Re: black walnut gloat? and advice requested

[Norm Abrams]

heard a chain saw going this morning, walked a few doors down and they

> were removing a perfectly healthy, 50' black walnut, about 24" in > diameter. trunk straight as an arrow. asked nicely if i could have the > trunk, they said sure! brought over the car, loaded it up. i have > about a 7' section. heartwood about 16" in diameter. > > my thought is to snap a chalk line, cut the log in half lengthwise with > my chain saw, continue to cut 12/4 or so boards, paint the ends with oil > based primer, sticker, stack, and let 'em sit about a year. do i have > it about right? i figure i can get four or five 12/4 x 4-6" sticks, 6+ > feet long. > > advice appreciated. i've never claimed a log, never stickered, etc. > > thanks very much, > > --- dz >

Better figure about 3 years - 1 year per inch. Call up Woodmizer and see if there's a guy near you. They can saw it up better than you can, with less waste and with better accuracy.

[Frank Ketchum]

If you're going to pretend to be the great one, at least spell his name right, doofus.

[Norm Abram]

If you're going to have a hero, at least make it someone who is a master at their craft and not a hack. Doofus? Bwahaha what are you in, 3rd grade?

[vmtw]

I paid $.20 a bf to have a dead cherry tree from my yard cut by a guy with a bandsaw mill.

[Andy Dingley]

Walnut is worth hiring someone with a portable bandsaw mill.

"Year an inch" for typical air-drying. I'd cut it to 2" on a bandsaw, because the kerf is negligible - you'd lose too much doing it that way with a chainsaw mill. After it's dry, I'd resaw it on a bandsaw again, giving me bookmatched panels.

Watch out for bugs during drying. Walnut (unusually for most timbers) is prone to bugs eating it even when reasonably dry.