Walnut Stump...what to do?

I love walnut, How about bowls? Write a little story about it on a card and laminate it to the bottom so future generations can read about it.

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I’d saw it across the crotch, so the crotch grain will show. It will make for some wild grain that is perfect for panels, and even gunstocks.

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We sure do grow us some goooooood Black Walnut here in Missouri! hahaha

I’d have to say that if it was me, and it’s obviously not… you would get a few nice crotch slabs out of either side for say some small end tables or what not, and still have plenty of “heartwood” left to make gunstocks or whatever you wanted with that beautiful piece of wood.

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oldskool…So, cuta couple of crotch slabs parrallel to the ground in this picture? Just making sure I understand your suggestion.

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Bowls, bowls, bowls and more bowls….............LOL

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The last pic where the crotch splits off, I would cut the edges off a few inches thick, (they way your arrow indicates) and leave only the center wood, it would be like a thick slab left for whatever you desire. Of course this would leave the bark still on it, unless you take that off, but you could get more different types of projects out of this pieces that way. That’s just me though.

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A side note…the white metal box in the upper left of the first pic is a Rockwell Mfg circular saw we found in my Grandfathers garage. It is in near perfect unused condition…We guess about late 60s early 70s. We are going to do some research to find out more about it….FUN!

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Have it cut straight down from the line in the picture so you’ve got a flat piece that shows both halves of the crotch. Then cut another slabs off etc. If you have a finished thickness in mind, cut it a little thicker than that, because all the internal stress in that section is going to make it react out of flat when you’re working on it.

I am picking back up on this…I will be getting the stump this weekend. I am in the humid mid west…this stump has spent the last 25yrs in dry climate Denver.

Do I need to let the stump sit for a while before I get it cut into slabs? And then after it is cut, should I let the slabs sit before using for projects? Or try to use it right away? I plan to have it cut into 4/4 slabs.

Thanks!

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Put an anvil on it and learn blacksmithing

You could save it for me and I will pick it up the next time I am in Denver.

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since your going 4/4 i guess your not going the bowl route.. after it’s cut i would anchor seal the ends and sticker it.. wood that old should be stable.. it will pcik up humidty. so just make sure it pciks it up on both sides
the people that cut it should have suggestions for your area

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