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Milling Black Walnut & Stump
I was at Lowe's yesterday and had another customer ask me if I would be
interested in the trunk and stump of a black walnut tree he was having taken down. The trunk will be about 14' long and about 14" dia. I don't know how accurate his estimates are but I figured it might be worth looking into. I have free access to a bandsaw mill so I can cut the trunk into planks, let them dry on stickers, etc. My question is about the trunk. I'm wondering if I should cut it into planks or quarter it or sell it as one piece? My ex father inlaw said his sister and her husband in California sell the stumps off their land for $3k to $20k depending on the size. Apparently they're sent off to Japan or something. Anyway, does anyone have info on what to do with the trunk? TIA Will |
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Milling Black Walnut & Stump
See if you can't keep the trunk and stump as one for now? I've heard
that the most desireable portions lie within the few feet between the stump and trunk...I'll bet others will have more info as they find your message. Tom |
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Milling Black Walnut & Stump
You may be disappointed in the amount of dark heartwood available in a tree
that size. Young trees have a very wide band of heartwood. I'd take a look at it before I made too many plans. OTH, the joint between sapwood and heartwood with each ring shaded a different color has some wonderful opportunities, if you can use them. Walt C "NorthIdahoWWer" wrote in message ... I was at Lowe's yesterday and had another customer ask me if I would be interested in the trunk and stump of a black walnut tree he was having taken down. The trunk will be about 14' long and about 14" dia. I don't know how accurate his estimates are but I figured it might be worth looking into. I have free access to a bandsaw mill so I can cut the trunk into planks, let them dry on stickers, etc. My question is about the trunk. I'm wondering if I should cut it into planks or quarter it or sell it as one piece? My ex father inlaw said his sister and her husband in California sell the stumps off their land for $3k to $20k depending on the size. Apparently they're sent off to Japan or something. Anyway, does anyone have info on what to do with the trunk? TIA Will |
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Milling Black Walnut & Stump
Walt Cheever said:
You may be disappointed in the amount of dark heartwood available in a tree that size. Young trees have a very wide band of heartwood. I'd take a look at it before I made too many plans. OTH, the joint between sapwood and heartwood with each ring shaded a different color has some wonderful opportunities, if you can use them. Wood Turning comes to mind... Greg G. |
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Milling Black Walnut & Stump
Like I said, the guy's dimensions may be off. When he said "14" he was
holding his hands out at about 24" so who knows. He said it will be within a month that it's taken out so I'll post an update. You may be disappointed in the amount of dark heartwood available in a tree that size. Young trees have a very wide band of heartwood. I'd take a look at it before I made too many plans. OTH, the joint between sapwood and heartwood with each ring shaded a different color has some wonderful opportunities, if you can use them. Wood Turning comes to mind... Greg G. |
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Milling Black Walnut & Stump
NorthIdahoWWer wrote: Like I said, the guy's dimensions may be off. When he said "14" he was holding his hands out at about 24" so who knows. He said it will be within a month that it's taken out so I'll post an update. you want to have somebody competent drop the tree if at all possible. if the wood's worth anything it's probably worth quite a bit, and a hack with a chain saw can do a lot of damage in a few minutes. |
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