs with so little sap wood in a long time. We had several black heart slabs around 25 inches wide and 2 1/4 inches thick.
What's Lee gonna do with it......he said he would stack, sticker and just look at it. :)
Sounds like a plan to me. ;D....it was good to get together with Lee again and catch up on mill talk. :)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/24625/IMG_5425.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/24625/IMG_5426.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/24625/IMG_5428.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/24625/IMG_5427.JPG)
Dang, Poston I bet you were dreaming of all those 300 dollar bills? :D ;D. Always fun to visit with FF members :).
Walnut that's been sitting around in log form for several years seems to have better color and visual "depth". Don't know why. I've heard it / read it from many people, and seen it myself of a few occasions.
yea they look nice, and that looked fun, love to visit too, sitting on nine walnut blow down from about 5 years ago, very, very little sap wood in them, may just stage them up tonight for the morning.
My eye got caught.
What a day! Many thanks to David for sawing those Walnut logs for me. I wanted to get as wide of a slab as possible and I knew David's Woodmizer was just what the doctor ordered. My Dad would be proud to know that I have friends like David around to help when needed!
-lee
Nice slabs.
Amazing how well walnut ages. I cut some walnut last weekend for a guy. They too where sitting around forever and the sap wood pretty much turned to mush. The boards turned out to be spectacular, nice deep black. He also brought along two root balls that we made some turning pieces and gun stock blanks.
Well, I got the logs on the deck a little before sundown, had amazing catfish, all by my lonesome, (not whining) just saying and thought I would at least get the first one opened up, not the best of the batch but the longest, so wanted it on the bottom of the stack of course,
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/30023/IMGA0410.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/30023/IMGA0411.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/30023/IMGA0413.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/30023/IMGA0412.JPG)
back at it in the morning, then the ribs are going on, so Happy Independence Day to All, and thank God for our military troops!
All these beautiful pictures of walnut are killing me.
Quote from: WDH on July 04, 2015, 07:37:54 AM
All these beautiful pictures of walnut are killing me.
.........and the menu for next week.....CHERRY. :)
Kick a man when he is down......
Oh my, what beautiful lumber. Those of us who saw logs are really lucky. We get to see lumber when it looks it's very best....damp, right off the log.
I am seeing some purdy stuff. smiley_thumbsup smiley_thumbsup
Great looking lumber! :)
Nice, I haven't seen walnut like that in a long, long time, we just cant get it here.
Pretty stuff.
The walnut lumber posted by David (PostonLT40HD) and David (drobertson) is awesome. This is what it is all about.
Way to go David (squared).
Quote from: WDH on July 05, 2015, 09:49:04 PM
The walnut lumber posted by David (PostonLT40HD) and David (drobertson) is awesome. This is what it is all about.
Way to go David (squared).
Who you calling square? :D
Better to be square than obtuse ;D.
Walnut is one tree I have growing all over my land.
This is one chunk I used to make my table in my cabin.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/39553/Walnut_top.jpg)
Now, that is nice wood. 8) 8) 8) 8)
Wow that is some good looking Walnut boards/slabs.
Mercy sakes I am starting to like this walnut thread, did a little more today, a smaller log bout 14", sure made some nice looking stock, the bigger ones are coming up in the morning,
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/30023/IMGA0425.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/30023/IMGA0424.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/30023/IMGA0426.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/30023/IMGA0427.JPG)
the pics really kinda messed up the true color, not sure what that's all about, but this log yielded about 40bd/ft of absolutely clear 8" to 11" can hardly wait til morning, in fact I just may go open up a face or two and take a look at the next one, sure is fun! ;D
This is killing me.
Take 2 aspirin and text me in the morning. :D :D :D :D :D
I did go face off the next log, just to see, and boy howdy, I wish I had Danny's phone number, I was needing to get some serious advice on just what to do,, this thing has figure running out the ends, and basically clear, sides some real character knots, and some very solid spalting in the sap wood. I'm thinking live edge through 8/4+ and let the chips fall.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/30023/IMGA0430.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/30023/IMGA0432.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/30023/IMGA0436.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/30023/IMGA0437.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/30023/IMGA0438.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/30023/IMGA0439.JPG)
I know the photo quality stinks, real sorry bout that, lighting and a cheap flip phone,
got back to the mill after the monsoon here, back to my head scratching on just what the target will be, I have some stubborn knots that are affecting just how I want to slice it up and how thick, but the figure is pretty nice,
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/30023/IMGA0441.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/30023/IMGA0442.JPG)
this one is the face with the knot where that healed up bulge was, I knew it would go deep, and it is a bit hard
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/30023/IMGA0443.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/30023/IMGA0444.JPG)
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/30023/IMGA0445.JPG)
again phone camera stinks, but an eye for it will see the beauty
Ah... I see your walnut is greater than mine :)
-lee
Purdy stuff there David.
Quote from: JB Griffin on July 07, 2015, 07:06:48 PM
Purdy stuff there David.
Well Thank-You!
Well Thank-You!
Nice log.
Do you have a periodic squirt of blade lube that gives the repeated mark across the sawn face? Hard to imagine how it is part of the grain color pattern.
We may need to email some resuscitation to Danny. :o
Quote from: Magicman on July 07, 2015, 07:51:42 PM
We may need to email some resuscitation to Danny. :o
Walnut saw dust. :D :D :D
That 4th pic pretty much did me in. Picking myself up off the floor.
Quote from: WDH on July 07, 2015, 08:24:32 PM
That 4th pic pretty much did me in. Picking myself up off the floor.
Made me weak too Pop! :o :o :o :o :o
Yes the coolant was running, maybe too much? but better more than less the way I see it, this is blow down from maybe 5 years ago, just beautiful, even made a deal to barter some, sent some pics to Christy in Wisconsin she now wants a farm style dinner table, so now I am in a quandary, again, just got to love it, the next log will really be sweet, although it has a bad split in it from the fall, so, the morning will tell more about this story.
Quote from: WDH on July 04, 2015, 07:37:54 AM
All these beautiful pictures of walnut are killing me.
Wanna know what's killing me? Chester Co., PA is CHOCK FULL of black walnut, and only 10 miles away from me. But it's all under quarantine due to TCD....... :'(
Quote from: Delawhere Jack on July 08, 2015, 06:46:52 PM
Quote from: WDH on July 04, 2015, 07:37:54 AM
All these beautiful pictures of walnut are killing me.
Wanna know what's killing me? Chester Co., PA is CHOCK FULL of black walnut, and only 10 miles away from me. But it's all under quarantine due to TCD....... :'(
Wow ... Your not to far from me. I'm in Columbia county and we have tons of walnut trees.
I wonder in we are in quarantine in this county.
Kbeitz, check the PA dept of Ag website, or this website for info. http://thousandcankers.com/ (http://thousandcankers.com/)
As of Aug 2, 2014, it looks like you are in the clear.
Quote from: Delawhere Jack on July 10, 2015, 07:54:34 PM
Kbeitz, check the PA dept of Ag website, or this website for info. http://thousandcankers.com/ (http://thousandcankers.com/)
As of Aug 2, 2014, it looks like you are in the clear.
TKS