Old Growth Walnut

[Dan Mages]

I was at my local wood distributor and they had some old growth walnut. This stuff was GEORGEOUS! and it was resonably priced. Has anyone used old growth walnut? I am thinking of doing up some bedroom furniture with it.

Dan

[Chris Padilla]

Buy it up...that kinda stuff doesn't grow on trees! :D

[Donnie Raines]

What Chris said....old growth walnut is something to see. Make sure you post some photos...be it the project you use the wood for, or just the wood it's self.

[Dan Mages]

I just called them and they have a bunch in stock. I better make a trip out there to get some!! :D

[Greg Heppeard]

Dan,

Don't buy it....just tell me where it is :D

Just kidding, it should make some gorgeous furniture

[Jim Baker]

I was at my local wood distributor and they had some old growth walnut. This stuff was GEORGEOUS! and it was resonably priced. Has anyone used old growth walnut? I am thinking of doing up some bedroom furniture with it.

Dan

How does old growth walnut differ in looks from typical walnut?

[Chris Padilla]

People tend to get excited by "old-growth" because it implies lots of growth rings per inch (on a cross-sectional piece) which further implies is it probably very strong and stable. I don't think it is necessarily any different looking than a younger specimen but as you know, that varies from tree to tree and to how the tree is sliced up.

[Mark Singer]

In the mature walnut the crotch grain and rays are empasized...and read much stronger. This wood is worthy of a hand rubbed oil finish. It will go amber in ultaviolet light...which is wonderful

[Dan Mages]

You wanted pics??

Look at that figure on the two boards in the middle!!! :eek:

Dan :D

[Chris Padilla]

Gorgeous stuff but you know the drill now! Now you gotta make sumpthin and post it!! :D

[Joseph N. Myers]

Dan,

Walnut is my favorite wood but has not been in too much demand lately. It seems to be coming back which is good because I have lots and lots of it --- been collecting it for over 10 years now.

Chris was right on about old growth and rings per inch. The "rings per inch" are great for stable wood and making "poll cues". Actually, old growth should be defined as "slow growth" and is defined as trees that grow slow because of the lack of sunlight as in a dense forrest. Walnut trees have a bad habit of killing trees that grow near them (something in their roots) mainly to get the sunlight and hence, not too many "old growth" walnut.

What you have is old walnut (larger trees) versus new walnut (smaller trees). Old trees grow to 150 ft and up to 6' in diameter, new trees grow 80-100 ft and less than 3 ft in diameter. So from older/larger trees, you get longer and wider lumber and proportionally less sap wood to heartwood.

Your wood looks real nice and sure looks like it comes from the older/larger trees so your supplies was right in his definition of the walnut. Is it air or kiln dried or both? What the going price? And where is your supplier located?

Regards, Joe

[Christopher Pine]

May I ask what the price was for this old moldy stuff? :)

[Dan Mages]

I paid $30 - $35 for the larger boards. they are 7" by 8' by 4/4

Dan

[Mark Valsi]

Where did you get those fantastic boards ?

Where do you live ?

[Dan Mages]

Where did you get those fantastic boards ?

Where do you live ?

I picked these up at Owl Hardwoods in Des Plaines IL. You can check them out at www.owlhardwood.com

I feel like I don't deserve this wood. Why should an amateur hack have the opportunity to have such wonderful stuff? I dont know if I can do it justice!!

Dan

[Joseph N. Myers]

Dan,

Try www.owlhardwood.com (http://www.owlhardwood.com), without the "s".

I see they have some nice stuff but no prices. I also see that they sell the walnut already planed both sides. Do they have non "old growth" walnut and if so, how much a board foot.

Regards, Joe

[Dan Mages]

Dan,

Try www.owlhardwood.com (http://www.owlhardwood.com), without the "s".

I see they have some nice stuff but no prices. I also see that they sell the walnut already planed both sides. Do they have non "old growth" walnut and if so, how much a board foot.

Regards, Joe

Thank you for the correction. I did some math and the old growth stuff costs 5.97 a bd foot. Joseph, I do not know their prices, you might want to give them a call.

Dan

[Curt Harms]

I picked these up at Owl Hardwoods in Des Plaines IL. You can check them out at www.owlhardwood.com

I feel like I don't deserve this wood. Why should an amateur hack have the opportunity to have such wonderful stuff? I dont know if I can do it justice!!

Dan

Dan, don't feel unworthy, make something to warm the cockles of somone's heart :o . Be glad someone harvested it-I'll bet we'd cry if we knew how much wood like that winds up in fireplaces

[Mark Valsi]

Send it to me !!!

[Dan Mages]

Send it to me !!!
NO! Go get your own! :D