BenMinshall Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 I went to a property auction at a barn outside of town where apparently an old woodworker must have lived. There was a whole section of the barn with bunks and bunks of carefully stickered hardwood stacks all for sale. I ended up bidding on this pile of 7/4 (yeah that's right) and 4/4 walnut. The thick ones are about 8' long and the thin ones are about 12'. My estimate is about 200 board feet of black walnut in this stack, and I paid $225 -- $1.12 / bf for black walnut is not too bad! There's no telling how long it's been sitting in that barn, but I'm guessing quite a long time based on how much dust was on everything. The color of the wood makes me think this was probably air dried instead of steamed or kiln dried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 ooooooooooooooooooo good find if i had the room to store it i would have bought it all......i think i like lumber more then i like wood working is that strange? maybe you should have bought it all (any left?) and sold it for 1.30 a bf then everyone wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwood Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 I have bought truck loads at auctions. Great deals are out there for sure. Nice score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenMinshall Posted October 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Most of the wood there was cherry, and there were a couple other guys who really knew what it was worth and wanted to take it home. One roughly chest-high stack sold for $700. I was happy to let them duke it out then quietly take the walnut and go home. :-) I'm strongly considering using this for the Roubo Bench guild build in January. I don't think the pieces are quite long enough to do the top as specified in the plan, but I was thinking I might make a shorter bench anyway given my small garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBG Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 I just bougth two tiny piece of US walnut for my last project. I paid 100€ / square meter for 4/4 inches. so... that makes: <calculation> 155$ for one cubic foot ! \o/ (I work in belgium) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susieq4131 Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 I am so jealous. Walnut is one of my favorite woods. I'm stingy with mine, because I have so little of it. Great find! SQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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