A friend of mine contacted me a while back to inquire if I was interested in a good deal buying his walnut.
Seems he gets news that he has to move with his job and does not want to move the wood.
He had just moved it a year or so prior.
Well I am a sucker for a deal on good wood so I cannot say no.
This walnut was cut about 20 years ago.
It was stickered and air dried.
Mostly 4/4 and 5/4
Air dried walnut is the best!
Here is where we started
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A couple friends helped me get all of this wood out of the loft and loaded on the truck and trailer.
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After this load, we still had to go back for more.
This is some of the finest walnut I have ever seen.
Absolutely incredible color you cannot get with dried and steamed walnut.
I figure somewhere just over 3000bf
I will probably sell some of it.
I have more than a lifetime supply…...................COOL!
Greg
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This project was made with from a piece of this walnut.
Only finish is clear shellac.
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19 comments so far
Scott Bryan
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#1 posted 1949 days ago
Wow!!!!!!! You are right that is a lifetime supply. I can understand why he didn’t want to move it but it seems a shame to give up on all that gorgeous wood. But lucky you to have a friend like that.
Do you have a place to store it?
Congratulations. I can’t wait to see some projects from this. Walnut is such a wonderful wood to work with.
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Moron
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#2 posted 1949 days ago
you won the lottery
nice score
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HallTree
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#3 posted 1949 days ago
You had better start looking for some plans for things to build for all those special people when it comes their birthday.
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Mark
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#4 posted 1949 days ago
All I have to say is congratulations and I hope you work pretty much in walnut. If so you shouldn’t have to spend too much on more wood for a while.
Mark
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GaryK
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#5 posted 1949 days ago
Some people have all the luck!
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Blake
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#6 posted 1949 days ago
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet! Happy woodworking!
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Scott
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#7 posted 1949 days ago
Don’t forget to let us know if you want to sell some of this walnut
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rikkor
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#8 posted 1949 days ago
Man alive, my envy meter just pegged!
Dautterguy
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#9 posted 1949 days ago
Wow! being in So. Calif. I know a very nice DRY PLACE where all of that BROWN GOLD can be stored, not sure if you would get all of it back. Great Find
Todd A. Clippinger
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#10 posted 1949 days ago
I can’t believe it! What a great treasure. I’m with Rikkor, my envy meter has pegged out!
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Daren Nelson
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#11 posted 1949 days ago
Good for you, that looks like a nice pile indeed.
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mrtrim
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#12 posted 1949 days ago
i thought this was a shareing community , my address is….... lol great score man enjoy it !
griff
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#13 posted 1949 days ago
Congratulations, Have fun making dust
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Grumpy
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#14 posted 1949 days ago
What a treasure you have found.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
Greg Salata
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#15 posted 1949 days ago
Fortunately, we have buildings for storing equipment.
I had to get creative to fit all this inside.
That is why I plan on selling some of it.
My dad asked (jokingly) if we needed to build a new shed for wood storage??
Not a bad thought…....................
Greg
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