I lost a black walnut in the recent hurrican. Trunk is 20" dia and about 10
feet before first banches, branches are abour 12"-14" . I going to cut it in
the longest lenghts possible and then get it off the ground and cover it. Does
anyone have any idea what it is worth? I am told it it very high price wood
but I have know idea who would be interested in it. Location is in Pensacola, FL.

Any help, thanks

Myles

Figured black walnut is about $18 bd ft in Oregon. Take a look at Ebay to
see what you could get there.

Bob Darrah
West Linn, Oregon

"MPS" wrote in message
...
I lost a black walnut in the recent hurrican. Trunk is 20" dia and about
10
feet before first banches, branches are abour 12"-14" . I going to cut it
in
the longest lenghts possible and then get it off the ground and cover it.
Does
anyone have any idea what it is worth? I am told it it very high price
wood
but I have know idea who would be interested in it. Location is in
Pensacola, FL.

Any help, thanks

Myles

Look in your local area (yellow pages, classifieds, web, etc.) for lumber
mills, saw mills, hardwood mills or dealers. A good, straight trunk should
be worth some money as lumber or for veneer. I WOULD NOT cut it up until
someone has a chance to look at it.

Walnut in our area (Central KS) brings up to $6.00 a board foot, a little
less in SE Kansas, Arkansas or Missouri. As I said before, good straight
trunks might be valued for veneer. If it is good wood you might be looking
a a couple thousand dollars (or more). Act quickly.

Veneer mills usually want trunks that are at least 24 inches in diameter. IF
you can't find a buyer then look for someone that has a portable mill and
have them cut it into planks or lumber. Sticker it and let it start drying.
That will give you lots of time to find a buyer.

Bob Darrah
West Linn, Oregon
"RonB" wrote in message
news:C3W6d.3047$gm.1127@okepread07...
Look in your local area (yellow pages, classifieds, web, etc.) for lumber
mills, saw mills, hardwood mills or dealers. A good, straight trunk
should
be worth some money as lumber or for veneer. I WOULD NOT cut it up until
someone has a chance to look at it.

Walnut in our area (Central KS) brings up to $6.00 a board foot, a little
less in SE Kansas, Arkansas or Missouri. As I said before, good straight
trunks might be valued for veneer. If it is good wood you might be
looking
a a couple thousand dollars (or more). Act quickly.

I'm afraid that the log most likely has little value. Those prices which have been quoted
are for kiln dried, highly-figured wood at small quantity retail.

Also, since we are talking about one tree, it is hard to justify getting any logging
equipment to it.

Further, if it is in a residential area (it sounds as if it is) than it is almost certain to
have metal in it which can take out several expensive blades on a mill.

If you wnat the wood, the suggestion of finding somebody with a portable mill is a good one.
They may charge you per board foot or may take some of the wood as payment. Another
possibility is to have a turner work it up into bowl blanks and (s)he would probably give you
several as keepsakes.

Once the tree is down, though, deterioration begins immediately. You need to decide how to
deal with it because 6 months from now it will most likely be firewoos at best.

I used to be in the business and after every major storm we would get calls about buying
downed trees. The only one we ever bought under these conditions was a walnut which was 36"
in diameter at 5' off the ground with a long clear log and a beautiful crotch with no bark
inclusions.

Bill



In article , says...
Veneer mills usually want trunks that are at least 24 inches in diameter. IF
you can't find a buyer then look for someone that has a portable mill and
have them cut it into planks or lumber. Sticker it and let it start drying.
That will give you lots of time to find a buyer.

Bob Darrah
West Linn, Oregon
"RonB" wrote in message
news:C3W6d.3047$gm.1127@okepread07...
Look in your local area (yellow pages, classifieds, web, etc.) for lumber
mills, saw mills, hardwood mills or dealers. A good, straight trunk
should
be worth some money as lumber or for veneer. I WOULD NOT cut it up until
someone has a chance to look at it.

Walnut in our area (Central KS) brings up to $6.00 a board foot, a little
less in SE Kansas, Arkansas or Missouri. As I said before, good straight
trunks might be valued for veneer. If it is good wood you might be
looking
a a couple thousand dollars (or more). Act quickly.

Good points but still worth looking into. I worked for a logger in SE
Kansas many years ago. We harvested a lot of Walnut, some as I recall in
the 20" size range but most larger. We would help a farmer take out an
entire hedge row for a couple of good walnut or oak trees. Even with the
rural harvesting we had to be careful of nails or embedded barbed wire. A
good 25-30 inch walnut, with hight growth would be worth $2K or more in the
late 60's early 70's.


"Bill Rubenstein" wrote in message
. net...
I'm afraid that the log most likely has little value. Those prices which
have been quoted
are for kiln dried, highly-figured wood at small quantity retail.

Also, since we are talking about one tree, it is hard to justify getting
any logging
equipment to it.

Further, if it is in a residential area (it sounds as if it is) than it is
almost certain to
have metal in it which can take out several expensive blades on a mill.

If you wnat the wood, the suggestion of finding somebody with a portable
mill is a good one.
They may charge you per board foot or may take some of the wood as
payment. Another
possibility is to have a turner work it up into bowl blanks and (s)he
would probably give you
several as keepsakes.

Once the tree is down, though, deterioration begins immediately. You need
to decide how to
deal with it because 6 months from now it will most likely be firewoos at
best.

I used to be in the business and after every major storm we would get
calls about buying
downed trees. The only one we ever bought under these conditions was a
walnut which was 36"
in diameter at 5' off the ground with a long clear log and a beautiful
crotch with no bark
inclusions.

Bill



In article ,
says...
Veneer mills usually want trunks that are at least 24 inches in
diameter. IF
you can't find a buyer then look for someone that has a portable mill
and
have them cut it into planks or lumber. Sticker it and let it start
drying.
That will give you lots of time to find a buyer.

Bob Darrah
West Linn, Oregon
"RonB" wrote in message
news:C3W6d.3047$gm.1127@okepread07...
Look in your local area (yellow pages, classifieds, web, etc.) for
lumber
mills, saw mills, hardwood mills or dealers. A good, straight trunk
should
be worth some money as lumber or for veneer. I WOULD NOT cut it up
until
someone has a chance to look at it.

Walnut in our area (Central KS) brings up to $6.00 a board foot, a
little
less in SE Kansas, Arkansas or Missouri. As I said before, good
straight
trunks might be valued for veneer. If it is good wood you might be
looking
a a couple thousand dollars (or more). Act quickly.

Current conditions may have a big effect on the value of your log. From the
pictures I've seen, your local market is going to be flooded (no pun
intended) with low/no cost trees for mills for quite a while. Big trees have
been blown down on all sides of you, and every one is going to be trying to
get rid of them, so the price may be near "give away" unless you can
preserve or process the tree right away, then wait for the market to
stabilize again. We have a similar situation here on a smaller scale after
every big tornado.

Ken Moon
Webberville, TX
======================
"Bill Rubenstein" wrote in message
. net...
I'm afraid that the log most likely has little value. Those prices which
have been quoted
are for kiln dried, highly-figured wood at small quantity retail.

Also, since we are talking about one tree, it is hard to justify getting
any logging
equipment to it.

Further, if it is in a residential area (it sounds as if it is) than it is
almost certain to
have metal in it which can take out several expensive blades on a mill.

If you wnat the wood, the suggestion of finding somebody with a portable
mill is a good one.
They may charge you per board foot or may take some of the wood as
payment. Another
possibility is to have a turner work it up into bowl blanks and (s)he
would probably give you
several as keepsakes.

Once the tree is down, though, deterioration begins immediately. You need
to decide how to
deal with it because 6 months from now it will most likely be firewoos at
best.

I used to be in the business and after every major storm we would get
calls about buying
downed trees. The only one we ever bought under these conditions was a
walnut which was 36"
in diameter at 5' off the ground with a long clear log and a beautiful
crotch with no bark
inclusions.

Bill

I still think you should cut it up into pieces for turning. Paint a number
on each piece and take a picture. Then wax the end grain and store it. Then
put the pictures on Ebay a few at a time. Tell when it was cut and waxed and
if there are any flaws. Price a bit under what the going rate on Ebay and
add a "Buy it now" price and take bids. You will sell it over time for a lot
more than you could get right now. It might take a while to sell it all but
it will be extra money for gas if nothing else. And those that want to buy
it off Ebay will be rewarded with nice walnut.

Let me know when you have some on there and I'll bid on it. I like green
walnut to turn. And there are a lot like me. I'm going to be in VA and North
Carolina for Thanksgiving. Lets get together and I'll take some home with
me.

Bob Darrah
West Linn, Oregon


West Linn, Oregon.



"Ken Moon" wrote in message
ink.net...
Current conditions may have a big effect on the value of your log. From
the
pictures I've seen, your local market is going to be flooded (no pun
intended) with low/no cost trees for mills for quite a while. Big trees
have
been blown down on all sides of you, and every one is going to be trying
to
get rid of them, so the price may be near "give away" unless you can
preserve or process the tree right away, then wait for the market to
stabilize again. We have a similar situation here on a smaller scale after
every big tornado.

Ken Moon
Webberville, TX
======================
"Bill Rubenstein" wrote in message
. net...
I'm afraid that the log most likely has little value. Those prices which
have been quoted
are for kiln dried, highly-figured wood at small quantity retail.

Also, since we are talking about one tree, it is hard to justify getting
any logging
equipment to it.

Further, if it is in a residential area (it sounds as if it is) than it
is
almost certain to
have metal in it which can take out several expensive blades on a mill.

If you wnat the wood, the suggestion of finding somebody with a portable
mill is a good one.
They may charge you per board foot or may take some of the wood as
payment. Another
possibility is to have a turner work it up into bowl blanks and (s)he
would probably give you
several as keepsakes.

Once the tree is down, though, deterioration begins immediately. You
need
to decide how to
deal with it because 6 months from now it will most likely be firewoos at
best.

I used to be in the business and after every major storm we would get
calls about buying
downed trees. The only one we ever bought under these conditions was a
walnut which was 36"
in diameter at 5' off the ground with a long clear log and a beautiful
crotch with no bark
inclusions.

Bill