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Norm Abrams September 5th 03 06:49 PM

black walnut gloat? and advice requested
 

"David Zaret" wrote in message
y.com...
heard a chain saw going this morning, walked a few doors down and they
were removing a perfectly healthy, 50' black walnut, about 24" in
diameter. trunk straight as an arrow. asked nicely if i could have

the
trunk, they said sure! brought over the car, loaded it up. i have
about a 7' section. heartwood about 16" in diameter.

my thought is to snap a chalk line, cut the log in half lengthwise

with
my chain saw, continue to cut 12/4 or so boards, paint the ends with

oil
based primer, sticker, stack, and let 'em sit about a year. do i have
it about right? i figure i can get four or five 12/4 x 4-6" sticks,

6+
feet long.

advice appreciated. i've never claimed a log, never stickered, etc.

thanks very much,

--- dz


Better figure about 3 years - 1 year per inch. Call up Woodmizer and
see if there's a guy near you. They can saw it up better than you can,
with less waste and with better accuracy.



Chris Merrill September 5th 03 06:55 PM

black walnut gloat? and advice requested
 
David Zaret wrote:
my chain saw, continue to cut 12/4 or so boards, paint the ends with oil
based primer, sticker, stack, and let 'em sit about a year. do i have
it about right?


no...12/4 thickness will take ~2-3 years to air-dry.

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Frank Ketchum September 5th 03 07:09 PM

black walnut gloat? and advice requested
 

"Norm Abrams" wrote in message
...

Better figure about 3 years - 1 year per inch. Call up Woodmizer and
see if there's a guy near you. They can saw it up better than you can,
with less waste and with better accuracy.



If you're going to pretend to be the great one, at least spell his name
right, doofus.




Norm Abram September 5th 03 07:12 PM

black walnut gloat? and advice requested
 

"Frank Ketchum" wrote in message
ink.net...

"Norm Abrams" wrote in message
...

Better figure about 3 years - 1 year per inch. Call up Woodmizer

and
see if there's a guy near you. They can saw it up better than you

can,
with less waste and with better accuracy.



If you're going to pretend to be the great one, at least spell his

name
right, doofus.


If you're going to have a hero, at least make it someone who is a master
at their craft and not a hack.
Doofus? Bwahaha what are you in, 3rd grade?



vmtw September 5th 03 10:21 PM

black walnut gloat? and advice requested
 
David Zaret wrote in message gy.com...
heard a chain saw going this morning, walked a few doors down and they
were removing a perfectly healthy, 50' black walnut, about 24" in
diameter. trunk straight as an arrow. asked nicely if i could have the
trunk, they said sure! brought over the car, loaded it up. i have
about a 7' section. heartwood about 16" in diameter.

my thought is to snap a chalk line, cut the log in half lengthwise with
my chain saw, continue to cut 12/4 or so boards, paint the ends with oil
based primer, sticker, stack, and let 'em sit about a year. do i have
it about right? i figure i can get four or five 12/4 x 4-6" sticks, 6+
feet long.

advice appreciated. i've never claimed a log, never stickered, etc.

thanks very much,

--- dz


I paid $.20 a bf to have a dead cherry tree from my yard cut by a guy
with a bandsaw mill.

Andy Dingley September 5th 03 10:51 PM

black walnut gloat? and advice requested
 
On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 17:40:37 GMT, David Zaret
wrote:

my thought is to snap a chalk line, cut the log in half lengthwise with
my chain saw, continue to cut 12/4 or so boards, paint the ends with oil
based primer, sticker, stack, and let 'em sit about a year. do i have
it about right?


Walnut is worth hiring someone with a portable bandsaw mill.

"Year an inch" for typical air-drying. I'd cut it to 2" on a bandsaw,
because the kerf is negligible - you'd lose too much doing it that way
with a chainsaw mill. After it's dry, I'd resaw it on a bandsaw
again, giving me bookmatched panels.

Watch out for bugs during drying. Walnut (unusually for most timbers)
is prone to bugs eating it even when reasonably dry.



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