Reply by 12strings

I’m assuming by “true” chestnut, you mean american…if so you are right, it seems they are very rare…I’m pretty confident now that it is some kind of chestnut, either Chinese, european, or hybrid. Definitly not Horsechestnut.

I e-mailed one lumber mill, so we’ll see what they say.

-- I'm strictly hand-tool only...unless the power tool is faster and easier!