Popular Post Art Posted December 4, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 I came across a good stash of nice walnut recently. I had accompanied a friend of mine to a local yard that specializes in reclaimed fir (beams, joists, etc). He makes most of his stuff from this type of fir, and I just went along to check out the yard. While I was there I started poking around the stacks, and came across a pallet of 8/4 walnut. This was about the only hardwood they had in the place. I asked about it, and apparently these were old floor boards from an old barn in northern Tennessee. I'm not sure why these guys bought it because they don't really deal in this stuff at all. Anyway, the were asking $9/bd ft. Around here, 8/4 walnut typically goes for about $15-16/bd ft. They were also pretty generous in their measurements, and allowed for some minor defects and damage, so when all was said and done, I ended up paying about $8. I ended up buying about 100 bd ft, which was basically all the good stuff. I left the badly warped and damaged stuff. Most of what I got is very straight with very few knots or other defects, and is almost all heartwood: The following is one piece that had a knot and some sapwood in it, but had nice figure around it, so my wife used it for an art project she was working on: I have a couple of projects in mind for this stuff. We've been considering a new dining room table, so that is what most of this may become... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceHoleInOne Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 Hope those screws hold! Nice score! -Ace- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted December 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 16 minutes ago, AceHoleInOne said: Hope those screws hold! Nice score! -Ace- I had a couple hundred pounds of maple up there for months, so it should be good. Admittedly, I was nervous the first time I loaded it up though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 6 hours ago, AceHoleInOne said: Hope those screws hold! Nice score! -Ace- My thought too. Sweet wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 13 hours ago, Art said: The following is one piece that had a knot and some sapwood in it, but had nice figure around it, so my wife used it for an art project she was working on: I have a couple of projects in mind for this stuff. We've been considering a new dining room table, so that is what most of this may become... Great score and that is some nice figure. I know one thing for sure, I wouldn't be sharing that with anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanky Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 6 hours ago, Bmac said: I know one thing for sure, I wouldn't be sharing that with anyone. WELL!!!! You wouldn’t send a few pieces to the ole boy in Tennessee? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Spanky said: WELL!!!! You wouldn’t send a few pieces to the ole boy in Tennessee? Wait for that cherry burl I was telling you about. Maybe I'll send you a piece of that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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