Earl McLain
05-03-2016, 10:04 PM
Picked up a pretty healthy load of old walnut tongue & groove paneling over the weekend. Finish planes nicely at 11/16", almost 100% clear and will finish at 3" to 7" widths. Got the equivalent of about 150 bf for $250--and it won't take much more work than buying 4/4 stock. Checked each piece, found 5 or 6 nail remnants stuck, so i had to cut a few inches off a few ends. Mini-gloat over.
The guy said he has a similar amount of other wood that looked identical that had been in their hallway. But--as soon as he started removing that he noticed it was much less dense (heavy) than the walnut. He got a sample piece--and the finished side looked identical to the amber-shellaced walnut. Unfinished side was much lighter in color, with a yellow-ish tone. Said a co-worker thinks it's heart pine (house was built in about 1965, northern IN, and the walnut came from a lumber wholesaler in the Chicago area--Graser or Graber in Franklin Park, IL). Comparable sized piece is not much more than half the weight of the walnut, not as heavy as red oak--maybe the density of sassafras. The end grain cut was too ragged i think, and i've asked him to make a clean cut and send me a close-up. He's about an hour away and i'm traveling 3 or 4 days each of the next several weeks--and he's in no hurry to get rid of it ("it's not in my way, no big deal"). Any thoughts looking at these pics?
Earl
The guy said he has a similar amount of other wood that looked identical that had been in their hallway. But--as soon as he started removing that he noticed it was much less dense (heavy) than the walnut. He got a sample piece--and the finished side looked identical to the amber-shellaced walnut. Unfinished side was much lighter in color, with a yellow-ish tone. Said a co-worker thinks it's heart pine (house was built in about 1965, northern IN, and the walnut came from a lumber wholesaler in the Chicago area--Graser or Graber in Franklin Park, IL). Comparable sized piece is not much more than half the weight of the walnut, not as heavy as red oak--maybe the density of sassafras. The end grain cut was too ragged i think, and i've asked him to make a clean cut and send me a close-up. He's about an hour away and i'm traveling 3 or 4 days each of the next several weeks--and he's in no hurry to get rid of it ("it's not in my way, no big deal"). Any thoughts looking at these pics?
Earl