Almost hate to burn it...........
Big ol' walnut killed by lighting a couple of year ago finally got cut down and split for the stove.
Cut and split about 2 cord of mixed walnut, hickory, elm and oak....should keep the place warm for a while.
Some of the walnut does look nice...
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Byron
Almost hate to burn it...........
by Slow Hand 
, Indiana, Thursday, January 12, 2012, 17:27 (4647 days ago) @ Byron
Find a freind wIth a bandsaw and cut some slabs. Let them season and make a set of fancy grips for yourself!
Saving slabs... SLow the drying...
by Mike P , Friday, January 13, 2012, 13:40 (4646 days ago) @ Slow Hand
Hi -
That is what I do. I'll keep a few very nice pieces, slab it off on the band saw, then put it in a papper sack with a goodly amount of sawdust surounding it. The sawdust slows the drying, and reduces checking. Painting the end grain with a sealer will slso help. Some will still be lost due to warping or checking.
Saving slabs... SLow the drying...
by Hobie , Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Friday, January 13, 2012, 21:52 (4646 days ago) @ Mike P
Elmer's school glue on the end grain is a good sealer and most everyone with kids has a bottle.
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Sincerely,
Hobie
Know what you mean, pick the best and save it like was said.
by Cherokee , Medina, Ohio, Thursday, January 12, 2012, 17:33 (4647 days ago) @ Byron
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what about the roots
by bj , Thursday, January 12, 2012, 20:14 (4647 days ago) @ Byron
The most interesting stuff for knife scales and probably handgun grips is supposed to come from the place where all of the roots come together. You could dig that up and saw through it to see what you've got.
Exactly
by brionic , Thursday, January 12, 2012, 23:07 (4647 days ago) @ bj
You have to know where/how to cut it, but that's where some of the really cool figured stuff is, suitable for smaller projects.
Dig up the roots?
That might be 10 feet down. Wouldn't that be a lot of work?
Byron
About 20"?
by Mike P , Friday, January 13, 2012, 07:10 (4647 days ago) @ Byron
Hi -
I am not an 'expert' but I cut a lot of wood for heating and do make some stocks with firewood refuge wood.
The part of the stump that one could fairly easily remove with a bit of help from a loader bucket, excavator, or patient use of Sawzall. Where the big roots join ther is a lot of crotch like flaming grain.
Yes it is a fair bit of work ; )
Mike P
Here's a link to some advice from a woodworker's forum
by brionic , Friday, January 13, 2012, 08:20 (4647 days ago) @ Mike P