My name is Chip, and I'm a walnut addict......

I know you have tried Maple.. Oak… Mahogany… You are sooo right… they are not nearly as um… effective as Walnut… However… its just this one time… I think you need to try a little figured Cherry… don’t judge it too quickly though as it gets better with a little time… (and sunlight.)

Drew

-- Drew, Pleasant Grove, Utah

oh my goodness.. my sides ache from laughing and tears are blurring my vision.
lol You are the best!!

.. and then came LumberJocks …. from one addiction to another. That’s how it goes, you know. You’ll have to start blogging every day as well… oh how quickly the addiction spirals.

Still laughing!!
Thank you. I needed that.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Darn Drew, you kinda look like that guy under the light pole now that I think about it. And now you’re sellin Cherry. hmmmmm.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

Is there a 12 step program for this? I can assure you that Lumberjocks is the wrong place to get over this type of addiction. I have had a tool addiction for quite some time and still find my self standing and salivating at the WoodCraft store….I have tools I haven’t even set up yet (don’t have the space to set them up yet….that’s a long story of a very messy shop.) There is a brand new General Morticing machine still sitting in the box in the corner waiting for the time when it will have its own space…perhaps I’ll unbox it for this Thoreson project….that will leave space on in the corner for another tool.

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

good plan Greg!!

((standing up and applauding for Greg))

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

If not Greg, you can send that Mortising machine my way. I will put it to good use. :)

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

Hi Chip, I’m Michael and I do Hickory. That way I get the light of maple and the golden of Oak and the dark streaks. I’ve tried other woods too, and when I want to mix my woods together i do Walnut.

I gave up trying to quit.

I started out just covering my Hickory with Mineral Oil… (The cheap finish fix) but lately I’ve been spraying with several coats of Lacquer. I’ve even got my “money-man” doin’ Hickory too. And he isn’t even a Lumberjock.

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

Um… Hey… Obi… have you tried Cherry? It looks great and works sooo nice as well… You can get a lot of hickory type light and dark from it but it has such a nice cinnamon glow about it you will never get over and it will not fail you. As time goes on it gets better but you will always need a bit more and a little more to keep you going. (Much like many other woods). I think you need a shot… I love Cherry and have even experimented with the Brazilian variety as it has cherry in the name as well.

Drew

-- Drew, Pleasant Grove, Utah

I don’t really care for Cherry… too prissy And I mad the magazine table out of Cherry

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

Drew, Drew, the cherry pusher man.

And Obi, “admitting the problem is half way to solving it.” they tell me in my ummm, sessions.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

That’s great Chip…

Perhaps a bit of butternut every now and then, just to tide you over between fixes?

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Is hickory easy to come by out in CA, Obi? I haven’t seen much of it available around here.

-- JP, Shelbyville, KY

Chip: Sorry for your addiction. I use leftovers from the cutoff bin for smoking. (BBQ that is) I can’t let any of that wood go to waste.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

I’ve work with a guy who competes in BBQ competitions, and he’s always asking me to cut up Red Oak scraps for him to use in his smoker. It’s his favorite “flavor” of wood.

-- JP, Shelbyville, KY

Karson, you’re killin me. The leftovers aren’t walnut are they? Please tell me they aren’t walnut. I’ve seen pics of your wood stash and I could probably build a hutch with your “leftovers.” Karson, tell me it isn’t so! (starts to break out into a cold sweat).

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

I have Hickory all over… I love it’s seductive grain, and it’s readily available at my connection. For just a little more than Oak, same same as Maple and cheaper than Cherry, Walnut or Mahogany. And harder than all of them.

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

Obi looooves that seductive old hickory!

I’m guessing Karson should start leaving out his scrap bags of walnut for Chip to pick up… (secret midnight pickups) just keep an eye out for The Fuzz ;)

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Great Blog! I’ll throw in my two bits for Knotty Maple! Great High with out the hangover you get from Walnut.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

I bought my first Walnut with nothing in mind for it… Don’t recall what i ever did with it… but then I went to my connection and asked him if he had any stash, and he asked me what I needed to which I replied “One day I’m hoping to find some Mahogany or Walnut in back.” He bade me to follow him to a spot where he took a unit of mysterious wood down from up high and said “Go ahead, take 8 or 10 sticks…” I took 10. 16 bf of North American Black for $10. My addiction was just about complete.

My Hunnerd Dollar Board… 8/4 North American Black Wanna look at it?

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

Take 8 or 10 ;) No you can’t have 7, or 9! – sounds like a Python bit!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Chip: The leftovers are the screwed up walnut style and rails where I cut groves on both sides. Cut-off to get rid of the splits in the end of the boards. The wain from the sides. I mean I even made walnut loose tenons. to keep from throwing any of it away.

Dennis: I don’t know if I’ve ever seen any knotty Maple other than the grain structure from some big branches.

The sawmill guy asked me today if I wanted some Sassafras. he was going to cut up a big log and said can you use it. “You Betcha” that stuff is nice to work with. Looks like Ash and smells like root beer. When you cut it you know immediately what it is. Another sawmill owner told me that there is a stack of boards. take them I don’t know what they are. I sliced my knife across the end and I knew immediately. I read someplace that European Royalty did not feel that they were complete without some furniture made from Sassafras.

I was at the sawmill to get some red oak for the bed I’m making for his daughter.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

mmmm… a rootbeer bed… would be great fun to turn some of that too… at least the shop would smell great!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

I wish I could find a saw mill owner to suck up to… maybe marry his daughter or something…. Take his ugly sister off his hands… I’m open. Imagine a table that looks like ash and smells like rootbeer.

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

I made a roll-top breadbox at one time out of Sassafras and didn’t finish it. When you moved it you got the slight smell of root-beer.

My wife saw a mouse run across the counter and she was looking for it and she closed the breadbox. We found out where he was later. he ate through the roll-top.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Ok, here I am with this severe problem and I’m having to read about 16 bf of walnut for $10, royalty Sassafras and Rootbeer beds. It’s not right.

Excuse me, I have to go make a call to my WA partner (Woodworkers Anonymous of course) LOL.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

ANd then you read about Karson bragging about his 2000 bf of Cherry and his best friend who is the mill owner…. I hear ya buddy, you should drive by Karson’s and tell him to hook you up, since HE’S the cause of all your withdrawals…HAHAHAHA !!!!

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

Chip when you come to visit it better be in your Yugo. No semi’s allowed.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

I read a story once where a guy delivered 12 cases of beer on a harley davidson… He tore a hood off of a car and chained the hood to his bike and then loaded the 12 cases of beer on to the hood.

Chip, take the Yugo… and a trailer of some sort… We’ll be cheering for ya Buddy !!!

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

Who are you helping Obi?

Well I’m always willing to share the wealth. I hope that my wife finds a good place to take my stash after I’m gone.

Myabe well have a LumberJocks Auction web site then.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Yes… anything our families don’t want, can be dispersed amongst the LJ commmunity…. Then we can post all our “Tribute projects” and get a 4 page spread in Pop Wood! along with the obits section…

Joe Woodworker, leaves behind his wife, 2 children, 5 routers, 1 Powermatic Tablesaw, Grizzly jointer, Oneway lathe…. Oh, and he still needs more clamps!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Obi, I’m beginning to think a visit to Karson’s will be like arriving in the promised land. Well ok, Disneyland. Remember that board game “Candyland?” All those lollypops and gingerbread men everywhere. Karson’s shop will be like that only Sassafras, Holly, burls and walnut (of course) dancing all over the place.

Ok, I’m starting to halucinate now. Better go make another call.

Scott – That’s too funny! Crackin me up.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

Rootbeer flavored wood…with a scoop of cedar…uumm good.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

I had an idea to make a spoof of the Candyland board, to help teach my daughter wood i.d…

perhaps I should do it anyway, and put it on a shirt! and maybe the obit one too, if it’s not in bad taste… would anybody buy one of those?

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

I really liked the Obits section in Lumberjocks… And anything they don’t respect…

Joe “The Board” Mann leaves three routers…. needs an Urn to be buried in.

P.S. Don’t worry about me I’ve already made a casket to be buried in. Well, at least my ashes anyway. It started out as a “Casket for your Pet” but didn’t sell. So I kept it for myself after they torch my old wrinkled … well, whatever.

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

I’m with you on the Obit T-Shirt. That would be great.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Scott, that is sick, really sick. And in very poor taste. (Ummm, put me down for a dozen each of the large and x-large please)

Hey, shouldn’t I get some kinda royalties from the Candyland idea? Ok, here we go with the intellectual property thing again! jeeesh.

Seriously, I think the obit thing is very funny. You should run it up the blog pole in here Scott and do some advance marketing research to see how it goes over with everyone.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

Scott, I would buy one for me, my wife, 2 for each of our four boys . . . . and my dad, do you think he would leave me his clamps?

-- Making sawdust is what I do best

Scott, you have done it now…it hurts to laugh….ouch…OUCH. Too funny. That so good it deserves its own blog series.

Put me in for 7 in assorted colors, XL. One for each day of the week or at least to last me a couple of days during the summer, no a/c in the shop. I knew I should have put it in the basement.

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

Karson….we need to meet. Anyone with a stash like your’s can’t be a bad guy. Being in Delaware you cant be to far from the beach, I’ll send the wife to the beach and we can go talk shop.

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

About 40 minutes to Rehoboth Beach. About 60 minutes from the Chesapeake Bay bridge.

Come on down.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Ok, thanks…. I”ve been spinning that obit bit for a while… I’ll commit it to virtual paper, and add it to my weekend to do list. I’ve been meaning to flush out my cafepress store, but there are just so many hours in the day! (and too many posts to read!)

re: the Candyland Idea, I thought of it first. :)....
Oh, and I don’t think you could get good enough quality print on a t-shirt anyway. But It still might be good for something

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

What’s sp funny? I thought the obit idea was a great idea.

And Chip? Intellectual property means nothing in here. My idea of the back of the Lumberjocks shirt didn’t even get me a t-shirt, so you get nada for your ideas. Karson and I were the ones that thought of the Thorsen Challenge and we do well to get an honorably mention.

Welcome to the Shop HAW HAW HAW HAW !!!!

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

Ok, was just kidding about the intellectual property thing. Scott, if you can make money off of a Candyland like board game that teaches tree species, go for it.

My significant other says I’m crazy ordering the 2 dozen obit shirts, so better make it a half dozen of large and x large or I won’t be buying any new tools for a while. Looking forward to seeing the design… it should be a big success.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

Scott go check this out

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

Thanks Obi… now if only somebody can print them that nice on a t-shirt, then maybe Chip and I really will have to fight over who has the right to spoof Milton-Bradley! ;)

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/