All these HIGHLY VALUABLE seeds were at the tree dump today. Probably worth billions in 75 to 100 years
Me personally love to keep walnut in my wood stacks. Dries rather quick, smells good, and good shoulder season or weekend day burns.
I like it, it makes some really fine ash but makes decent heat and smells great. It’s pretty darn durable to. I’ve came across it in the woods laying on the ground and it stays solid.
It all goes back to a YouTube video about highly valuable black walnut trees. This theme goes back in time many years here. Watch it and it will be easier to understand:
Mill it!! This is the beastie I got band milled about 7-8 years ago. It's still in my garage. With no hydraulics, I free-hand milled 2 manageable chunks to get it home.
That is some beautiful stock there Jason. My bucket list scrounge for the same purpose. Its a RARE find for me. They are around, but none to be had. Maybe everyone around here realizes how highly valuable they are!? One question...what is it destined for or you havent decided yet? I seem to prefer the double live edge when milling with buzzsaw.
Still no real plans. I couldn’t let such high value wood go to waist. If someone made me the right offer, I’d probably let it go.
Woodturners. Lets see those woodturnering projects Woodturners. Lets see those woodturnering projects Woodturners. Lets see those woodturnering projects
I am also not a black walnut fan. There was a good sized one right behind my house when I bought it, probably a 25 inch truck or so. It was nice shade, but when fall came and it started raining walnut grenades on my garage and house, I questioned how anyone ever slept in there, and how the roofs had survived for so long with that yearly assault. I checked some measurements, and besides being a yard tree, it branched too early to be "highly valuable". Had a friend from a tree service drop it due to proximity to the house, and burned most of it in the garage burner, as I did not even have a burner inside yet. It burns so-so at best. Saved about 2 ricks for a year or 2, and when I finally did burn them in the house, I spent the whole time wondering what people see in it. I have one more in the yard I will probably take down over the winter, only about a 12 inch trunk. I'll process it and mix it into my stacks, but if I ever run into another big one, I would probably just pass, unless I am running short.
Have some in the shed and two more that died and will go in the shed this winter. One of my favorites for firing pizzas.
