Big walnut

[Wolverine]

My first experience with milling was with a big piece of walnut. I have a friend who is an arborist and he sometimes gives me the wood from removals in return for my help. This day was a big 'ol walnut (and a few smaller trees). Having just acquired my 394(few years ago), I asked if I could chunk out the base into slabs for future lumber. He agree'd and these 2 are my first go round freehand.


And the rest was fire wood.


Nearly broke our 3 backs loading them into the trailer! They sat @ my house for a while, until I saw an old neighbor friend post pics of a new Wood-Miser he just bought. He said bring 'em over. Endedup being the first wood he cut with it. He refused payment, of which I later paid with a case of his favorite brew.

And for the money shots...

 

[Wolverine]

 

[quietfly]

That is a heck of a piece of wood.

 

[HighSierras]

Beautiful. Walnut is one of my favorite woods.

 

[skidooguy]

Very nice looking chunks of lumber there. They have very nice color. I never see wood like that since I live in BFE

 

[tickbitintn]

Beautiful slabs ya got there.

 

[czar800]

Very nice!

 

[cre73]

If I understood, this occurred a while ago. What did you make with the lumber?

 

[Wolverine]

Yep, these were milled 7/14. Haven't used any of it yet but hope to this year.

 

[jakethesnake]

Like those boards what have you got in mind never milled anything used to be a saw mill in town that ol man is gone now almost bought a mill couple years back just woulda cost too much to get the old stuff running and some important pieces were missing but what do people usually do with those pretty pieces?

 

[Wolverine]

Not sure yet jts, I hope to get back into woodworking full swing this spring/summer. Thinking maybe a live edge table with at least one of them.

 

[jakethesnake]

That would look nice post up some pictures when you get that done fine work man

 

[Jughead]

Those are some nice slabs.i have two i need to take down here at my house before long.my buddy steve has a band mill that i'm going to use to mill them.pretty much going to do fireplace mantels with them.

 

[panteliss]

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Theese pieces can give you some thousands of dollars each if theirs thickness are about 6 - 7 cm

 

[panteliss]

Very nice looking chunks of lumber there. They have very nice color. I never see wood like that since I live in BFE

Now its time to see and some turkish walnut