Waste of time?

Wlmedley · August 04, 2022, 11:23:25 PM

I have had my eye on a walnut stump for about 6 months.Tree had uprooted and my neighbor cut most of the tree up for firewood which he had a right to do being it was on his property.I asked him if I could have what was left thinking it would make some pretty lumber.He said he would have gave me the whole tree if he knew I wanted it.Went down today and shoveled dirt off roots and dug into a yellow jackets nest .Went back home and got gas to pour on nest.Found tree was hollow at base so I cut off bark all around tree above hollow spot and cut off with chainsaw.Still thought I would get about 6' of good log.Went back home and got tractor and log arch.Pulled log down into creek and found hollow spot went a lot farther than it looked.Couldn't leave log laying in creek so loaded on arch and brought it home .Being I spent a half day in 90 degree heat I guess I'll wash it up and put in on the mill.Sometimes you win,sometimes you loose.good times Charlie has got the blues.I had to add that😀

Walnut Beast · August 05, 2022, 12:00:02 AM

Some will laugh and say it's garbage. And I say show me stuff like this 💪. There will be some good stuff in there! Look forward to some pictures. This was from a Black Walnut dead for 10+ years laying across the creek that fell over.

WV Sawmiller · August 05, 2022, 05:05:56 AM

If you can get it on your mill you might cut donuts from it. Donuts are cookies with holes in the middle. I had one like that from the derecho 9 -10 years ago and could just get it on my mill. I cut it into 2" rounds and anchor-sealed then stacked and stickered it and evidently the hole absorbed the tension when drying and most did not crack. I think I sold them for $25 each at local flea markets. Good luck.

kelLOGg · August 05, 2022, 06:28:08 AM

Firewood and walnut in the same sentence😱?
Glad you saw more potential in it.

doc henderson · August 05, 2022, 06:40:36 AM

make some lemonade.
Walnut, those are great just as they are, for maybe a charcuterie board.

B.C.C. Lapp · August 06, 2022, 05:36:07 PM

Quote from: kelLOGg on August 05, 2022, 06:28:08 AM
Firewood and walnut in the same sentence😱?
Glad you saw more potential in it.

I agree. One guy looks at a log and don't see much, another looks at the same log and sees all kinds of possibilities. You know what they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.